Quick and easy kitchen update

Does your kitchen have all the basics but lacks personality?

With just £160, we'll show you how to make your kitchen more vibrant and colourful -

Feature shelving

A bright shelf on a white wall adds a vivid accent. The rail on the underside is perfect for hanging utensils.

Striped blind

This blind sets the colour theme for the room - and the stripes create a focal point.

Colourful utensils

Everyday basics in rainbow colours are ideal for brightening up your worksurfaces.

Quirky cookware

Stainless steel and aluminium can look clinical, but these green pans are more homely.

Bright storage

These sleek tins suit the modern lines of the kitchen and add a bold red colour hit to the scheme.

Where to buy

Lack shelves, £11.99; Bygel rail, £1.99; Bygel hooks, 99p for 10; all IKEA

Blind, made in Elsworth in Lacquer Red, £35.50 per m, Romo

Chopping board, £15.50, Pedlars

Colander, £10, Habitat

Canisters, £12 for two, Tesco


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