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Five best tips to make over a kitchen on a budget

DIY expert Leigh-Ann Allaire Perrault shares the key ingredients to transforming a lacklustre cooking space into a dream kitchen.
Kitchen-makeover-before-and-after-tips-Leigh-Ann-Allaire-Perrault After photo, Erik Putz.

Feeling the need to bring a bit of life to your dated kitchen but not ready for a total renovation? We enlisted the help of design expert Leigh-Ann Allaire Perrault to show us how you can turn your kitchen from blah to beautiful without breaking the budget. Watch in the video below.

Backsplash and cabinet hardware, Lowe's. Fruit bowl, salt and pepper shakers, deco birds, Bouclair. Paint on walls and ceiling, Subway Tile CSP-585, Paint on kitchen cabinets, Cotton Balls OC-122, Benjamin Moore. Fabric valence and patterned cushion, Tonic Living.

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The cover of Chatelaine magazine's spring 2025 issue, reading "weekend prep made easy"; "five delicious weeknight meals", "plus, why you'll never regret buying an air fryer"; "save money, stay stylish how to build a capsule wardrobe" and "home organization special" along with photos of burritos, chicken and rice and white bean soup, quick paella in a dutch oven, almost-instant Thai chicken curry and chicken broccoli casserole in an enamelled cast-iron skillet

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Want to streamline your life? In our Spring 2025 issue, we’ll show you how—whether it’s paring down your wardrobe, decluttering your messiest spaces or spending way less time cooking thanks to an easy, mostly make-ahead meal plan for busy weeknights. Plus, our first annual Pantry Awards.