The makeover gallery
Every concept here starts from a specific, ordinary kitchen problem and stays inside a stated budget. Each one says what changed, what deliberately did not, and what you have to measure before buying anything.
What these are. Design concepts created and illustrated by KitchenDecorate's editors. They are not photographs, not customer submissions and not before-and-after stories from real projects — we would rather show you honest illustrations than invent transformations that never happened.
6 of 6 makeovers
$250 – $1,000 · Galley
Make the room feel like somewhere you would linger, without repainting cabinets, replacing counters or asking a landlord for permission.
Illustrated design concept by KitchenDecorate — not a photograph or a customer project.
Under $250 · L-shaped
Make it feel considered rather than temporary, using only things that come with you when the lease ends.
Illustrated design concept by KitchenDecorate — not a photograph or a customer project.
$3,000+ · Open-plan with island
Give the room a focal point and a sense of depth, using the island as the anchor, without touching the perimeter cabinetry.
Illustrated design concept by KitchenDecorate — not a photograph or a customer project.
$1,000 – $3,000 · One-wall
Reclaim the counter by giving every object a place, and let the resulting emptiness do the decorating.
Illustrated design concept by KitchenDecorate — not a photograph or a customer project.
$250 – $1,000 · Corner run
Define the corner as its own small room, so the morning routine stops spreading across the whole kitchen.
Illustrated design concept by KitchenDecorate — not a photograph or a customer project.
$250 – $1,000 · L-shaped
Change the band between counter and uppers so the granite reads as intentional rather than as the previous decade, without a tiler and without a weekend of grout.
Illustrated design concept by KitchenDecorate — not a photograph or a customer project.
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