The kitchen is the heart of a home. You’ll spend time in it every day making meals, and it’s one of the first rooms others notice when they visit. With a few simple tricks, you can take your kitchen to the next level.

1. Painting your cabinets is a quick way to completely change the look of your kitchen.
2. Hang your fine dining plates along the backsplash to give the walls some pop.
3. Add plants on your window sill to bring a bit of warmth and life into the room.
4. Install a double-basin sink to make clean-up easier if you don’t have a dish washer, as you can place the dirty dishes in one and rinse in the other.