DESIGNER KITCHEN DECOR TIPS that are BUDGET FRIENDLY!
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A kitchen has to be functional not just aesthetically pleasing. Paper towels accessible is very important. Especially when you have small children or people that spill a lot. If your hands are dirty you can’t touch a cabinet to get paper towels. I say they should be accessible.
Exactly! Going into the cabinet, drawer or pantry for paper towels seems more troublesome.
I completely agree! But I bet she has cloth towels easily accessible for spills.
Yeah I am more into functionality. I enjoy seeing kitchens that look like Valentina’s but it’s not practical for me either
The little lamp is out of context just NOT!!👎
Yes!! absolutely agree with your comments for real life just GREAT COMMENT!!!
I keep paper towels on counters so that I don't have to touch the cabinet doors with dirty hands when I need to wipe them
Thank you! Glad you mentioned this. My paper towels are on the counter too. It’s black and matches my cabinet hardware. I display fruit, I really don’t care if they match my kitchen. To each it’s own. (Valentina does make me feel a little guilty at times however.)😝🙃😊
I would go nuts if I had to bend over, open cabinet to get paper towels. So they stay on counter.
I love listening to Valentina, and always take something away I can use. However, my kitchens are a mix of Julia Child meets Martha Stewart. I like a little whimsy. I’m not out for a serene space, I’m out to create in a space that gets messy and can be put back together again. Someplace where the food and the dishes and the new pink Kitchen Aid can stand out and make me happy. The beauty of being a grandmother is that I can decorate like one!
You are me about 15 years ago. Less is more and the older you become the cleaner your kitchen counter becomes. I learned this when selling my huge home we had. Just look at houses to sell. No one wants to see crap on the counter and I really liked having less. I totally agree with paper towels. Mine are down below on a stainless standup holder. 😂 ❤your style! Great tips!
You are so right, I used to view the kitchen as a place for chores or to eat but in reality it should be an extension of your home.
“The kitchen functions just fine even if I have pretty things to display.” Yess! I like adding the non kitchen items to expand my living space. Great tips!
Exactly!!
I’m a guy and bought my first home a few months ago. I’m all about the black and white theme. I’m binge watching all your videos getting so many great tips! Thanks for all your content!!
Love it when kids are suddenly experts!!
I have a small kitchen but definitely use a lot of the same concepts. Vessels…greenery, lighting etc..
I hung a beautiful mirror in my kitchen and my family thought I was crazy when I mentioned it…but now that it’s up everyone loves it.
Listen I’m in my kitchen so much….might as well make it pretty 😍
That sounds lovely!
I have mirrors in the kitchen and art. Love it.
When you talked about the paper towels I thought, but they are practical, then realized mine are in the pantry. Walnut holder, made by my grandfather, sitting on top of the walnut roll top desk style bread bread box, also made by him. I’m 77 so I’ve had them for a long time and they still bring me joy. This was fun. Thanks
My paper towels will be staying out on the counter where they can easily be grabbed when needed!!😂
Yes to art in the kitchen...and paper towels in a holder on the countertop is a-ok with me, too. 😋
I have a microwave, air fryer, toaster, toaster oven and coffee maker on my counters lol. I use almost all of them everyday and storing them would drive me nuts lol. Would be wonderful to have clean countertops for aesthetics but my sanity is worth the clutter 🫤
Of course you cook, Valentina - I've seen you numerous times!💖
I’m in my kitchen almost all day. Paper towels are staying on the counter 😂
Girl, you need outlets in your kitchen to actually use it. Your kitchen is meant to be used not just look like a display home. 😂😂😂 I’m usually with you on a lot of “put this away” (like toasters and stuff) but the outlets? No. Everyone keep your outlets and use your kitchen to cook real food, and stop ordering Door Dash sheesh.
Agreed. A kitchen must be functional.
My husband and I just moved into our custom built home and I didn't want too many wall outlets. When it was time to meet with the electrician, he informed me that there is a requirement to have so many outlets in a room. Kitchen requires both AFCI and GFCI and I think it is an outlet every 6 feet. So in the kitchen you need those outlets.
Outlets are needed for code like every 2 feet I think. Also no - I’m leaving my paper towels out on a holder. She needs to let go
(sigh) As others have correctly pointed out, current building codes require outlets be installed every 4 feet or so in the kitchen (though this varies a bit by locale).
One thing that would help with the visuals (which I don’t understand why isn’t being done more often) is having the outlets installed *horizontally* - right above the backsplash - rather than vertically in between the cabinet base and the counter height.
Counter and counter backsplash heights are standard - so this is a no-brainer. It’s as though contractors are intentionally trying to create eyesores in our kitchens!
Although they’re not fancy looking, I think paper towels are a necessity especially when you have white cabinets that you don’t want to touch with dirty hands just to get a paper towel quickly hmm 🤔. I guess it’s easier for someone who has black cabinets to say hide them. Thanks
I am constantly washing my hands cooking and use paper towels. Much more sanitary than grabbing a dish towel. The same for the soap dispenser as I am always washing utensils and pans pans when I am cooking. Besides we eat all our meals in the dining room. It is much more elegant than eating in the kitchen.
Please talk about upper cabinets and above them. Anything that’s making the best of what you have. It’s so easy to want to rip everything out and start fresh, but that’s not always a good idea, much less affordable. I like what you’ve done with your kitchen! But I don’t have a wall on which to put full length pantry cabinets, so what do we do with the more common uppers?!? Thanks for all your time and effort-it shows!
Love, love, love these ideas!!!!! Just enjoy watching and listening to you freethink!!! So relaxing!
I absolutely love the "Valentina Kitchen"! this weekend is going to be a re-design of my kitchen using these tips!
I'd love to see a video from you on how to decorate a small entryway space/ a small foyer which has no purpose other than having a staircase to the main level of the house :)
I mean, I also use those, but I use paper towels to cover food in the microwave and other little tasks. Plus, I don’t have room to be putting everything in cabinets - toaster, coffee, etc. It just doesn’t work for me.
I have a very small laundry room and I would appreciate tips to make it look beautiful. Thank you for all of the tips you give, I take them to heart! Watching you has made me make some changes around my house and now it looks more luxurious. All because of you ❤
For someone who cooks almost everything from scratch, I do keep more items out in my kitchen, including paper towels. However, I think the key is what you said about the coffee maker - buy high quality, beautiful pieces for things you use all of the time. I love my Kitchenaid mixer and my colorful set of German mixing bowls they look beautiful on my counter but they get used every day.
I love your point of view and the way you stated it, of your kitchen being an extension of your living room, of your home. Thats an inspiring way to look at it. Love your outfit too by the way.
I decant my dish soap into a small etched crystal decanter. Looks really pretty and it's always in reach.
Love, love, love your kitchen! I am so inspired by it. I have been having the same thoughts about adding lamps and artwork, and now that I see how lovely it looks, I am going to do it. Also, I do the same with the limes... I can't handle colorful fruit in a bowl. I absolutely love your big piece of art and your bowls. It's all beautiful!
I love your approach in this video I think a lot of people are quick to judge those who decorate their kitchens but the real reason is so that we can actually enjoy and otherwise utilitarian space and still have it be functional, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that as long as you can still use it the way it’s supposed to be used! 🖤
I agree with minimizing countertop items and making sure the items that are out are beautiful. However, I do keep paper towels out as a courtesy for guests. I hate being at someone’s house and I pour some wine and then - hello drops of red on the countertop. I want to clean it up without bothering the host. Maybe since my counters and backsplash are mostly white, it doesn’t bother me? I agree with artwork in the kitchen - more artwork in every room. I also think every kitchen needs a candle. And layered lighting is essential. Our overhead lights are bright, almost daylight kelvin. The under cabinet are warmer. We use the overhead when preparing food and the under cabinet the rest of the time. Thanks for the video!
Always enjoy seeing how you've styled up your kitchen, through the seasons! & your dress is gorgeous! 😍
I just love your kitchen. It's been an inspiration for mine. Clutter makes me anxious and yours is "just right". Love the open upper wall.
Agreed. Even other people’s clutter makes me anxious. I mean a little is okay for others but blank space calms the eye.
Omg girl. Don't move your outlets. That's where you plug in appliances. Get yourself some outlet covers if their utility is aesthetically displeasing.
Lol 🥴
I don’t know how it is everywhere, but where I live, code requires WAY too many outlets in the kitchen. I could probably remove half of the ones we have in our new build and still have plenty.
National electrical code requires an unobstructed outlet every 48” to accommodate standard 24” standard length kitchen appliance cords. Kitchen small appliance outlets are mandatory inspection item in all 50 states. We’ve been in a market where you can get by without fixing inspection items. but that doesn’t last forever. Plan on paying to fix that when it comes time to sell.
@@SaladsMoobsPondue interesting okay!
There is something so calming and satisfying about the minimalist feel of your kitchen. I actually love the no upper cabinet look, with just wall…no tile or marble up to the ceiling…just blank wall…love it. It’s very different and just lovely. It’s actually unexpected. Usually people put up open shelving, or tiled backsplash. I’m really digging this look, the minimalism highlights those lights, really allows them to shine ❤❤❤
V, try a big, round Ruggable! They're beautiful and so easy to keep clean. Perfect for the kitchen!
I love a rug in the kitchen. I just purchased a Ruggable runner for our condo galley style kitchen with a lovely thicker backing. Looks beautiful and feels luxurious under foot .
Since I have to clean off the kitchen counter for renovations, I’m using your great advice. Time to simplify, and show off artwork and artistic containers!
Your kitchen is gorgeous! I can’t wait to minimalize our kitchen! Thank you Valentina! My husband and I are a family with 6 children ages 22-7! All 8 of us work in the kitchen! Keeping the kitchen free of clutter will bring peace to the home! Great tips!
Another inspiring video! Ugh….I would love not to have paper towels on my island, but try convincing my husband! Never gonna happen. I know you’ve done them before, but any videos on coffee table and shelf styling(built in or free standing) would be great to go over again along with the “why” things work.
You inspired me. I got up and reorganized my kitchen so that all the plug outlets are covered. It looks better! Thank you!
I think a U-shaped kitchen in an open area is great - enjoying your decor ❤
I agree with you on the paper towels. Unfortunately, my husband has a fit with my putting it out of sight. One of the peace keeping things I have to do for marriage. 😊
I love your non cluttered, clean look kitchen. There is a sense of calmness.... every time I see it it's inviting me in ❤️
I would love to see a video on furniture placement and decor of a dining/ livingroom combo plain rectangle of a room.
Thanks V, caught me some great ideas for my kitchen… blessings
Love your kitchen ideas! As a realtor I agree with you about the green/ limes and using wood in a utilitarian environment to warm it up.
I would love some ideas for decorating small spaces! Thank you 💕
Your kitchen looks beautiful, but I like an even more minimalist approach to mine. I love having lots of counter space free so that it's super easy and convenient to use and to clean.
Hi Valentina!
Thank you for the awesome ideas you have! I love minimalism as well.
I find I don’t have enough cabinets to keep all my stuff off the counter. Ugh!
One thing I wanted to see if you could talk about is, plant shelves & how to style them. I don’t want plants up there because it’s hard to water.. although I can do a couple fake ones. But I need help styling them. Thank you!!! ❤
Love your dress V. ❤️ Thanks for linking down below too. A little out of my price range, but it is really cute.
I believe that functional items can be displayed in a decorative way. And still look beautiful and expensive.
Love these kinda videos… I’m down for more of these Valentina, yep 🥰 LOVE your kitchen!!! 🖤 love from Belfast xO
I think there’s a happy medium between minimal and clutter . I have my olive oil and vinegars in a tray near the stove as I use them multiple times a day . But they’re in decanters , in a wood tray . Your style is beautifully you .
I have all recessed `dimmable lights in every room of my home. I love them.
I love the idea of putting a table lamp on the counter. Valentina, your ideas are wonderful!
Just wanna say that me I love the shape of your kitchen and the wall empty above the counter top. I love the feeling of space, warmth, lived in. :)
I love your kitchen... it's classy yet understated and the perfect size
I would love a video of top recommendations for counters, cabinet designs, cabinet colors, faucets, tile, flooring for mudrooms, kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms. Maybe a mini series. Always love all your design advice, tips and tricks❤️😁
Amazing! Love all your beautiful decorative ideas. 🍰
Love your kitchen, especially the Copenhagen grey vase!
It resembles a bunch of grapes to me. I’m still learning all this stuff. Thank you for all your tips from a designer’s POV.
My kitchen is a galley style kitchen, 8x17 feet…with three doorways in it…for a family of 6 (young kids) and I’m a home cook who hosts constantly!! We are on a tight 9k budget but we’re taking this kitchen down to the studs and restarting! (It was already half gutted when we bought the house and we’ve lived in it for 4 years) I’m hoping I can make a beautiful but functional space
Love a minimalist kitchen! I don’t have a kitchen drain on the counter (forces me to wash and put the dishes away right away) and have non kitchen themed art in the kitchen on a big wall and a piece of art on the backsplash behind the stove. The only thing on my kitchen island is a really cool small portable fire pit (during the winter months-love the ambience) and a vase filled with branches and Trader Joe’s flowers. I’ve had guests ask me if I actually cook in my kitchen too! The answer is yes! 😊 but I love coming down to my kitchen in the morning and seeing how “pretty” it is❤
I would like to see what your kitchen looks like with the lights on. The fixtures are so cool and it would be great to see the effect they create!
I LOVE having a clean counter and an uncluttered kitchen. I have my Nespresso machine, also hiding an outlet. I have a cutting board and a framed print of Half Moon Bay covering a couple other outlets. Then I have a really pretty magnetic knife block with these knives that, honestly, they look sculptural, and that's covering another outlet.
Cookbooks are another tip of yours that I love. I have one on my island right now.
Love this!
Very fun - love your enthusiasm!
Thank you, Valentina. You've added joy to my life again and in our kitchen with your wonderful, creative, fresh ideas. Goodbye to those foamy utilitarian kitchen mats I used to have :) I know there's something off with having those, and you just pointed it out.
You know what would be cool is a pantry that turns like a trap door turns on haunted house movies. So the coffee bar and microwave and other working small appliances get tucked in at the end of the night / when company comes. So on the facade side you could have shelving to showcase various vases and art / maybe an artful collection of cookbooks.
that would be so cool 👍
Hi Valentina, could you possibly do a night lighting episode with tips so we can see how the different lights look when in use?
Thanks Valentina and you look very lovely in that dress
Thank you for your inspiration
Valentina, I love your laugh😋- it cracks me up… Keep up the great work❤️
Valentina, you have the right idea about paper towels - but ya didn’t offer much advice for those who really need easy access to them. As they are a necessary evil, I’d have liked to hear more recommendations - so I’ll offer some of my own.
One solution is installing a horizontal dispenser on a lower cabinet end. They’re accessible, but less unsightly. This frees up counter space *and* is great for encouraging young kids to clean up their own messes.
Alternatively, I have a friend who keeps hers in a big decorative vase on the counter - accessible but out of sight. A metal jug, large canister, etc. would also work.
If you can afford it, getting pre-cut folded paper towels is great! This is what I’ve chosen to do. They can be stored in an attractive metal or wood paper guest towel holder which makes them easy to grab and far more sleek and less “trashy/work shop” looking.
As a last resort, you could tuck that roll into a corner *behind* something large and attractive like a ginger jar or urn.
I hope sharing these ideas is appealing to someone. I think the Comments section is a brilliant place to brainstorm our collective intelligence and invaluable for pooling our life experience. There’s a wealth of info that I’ve discovered from those who’ve taken the time to write constructively rather than just poo-poo things. I’d love to see this space used this way!
Love your dress too!
Great kitchen ideas! I hate papertowels out on the counter and I have a cutting boards displayed covering my outlet lol. Little details can really elevate your space.
So true Danielle!
I love your style. I also like the uncluttered look in my kitchen. I do have paper towels on a decorative stand out on the countertop. It hides the electrical plug and very handy. Personally I like it better than a big coffee maker (but I don’t drink coffee). My microwave is also in the pantry.
Yay! Minimalism for the win! I’m into transitional style but I’m starting to mix in more modern contemporary. And yeah I prefer less stuff out too.
Absolutely love your style approach Valentina! And I just put away my paper towels 😜 instantly gives the counter space an uplifting feeling ✨❤️ Also, currently looking for art to install 💃🏽✨
You look as pretty as your kitchen. Your dress is my all-time favorite. Our styles are opposite, and yet I always learn styling tips and design principles that can be applied to our log home. Thank you for sharing your design journey in such fun and cheerful posts.
Wow!!! I learned a lot in this video. I will be using these tips and tricks in my kitchen. I don’t like clutter to.
Just love the look of your kitchen, Valentina. As you said, it is an extension of the rest of your home. I don't like paper towels on the counter either! Love the art work, vases, and bowls of non-traditional fruit displayed on your counters. Would love to see if you do anything different in the room where you do laundry. Love your outfit by the way! Miss seeing Jack in your videos too. 🍈🍈🍈
Yes paper towels , oil 😂 and all the non magazine oops are out and I just can’t be without. We are literally using everything since we work at home & cook all the time. Anyway if people come over mmmm then it’s tucked away 😅
I love your kitchen Valentina ❤.
After having seen your bathroom and kitchen organizing videos I was wondering if you could make a laundry room organization video?
This was great!! I've been looking for (inexpensive) ways to level up our kitchen, so this video was so helpful! Is that big painting behind the branches another DIY? If so, I would love a tutorial. Also could you make a video on powder rooms (if you haven't yet)?
Great video❤❤It was truly inspiring and helpful❤❤
I don’t like to display paper towels on the counter either, but if I don’t the rest of my family will take it out and leave it out for me!😂 I just decided to buy a Michael Aram paper towel holder. It’s hella expensive, but for my ocd peace of mind, I can leave the roll out on a beautiful holder! Compromise!😂Lol
Just looked them up , gorgeous.. I have the black kitchen roll already😄 to match the kitchen . Will have to start saving euros 💶
So true, because sometimes our set of tidiness is different from our spouse and kids, your solution is great middle ground for everyone 😘👍
@@nadhiffqodri I purchased my sculptured metal paper towel holder from Etsy and I love it. We cook all of our meals at home and entertain out of town guest often. Our guest can easily find a paper towel when they need one. I really appreciate visible paper towels when we visit friends. However, I would be willing to demote my beautiful sculpted towel holder to the basement entertainment room if I could find an easy to instal under the cabinet paper towel holder. I need to have it handy for physical reasons and functionality.
Love your dress and all the great tips
I love your videos and your personality so much, Valentina but I have to say I do love a cozy kitchen but, of course, to each their own!!! I’m in the home improvement industry and every time I’m in a home with a beautiful cozy kitchen, it just feels so amazing!!! Although, I am all about the black/white/beige look and probably getting ready to change my kitchen over to those colors! Your kitchen feels a bit cold for my taste but I still love and appreciate all of your useful tips….even those tips can be used for a cozy kitchen too!!! Love ya!!!❤️
My home is open plan with combined kitchen, dining and lounge area.
My counter must haves are the kettle, sugar-coffee-tea cannisters, 2 chopping boards (functional, not display) and a spoon rest.
On the island is my large mixed fruit bowl and a small aquarium.
In Australia, we don't have rugs in the kitchen. Much easier and hygienic to just sweep the floor at the end of the day.
Love the rug in the nice touch 👍
Hi Valentina! I would love to hear your thoughts on different styles of trim, crown molding/millwork. Thanks for the great content.
I love the beautiful simplicity of your kitchen! You've absolutely outdid yourself on that style. Can you share what the color on your cabinets is? Also do you have any tips on hiding cords on the countertops. Thank you for having this channel Im learning alot, as your very knowledgable. Have a great day!
I would love to see how your lighting looks in the kitchen sometime :)
You really inspired me! My kitchen is small and I painted my own cabinets and I don’t have a lot of money so thanks Xo
It is wonderful to have your own idea of what works for you and what doesn’t. You have a beautiful kitchen! I definitely am not hiding my paper towels or putting a nice rug in mine. My kitchen gets used hard and is always messy. It HS to be cleaned every evening. I have the ugly squishy mats, too. They get wiped down and are perfectly sanitary. A rug would not be at all. I love the look of no cabinets but I have so much that I need a place to keep things. I do agree about the clutter! I like empty counter tops with a few plants.
Loved that one of your first tips was
I would love to see a cooking video with some of your family’s favorite recipes!!
I love you and your aesthetics but I loved the black shelves x
Tomorrow, I am organizing my kitchen!!
I've used a lot of your tips in my kitchen. Took down the hideous florescent light and replaced it with a chandelier. Have greenery. Under cabinet lighting, etc. I have the small version of your cantaloupe bowl in my family reunion. Never though of using the bigger one as a fruit bowl. I may have to go back and get the large and see if it will work. Love the idea of the rug but have a lot of angles in my kitchen (think galley but batwings of both sides).
I've always had a lamp on my counter. Great night light. My pet pive has always been paper towels on the counter, no. My drawer microwave is in my island. I do have my small toaster oven and coffee pot and kitchen aide mixer on my counter. Have an oil painting on an easel, cutting boards, plants, candle pot, cook books and a wooden tray with shakers, sterling creamer sugar, and toothpick holders. I do have a lot of counter space, though.
Tips for making a small guest bathroom look like a spa on a budget . Thank you for all your videos.
Overall really good tips. Everyone has to adapt them into their own lifestyle.
Just noticed your lighting… very creative use of the chandelier! 🤔 Needing to get rid of my fluorescent light in my kitchen… just may borrow this idea😊
I prefer clean counter spaces it keeps me calm. I get overwhelmed when I walk into a space with clutter in rooms and kitchens
When we first married (19 years ago), as we were setting up our kitchen in our first apartment, my husband kept putting my beautiful pistachio-colored kitchenaid away each day after I used it - I finally burst out in tears (newlywed growing pains 🤦🏼♀️😂) and explained that it's the most beautiful thing in our kitchen and like art/sculpture -- could we pleeeze leave it on the counter? He is the best & of course got used to it. These days we live in a concrete modern home we designed & built (with a ton of help). The kitchen is "deconstructed" with a restaurant sink, a pale yellow Bertazzoni oven (that we got at a scratch & dent) a mint smeg (that we saved up for lol) a butcher block ikea furniture piece that holds a darling vintage toaster, a 70s island from an old school cafeteria (with stainless steel top & wood cupboards below that I painted creamy white), and a pie safe to hold our dishes (and that I can reach -- I swear we're the same height Valentina 🥰). Originally we wanted open shelving, but as we moved in, we hung some a large oil painting over the oven & another above the sink and won't ever change it because it's all just so open & cozy. We do have a circle rug & loveseat next to a floor-to-ceiling window & a small bookshelf on that side of the island so the kids can chat/read as we hang in the kitchen. Now we have three colored kitchenaid mixers out, ready to go on one wall of the attached dining area as my 16 year old daughter bakes & sells her cookies each week. Good thing my husband had an open mind for art, sculpture & beauty in the kitchen ♥️. It's still everyone's favorite room 🤩. And yes. We hide all the spices, oil jars & paper towels in the island...gotta simplify to enjoy everything else right?! Thanks for always breaking these design ideas & elements down so I better understand why things do/don't work. You're a dream! 💋💋💋