Pompano Beach, Florida 7/24/2009 3:23:25 AM
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Makeover Your Old-Looking Kitchen Without Spending a lot of Money

The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television Shows How To Give Your Kitchen a Facelift by Painting the Cabinets

Outdated kitchen? Your cabinets could be the culprit. Faded, tired looking cabinets and drawers really make a kitchen look old. But you don’t need to spend thousands for new ones, if you have the tools and know-how to update your current cabinets. The Balancing Act on Lifetime Television welcomes Shannon Kaye, interior designer and consultant for SHUR-LINE® Painting Tools, who demonstrates just how easy and economical a kitchen makeover can be. The segment airs in July.

 

“Even if you don’t have a huge budget, it is easy and affordable to update your kitchen,” says Kaye. “In fact, even in today’s economy, you can create a completely modern look within your budget.”

 

The Balancing Act brought Kaye to a viewer’s apartment (in San Francisco) to show just how simple this project can be. Kaye inspected the tiny kitchen and found the cabinets to be in fairly good shape, but noted they looked a little drab and had outdated hardware. She proposed using color to open up the space and give it a more modern feel.

 

Kaye took the homeowner through the makeover steps - cleaning, sanding and painting. They used leftover paint and a drop cloth to create a coordinated kitchen rug.

 

“Many people feel that cabinets need to be spray painted, but that is not the case as SHUR-LINE’s high quality brushes and pads offer the same quality finish and are so easy to work with,” says Kaye. For the kitchen she recommends an acrylic latex paint.

 

After the painting was completed, she updated the cabinets with new Bulldog Hardware® pulls in oil rubbed bronze.

 

“Kitchens can be transformed so easily and without breaking the budget, all you need is a little imagination and terrific tools,” says Doug Campbell, Executive Vice President of Programming, BrandStar Entertainment, the producers of The Balancing Act.

 

For more creative ideas and how-to videos, visit www.shurline.com.

 

About Brand Star Entertainment The Balancing Act: The Balancing Act TV show on Lifetime Television is America’s only morning show about women, for women, trusted by women. Celebrating life and all there is to accomplish, The Balancing Act inspires and empowers with entertaining and educational segments, placing women in the best position to achieve success in every area of their lives. The show is produced by BrandStar Entertainment and airs on Lifetime Television 7 a.m. Eastern/Pacific (check local listings). Additional information and each segment can be accessed on the show’s website, www.TheBalancingAct.com. Each episode is also available on www.Google.com/video and www.YouTube.com. Sign up for the show’s newsletter at www.thebalancingact.com/join.php. For more details about BrandStar Entertainment please visit www.brandstarentertainment.com.

 

 

SHUR-LINE is a leading designer and manufacturer of paint application products.  A Newell Rubbermaid company, SHUR-LINE markets a full line of innovative paint application and paint-related products for do-it-yourself consumers and professional contractors under the Rubbermaid and SHUR-LINE brands.  Headquartered in Huntersville, NC, SHUR-LINE employs 800 people.

 

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