1 Give doors a designer look
Changing plain doors for something more fancy is a brilliant way of upgrading a bog-standard piece of furniture. You can buy new and cherry-pick the components to create a designer-style piece or if you already own an Ikea basic you can jazz it up with a new colour or door design. Turn a run of white Besta storage units into a bespoke sideboard by adding decorative turned legs and opting for smart doors with a traditional reeded finish. Gold pull handles give a luxe finishing touch.
2 PERK UP A PLAIN KITCHEN
Refresh a drab kitchen by swapping a plain splashback for something more cheery. Strike a compromise between patterned tiles and plain by opting for a mix-and-match splashback that uses both. Alternate plain white
