Don’t have the time, energy, nor budget for a complete makeover of your bathroom and kitchen? Read what you can do below.

Fixture-Uppers: Remodel Kitchen, Bath Inexpensively
Stefanie Knowlton
Statesman Journal

Break free from the time warp in your kitchen and bathroom with new fixtures.
Brass drawer pulls and brown ceramic sinks won't be soaring back into fashion anytime soon, so replace them with modern options such as sleek stainless-steel sinks or brushed-nickel drawer pulls.

The updated look costs less than a total remodel. Individual fixtures run anywhere from $10 to a few hundred while a fixture makeover, including lights, sink, faucet, hardware, towel rings and accessories, can cost about $500.

Keizer, Ore., resident Julie Starr ripped out her outdated brass kitchen fixtures two years ago and replaced them with brushed stainless steel.

"You feel that your house is back in the era that it should be."

Choices in style, finish and color have exploded in the past three years, said Augie Gatti with George Morlan Plumbing Supply & Service in Salem. The store boasts 30 different finishes in hardware alone. Customers even can get doorknobs to match the finish of their faucet. More…

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