Ukuvuselelwa kwekhishi ekhishini kwabaqashile kulula ngokwanele ku-DIY

Ngokwezidingo ze-New York Metropolis, Ngijabule kakhulu ekhishini. Ngithole inani elihle lendawo yekhabethe, iwindi elikhulu elivumela ithoni yokukhanya kwelanga, kanye nomshini wokuwasha izitsha othandwa kakhulu. Nokho, ngaso sonke isikhathi kukhona indawo yokuzijabulisa. Nakuba angikwazanga ukuklebhula amakhabethe futhi ngishintshanise amatop counter ukuze ngiyenze ikhishi lami eliyiphupho, Ngangivame ukuba sesimweni sokushintsha izinto ezimbalwa ekhishini manje eseliwusizo kakhulu futhi elijabulisa ngobuhle.. Liz Rui, i-strategist yephethini kwa-Lowe, ithi manje isikhathi esifanele sokubheka ubuchwepheshe bakho be-DIY ngokuthuthukiswa kwekhishi okusebenziseka kalula.

"Ngaphandle kokuthi ukufaka imodeli yangasese endaweni eqashisayo kudinga ubuhlakani obungeziwe bokuxhumana ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi izibuyekezo ngokuvamile azihlali njalo., kungase kube nokufaneleka okuningi ekuthatheni i-DIY isinyathelo esisodwa esengeziwe ukuze ukwenze okwe wena uqobo,” kusho uRui. “Ukusuka ekuhlanganiseni imicamelo namaragi okujikijela ajabulisayo kuya ekungeneni ngokuphelele ekulungiseni ikhishi elilungele ukuqasha, ziningi izindlela zokufaka ukuthinta okungapheli kwemfashini okungase kwenze umehluko phakathi kwendawo oyisho indawo yokuhlala.”

Okuncono (futhi okumangalisa kakhulu) ukuthuthukiswa kwekhishi elilungele ukuqasha

1. Engeza umbala nokuthungwa nge-backsplash ye-peel-and-stick, counter top, kanye nephepha lodonga

Izinketho zepeel-and-stick zihambe ibanga elihle. Gcoba i-linoleum edlule nge-gross iphepha lokuxhumana eliqinile, engeza i-pop yombala nge iphepha lodonga esikhiphekayo, futhi wengeze ukuthungwa nge-backsplash tile ye-peel-and-stick. "Iphephadonga elicwecwe kanye nenduku lingase lenze umehluko omkhulu ebusweni beminyango yekhabethe., kufaka phakathi i-pop yombala nokuthungwa ngoxhaso lwesikhathi esincane,” kusho uRui.

Ekhishini lami, Ngasebenzisa I-SmartTiles Metro Blanco ($8) njenge-backsplash futhi angikwazanga ukujabula. Izinga lihle kakhulu—ngempela libonakala njengamathayela inqobo nje uma ungabukeki unzima kakhulu. Futhi ngisho noma ubheka ngokujulile, ababukeki bebiza kancane. Ukuzilungiselela, Ngilinganise ama-partitions futhi ngasebenzisa i-SmartTiles calculator ukuze nginqume ukuthi ngifuna 48 tile for ukwahlukanisa ngamunye. Bathi befika nje, Ngisebenzise irula, ummese wokusetshenziswa, kanye nesiteji ukuze bavuke. Ngakho konke ukusikeka okuncane engangikudinga ukuze ngikwenzele amakhona, yonke inkambo yathatha cishe amahora ayisithupha—futhi yayingasekho ukubaluleka kwayo.

2. Thola isikhala esengeziwe sekhabethe elinamakhabethe, iziqhingi, namatafula e-console

Akukho lutho olubi kunekhishi elivinjelwe Isitoreji Space. Ukufaka amashalofu kungenza umehluko omkhulu. “Amashalofu avulekile angenza indawo izizwe ithambile futhi ithambile, ikakhulukazi emakhishini amancane, ngakho-ke cabangela okuhlanganisa amakhabethe antantayo noma ukususa iminyango yekhabethe emakhabetheni aphezulu kanye nokusebenzisa iphepha lokunamathisela odongeni ukuze ukhanyise udonga futhi,” kusho uRui.

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Izinganekwane Ezihlobene

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Uma kwenzeka usheshe futhi endaweni yekhawunta, cabangela kuhlanganise isiqhingi, kanje Izitayela Zasekhaya Inqola Yekhishi ($223) noma ideski le-console, kanje Ithebula le-Faux Cement kanye ne-Wood Cordova Console ($300). “Uma kwenzeka ikhishi lakho eliqashisayo lingenaso isiqhingi, isiqhingi esigoqekayo noma esizimele isengezo esihle esikuthengela indawo yekhawunta eyengeziwe futhi singagomela ngesibindi ekhishini lakho,” kusho uRui.

Futhi ngokuncika ekutheni ungaba usizo kangakanani, cabangela i-DIYing impendulo yokugcina yemigomo yakho. Kule sizini yasehlobo ngakhe le deski lekhonsoli nobaba (funda: wayiklama emva kwalokho wambuka enza konke ukwakha) futhi ishintshe ngokuphelele ukuthi ikhishi lami lokuqasha lisebenza kanjani.

3. Shintshanisa uphume {ihampu kwazo} kanye nezakhiwo

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kushintshile kancane, kufaka phakathi amafindo amasha ekhabetheni lakho kungaphefumulela impilo entsha ekhishini lakho. Okufanele ukwenze nje ukugcina ezangaphambilini futhi uzibeke ngaphambi kokuthi uthuthuke.

“Ukushintshela ngaphandle {ihampu kwazo} kuwukuthuthuka okuqondile okunomthelela omkhulu ekuzweni nasekubukeni kwendawo,"kusho uLui. “Izinqumo zingazizwa zingenakubalwa, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi uyazama Umhlahlandlela wokuthenga wehardware yekhabhinethi kaLowe ukuze uthole ukuqonda ngezinhlobo neziqephu ezitholakalayo.”

Isakhiwo esisha sha empeleni senza umthelela omkhulu. Umpompi engiqashe kuwo ubulokhu uvuza kusukela mina nabangihlala nabo sangena, futhi sake seluleka wethu omkhulu, uthe "uzobamba iso ebheke entsha sha,” njengokungathi ompompi babonakala bewumlingo. Ngakho, Ngiwuthathe ngiwufake kweyami iminwe ngifake lokhu I-American Standard Filtered Kitchen Faucet ($279). Angikaze ngifake impompi ngaphambili futhi ukufaka eyodwa enesihlungi esakhelwe ngaphakathi kwenza umsebenzi waba nzima kakhulu nokho ngemva kwamahora ambalwa., umjuluko omncane westress, negama elibuhlungu kubaba, Ngithole isici ku. (Ithiphu: Qiniseka ukuthi ufaka amabhethri ngaphakathi kwesisefo ngaphambi kokuvula kabusha amavalvu amanzi, noma amanzi azovele asuke empompini ngisho nalapho isivumelwano sisendaweni engekho.) Kubhangqiwe nesikhithi sensipho sokuhlanza esihle esivela Ezintweni Zokuhlala kanye nalokhu I-Grove Collaborative Ceramic Sink-Side Tray ($13) lompompi empeleni udonsa indawo ngokuhlanganyela.

4. Thola ubuciko ngokukhanyisa

Ukukhanyisa phezulu okuqinile kuhle uma kufaneleka ukubona ukuthi wenzani kuyilapho upheka—akumnandi kangako lapho ukudla kwakho sekuphelile futhi uzijabulisa ngakho ngengilazi yewayini..

“Ukukhanyisa kuyashintsha umdlalo ngobuhle banoma iyiphi indawo, futhi ikhishi alikho nhlobo elihluke ngokuphelele,” kusho uRui. “Ngisho noma ushintsha izintambo noma uqeda izinto ezimile akubuzwa, ukusebenzisa amalambu e-puck asebenza ngebhethri ngaphansi kwamakhabethe kuwukuthuthuka okuqondile futhi kuphinda kabili njengempendulo enengqondo.”

Ngisebenzise lezi I-Brilliant Evolution Ngaphansi Kwezibani ZeKhabhinethi ($17) ngokuvamile bahle kakhulu. Ngifuna ilanga lishisa kakhudlwana, kodwa ngiqaphele amalambu ekhabhinethi asebenza ngebhethri, lezi bekukade zifudumala kakhulu. Baxhuma ngemicu yokuyala ukuze ungadingi ukufaka noma yiziphi izimbobo emakhabetheni akho.

Phezu kwedeski, Ngikhethe umzimba wesithombe omnene kanje Indlu ye-Troy Advent Isithombe Ukukhanya ($60). Ivala ukushisa okufanele futhi yenza isidlo ngasinye sizizwe sinothando.

5. Yethula umuntu ngobuciko namaragi

Ngenxa yokuthi amakhishi amaningi aneziqephu ezingakhethi, imidwebo namaragi kuyindlela ephumelelayo yokwengeza imibala. Umphakathi6, futhi I-Saatchi Art izindawo ezinhle zokuthola imidwebo evela kumathani amaciko ahlukahlukene. Ngikutholile lokhu Ukuphrinta Kobuciko Kwesistimu ($44) kusukela ku-Society6 eminyakeni edlule futhi ingenye yazo zonke izinto engizithandayo. Wonke Amaphosta futhi Etsy kukhona nezinketho ezinhle zamaphosta. Ngangijwayele ukuba nesikhangiso sotshwala sakudala njengomsebenzi wobuciko wasekhishini, futhi ngiyakuthanda lokhu Martini & URossi ($18) iphosta engayithola kwa-Etsy. Ngendaba yamaragi asekhishini, ukuba nenye ehlanzeka ngomshini kufanele. Kuyathandeka ilungele lokho.