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Low-Cost Kitchen Makeover Inspiration from Rachael Ray

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A $30 roll of faux stainless steel foil can give your kitchen the lift it needs to sparkle during the holidays.

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Don’t panic if your kitchen isn’t holiday ready. We’ve found a video that will help you spruce up your kitchen without spending your Christmas club money.

Talk show host Rachael Ray watches as her test kitchen gets an instant and under $100 makeover with the help of peel-and-stick faux-surface sheets, which make old appliances look like shiny, new stainless steel appliances, and old laminate kitchen countertops dead ringers for granite.



On camera, you can’t tell the difference.

Would you put faux finishes in your kitchen?

lisa-kaplan-gordon Lisa Kaplan Gordon

is a HouseLogic contributor and builder of luxury homes in McLean, Va. She’s been a Homes editor for Gannett News Service and has reviewed home improvement products for AOL.

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