Quick and easy kitchen update

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With just £160, we'll show you how to make your kitchen a more colourful place -


Feature shelving


A bright shelf on a white wall adds a vivid accent. The rail on the underside is perfect for hanging utensils.


Striped blind


This blind sets the colour theme for the room - and the stripes make it smart


Colourful utensils


Everyday basics in rainbow colours are ideal for brightening up your worksurfaces


Quirky cookware


Stainless steel and aluminium can look clinical, but these green pans are more homely


Bright storage


These sleek tins suit the modern lines of the kitchen and add a bold red colour hit to the scheme


Where to buy


Lack shelves, £11.99; Bygel rail, £1.99; Bygel hooks, 99p for 10; all IKEA


Blind, made in Elsworth in Lacquer Red, £35.50 per m, Romo


Chopping board, £15.50, Pedlars


Colander, £10, Habitat


Canisters, £12 for two, Tesco

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