REAL-LIFE REDO(8)

AFTER
The easiest part of the redo was the kitchen. "It was just a face-lift, not a renovation. But what a face-lift!" Jill enthuses. Instead of replacing cabinets, Boles changed their look with wallpaper insets. "We had a limited amount of money to make a major difference, and this was a great trick that I highly recommend," Jill says.

Sources:
Wallpaper inserts in upper cabinets ("Bird''): Sonia's Place, 212/355-5211, trade only. Birds cut out of wallpaper and inserted over custom blue paint, antique finish; decorative wall treatment (custom): Thomas Blee-Carlyle, Blee Studio, 480/213-5458; bleestudio.com.
Cabinetry hardware: Simon's Hardware, 888/274-6667, simonsny.com.