Budget kitchen ideas, DIY tray & fresh drinks

In This Episode

Style editor Michael Penney reveals cheap and chic kitchen decorating secrets in his stylish apartment, featuring wallpaper, pegboard and craigslist finds. Design editor Cameron MacNeil demonstrates how to make a pretty marble display tray using oversized tile. Plus, Claire Tansey offers fresh twists on classic cocktails such as martinis, mimosas and margaritas.

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Michael Penney’s Budget Kitchen Tips

Kitchen: Pegboard, hooks, The Home Depot, call 1-800-628-0525 or visit homedepot.ca for locations across Canada; African basket, Absolutely North, Toronto (416) 922-6784. Shelving: Green jug, blue goblets, Arcadia Antiques, as above; woven cutlery containers, Angus & Company, Toronto (416) 537-4104; ceramic birds, Value Village, visit valuevillage.com; paint colour (back of shelves), Bittersweet Chocolate (2114-10) from the Designer Classics collection, Benjamin Moore, call 1-800-361-5898 or visit benjaminmoore.ca. Page 111: Kitchen: Light fixture, Arcadia Antiques, as above; boxwoods, Sheridan Nurseries, visit sheridannurseries.com for locations across Canada; baskets, Tap Phong Trading Company, Toronto (416) 977-6364; kettle, Walmart, call 1-800-328-0402 or visit walmart.ca for locations across Canada; painting, Value Village, as above; wallpaper, Thibaut, through Crown Wallpaper + Fabric, call 1-800-268-1300 or visit thibautdesign.com.

DIY Marble Tray

Supplies from Home Hardware
Pencil
Measuring tape
Poplar wood – 2.5 inches X 0.5 inches
Mitre box
Mitre saw, Paint
Paintbrush, Tile
MDF board
Lepage PL Premium 100% Polyurethane Construction Adhesive
Elmer’s Carpenters Wood Glue
Sandpaper
Self-stick felt floor savers