10 Budget-Friendly Kitchen Ideas

Kitchen Makeovers with Paint

Transform your kitchen with color and pattern easily and inexpensively by painting kitchen cabinets, walls, seating, and even floors. For walls and furniture, use satin or semigloss latex paint -- it stands up to scrubbing better than a flat finish.

To paint cabinets, first prime them with a deglossing primer to help the paint adhere and eliminate the need for messy sanding. Painting cabinets is time-consuming -- you need to remove doors, drawers, and hardware to do a thorough job -- but the results give you a fresh look for minimal cost.

Reface Kitchen Cabinet Doors

Perk up your kitchen by replacing the doors on some or all of the cabinets. If you have recessed-panel doors, remove the center panel and insert reeded, textured, etched, or stained glass. If you have flat-panel cabinet doors, take them from contemporary to Shaker style by adding lattice molding around the edges and painting the doors. Or give the panels a facelift by painting them with chalkboard paint or dressing them with a textured wallcovering.

Update Kitchen Countertops

You can get the high-style look of granite, marble, or soapstone with the low-cost alternative of laminate. Available in a wide variety of colors, textures, and patterns, laminate is easy to clean and maintain, although it can be damaged by sharp knives and hot pans. It can cost as little as $15 per linear foot installed.

Ceramic tile is another affordable option for countertops. It's a less forgiving surface than laminate, and keeping the grout clean can be a challenge, but the range of colors and finishes gives you lots of options for creativity. And at $10-$15 per linear foot installed, tile is easy on the kitchen makeover budget.

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Highly Stylish

To showcase this kitchen's beautiful new hardwood floors, the homeowners selected a furniture-look island with legs that raise the cabinets off the floor.

In the Details

Sometimes small details can make a big difference in a kitchen. Layers of interesting trims were used to beef up this room's moldings for dramatic effect.

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Bold Accents

Gutting their existing kitchen to start from scratch was a big investment for these homeowners. They decided to stick with classic finishes for the most expensive items in the room, including cabinetry and appliances. Bold, dramatic elements were used in smaller areas, such as the backsplash, which could be an affordable update later.

Maximize Space

Very often, kitchens have small or awkward spaces that don't get much use. This remodel turned that negative into a positive by converting a tiny corner into a useful wine bar, complete with a cooler.

Space Smart

There was no room to add an island to this small kitchen so the homeowners got creative and added a rolling cabinet that can easily be moved into the space when needed for meal preparation.

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Remake & Reuse

Rethinking how to use existing space is a cost-effective way to maximize a kitchen's footprint. An underutilized storage cabinet adjacent to this kitchen was easily converted into a hidden wet bar during the remodeling process.

Beyond Cabinets

Replacing cabinets isn't the only way to remake a kitchen. For a low-cost facelift, this remodel focused on other surfaces within the room, such as new countertops, appliances, sink, lighting, and backsplash, while a new painted design on the existing floor turns it into a unique feature.

Fresh Paint

Another budget-friendly approach to kitchen remodeling is painting the existing cabinets. These homeowners gave their rich red paint an aged look by roughing up the edges with sandpaper. Modern stainless-steel pulls complete the new look.

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Focal Points

Knowing the oversize range hood would be the focal point of their remodeled kitchen, the homeowners chose to frame it with green subway tiles in a hue that matches the island. To set off the hood, they mixed up the look with square tiles in the same color, punctuated by a few decorative tiles.

Hidden Away

Countertop clutter once plagued this small kitchen. The remodel eliminated the problem by incorporating plenty of smart storage solutions, including an appliance garage in the cabinetry.

Seamless Solution

To be certain an updated kitchen would still look natural in an old home, this remodel focused on incorporating plenty of vintage-look features, including an apron-front sink, honey-color wood cabinetry, and metal-grate door fronts.

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Solid Planning

Smart planning makes it more affordable to include special features such as this useful pot-filling faucet above the stove. Its special plumbing requirements were accounted for in the initial design so there were no surprise costs.

Embrace Uniqueness

Rather than spending big dollars to eliminate an existing skylight, these homeowners decide to highlight it. They installed a same-size island directly below the skylight and used pendant lights to connect the two features.

Tucked Away

In the same home, creative thinking also helped the homeowners add space-saving functionality to the new island. A pastry board on wheels slides out from inside the island when it's needed.

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Custom Touches

With so much cabinetry in this large kitchen, a semicustom option proved most economical. To avoid a cookie-cutter look, however, the homeowners created a focal-point island with custom cabinets in a muted green hue; painted moldings give the cabinets an old-world look.

 Splurge Smart

Rather than investing in pricey new cabinetry, these thrifty homeowners painted what they had and removed the doors from some cabinets to display pretty dinnerware. The money saved was used to splurge on new granite countertops.

 Fresh Floor Plan

Gutting a kitchen gives you the freedom to completely rethink the floor plan. This kitchen has an entirely new look and functionality thanks to a large peninsula that includes a sink, storage on one side, and a small desk area on the other.

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Kitchen Remodeling Pictures

Find design and decorating inspiration for your kitchen from the smart ideas in these real-life makeovers.

Beautiful Make-Under

Forget a makeover; this gorgeous kitchen got a make-under. The remodeling process involved stripping the space back to its basics to create a bright, bare-bones backdrop for new cabinets and modern appliances.

 Chop Smart

A sliding butcher-block cutting board is a small but ingenious addition to this kitchen's new marble island sink. The specialty item requires a cut-in basin, so it must be chosen early in the design stage.

 Work with It

Removing the old radiator in the middle of this kitchen would have been pricey. Instead, the homeowners embraced its charm and installed an island around it, using the open area for barstool seating.

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Choose the Right Refrigerator

Opt for a side-by-side refrigerator model so that people who are seated in a wheelchair can reach both the fridge and freezer. Freezer drawers installed into an island or the lower cabinetry also make accessing frozen items a breeze.

Install a Wall Oven

Wall ovens can be installed at any level along the wall. Install yours a bit lower on the wall so that people of smaller stature or those who use a wheelchair can easily access the oven. If you have the space, install a second wall oven above the lower one to make preparing large meals more convenient.

Elevate the Dishwasher

Raising the dishwasher a few extra inches off the ground will reduce the distance you need to bend over to place dishes on the racks. The extra elevation also makes it easier for people with limited mobility to access the appliance.

Create Recessed Areas

Include recessed areas beneath the stove top and sink to allow people who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices to nudge right up to the work zones. The recessed areas can be outfitted with shallow cabinets so that you lose little storage space.

Install a Pot Filler

Tired of lugging pots full of water to and from the stove? Install a pot filler faucet directly above the cooktop to make preparing pasta, potatoes, and other items easier.

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Access Your Microwave

Carve out space in your island for the microwave to ensure people of all ages and abilities have easy access. Placing the microwave in the island also frees up counter spaces that's often taken up by the appliance.

Vary Counter Heights
Vary the height of the countertops throughout your kitchen to ensure people of all ages, sizes, and abilities have a place to work. Elevate one side of your island countertop to create a slight barrier between the work zone and the breakfast bar.

Remember the Hardware

The larger the handle, the easier it is for people with arthritis or other mobility issues to grab it. D-shape door and drawer pulls are the most convenient for a wide range of people. If you have small children, outfit the handles on your lower cabinets with safety locks.

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Include Pullout Storage

Ever rummaged in a cabinet only to find out the item you're searching for isn't there? Save time and keep your kitchen more organized by outfitting your cabinets with pullout shelves. The pullout shelves make it easy to spot wanted items and can be maneuvered by people of all abilities.

Store Your Dishes

Rethink dish storage to make it easily accessible for all people. Storing your dishes on a pullout shelf in a lower cabinet is safer and more convenient than storing them in an above-the-counter cabinet.

Plan Your Island
Storage-laden islands are excellent additions to any kitchen. Make sure your island has between 42 and 48 inches on each side so that people in wheelchairs or other mobility devices can move easily throughout the work space.

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Embrace Contrast
A swath of contrasting color around the perimeter of the kitchen can help people who are visually impaired navigate throughout the space. This wide band of brick tiles contrasts the blue-painted lower cabinets and the black laminate countertops.

Install Open Shelving

Open shelving makes it easy to spot the items you're looking for. Housing dishes and cooking utensils out in the open also adds a decorative element to your kitchen.

Go with Glass

Glass-front cabinetry functions similar to open shelving but lends a bit more structure. Outfitting cabinets with glass inserts makes it easy to spot the items you're looking for and can also help a small kitchen feel more open.

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Consider Flooring Options

Kitchens are high-traffic areas, so take care when choosing your flooring. Opt for comfortable, slip-resistant floors, such as cork or linoleum, to make sure people of all ability levels can move through your kitchen with ease.

Conceal Cleaning Supplies

Keep cleaning supplies and other hazardous materials out of reach of children by containing them behind closed cabinet doors fitted with safety locks. Consider moving the supplies up to a higher cabinet as your children age to ensure they're still out of reach.

Select a Faucet

Opt for a single-lever faucet to ensure people of all abilities can turn the water on and off. Single-lever models can be managed with either an open hand or a closed fist, making them perfect for homes with people who suffer from arthritis. Touch-on and touchless faucets are also great for universal design purposes.

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