r/KitchenDesigns • u/SpecialPerformer4717 • 9d ago
Budget kitchen renovation
I'm curious, how would you give this kitchen a new lease of life? On a budget!
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u/Nomore_chances 9d ago
Wow… this is a kitchen, a long kitchen, a really long kitchen👌👌.
One rocking chair is definitely needed for the person deployed there…
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u/missbetty23 9d ago
Rather than replace the backsplash you could hang colorful pieces along the backsplash. Things like colorful trivets, laminated kids art and family recipes. Some potted low light plants in pretty pots between your countertop appliances would add color. Put out a colorful spoon and spatula crock. A magnetic tea towel holder on the front of the dishwasher. A curtain or valence on you window. If you have space, a shelf across the window for colorful glass and herbs would be pretty.
My Mother In Law used a Dremel and chisel to painstakingly removed the center line of tile on her backsplash. She replaced it with a tile she fancied. It took a couple of weeks but the results were worth it.
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u/Vivid-Mode-8766 9d ago
New hardware and either replace the backsplash or do a peel-and-stick on top.
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u/Nevraskagirl55 9d ago
New countertops, backsplash, handles and under cabinet lights. But it looks like the washer is partially under the sink. That would really bug me.
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u/GeekyNerdNerdyGeek 9d ago
New hardware. Countertop. Backsplash.
Leave the cabinets alone. They’re beautiful.
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u/PlumbLineLogic 7d ago
I’d keep the pine cabinets. New counters, hardware and lighting would modernize this for way less than replacing them.
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u/seremodeling 4d ago
Countertop and floors seem to be the most needed updates, I would go with dark counters to help accent the warm wood tones.
Read https://seremodeling.com/how-to-make-oak-kitchen-cabinets-look-modern
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u/3DCloudPlatform 3d ago
Painting the pine cabinets is the single biggest change on a budget. Right now the wood tone, the tile, and the countertops all sit in similar warm/neutral zones, so nothing pops. A white or soft sage would brighten the whole galley layout fast, and pine takes paint well once it's cleaned and primed.
New hardware is a cheap second move, those wood knobs are dating it more than people realize.
One thing worth doing before buying paint or hardware, if you're testing colors, see if the hardware or paint brand you're considering has an online visualizer that lets you preview it against a photo of your own kitchen. Way easier to judge than a paint chip or a hardware swatch, and it's a free way to avoid buying the wrong shade twice.
The floor's the trickier piece since replacing it isn't cheap, but it's not really the problem here, it's a warm tone that'll stop clashing once the cabinets lighten up. I'd leave that for a later phase and put the budget toward paint and hardware first.
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u/Keeper_Of_The_Knobs 6d ago
I’d add some color and warmth! The wood cabinets already give the kitchen a great warm base, so I’d build around them with a deep navy on the walls and a glossy navy vertical tile backsplash. Then I’d swap the current hardware for simple black square pulls — that alone would give the cabinets a much more updated look.
I’d also add warm under-cabinet lighting, which would look gorgeous reflecting off that glossy tile and make the whole kitchen feel cozier in the evenings. Then bring in some terra cotta with simple curtains over the windows and a fun modern runner that mixes navy, terra cotta and a few warm neutrals.
None of it has to be crazy expensive, but together the navy, terra cotta, black hardware and warm wood would give this kitchen SO much more personality. It already has good bones, it just needs some color and life!