For most home owners, their kitchen is the most used room in their house. It’s for this reason that we tend to want to update our kitchen more than any other room. We cook, eat and socialize there, so it’s only natural to want our kitchen to look its best.

The prominent feature in the kitchen is usually the cabinets. They can extend for most of the walls all the way from the floor to the ceiling, making them the most noticeable feature there is. If you have ever looked into updating your kitchen cabinets or kitchen units, you will know that they can be very expensive. Let’s face it, in today’s economy not many of us have the extra money to invest in that kind of expenditure. No worries though. That doesn’t mean that you have to give up the idea of your kitchen looking great.

There are many low budget kitchen cabinet changes you can make that will still change the look without costing too much. The least expensive change you can make to update your kitchen cabinets is to change the cabinet hardware. That means replacing all of the knobs, drawer pulls and hinges. These are easily found at your local hardware or home improvement store. You can find them in different shapes, sizes, colors and textures.

The most important detail though, is to make sure that they fit into the existing holes. That way you won’t have to drill any new ones or cover up old ones when installing them. If that isn’t enough for your update and you are willing and able to put some work into it, you can paint your cabinets.

If you have ever browsed new cabinets, you know that they come in many colors. To change the color of your existing cabinets, you will need to remove all of the doors and drawers as well as the hardware. Give them a really good cleaning to make sure that there is no grease, dirt or dust on them. Then you will need to sand the cabinets before painting. Choose a colour that you like and get to work. Make sure to tape off any areas that you don’t wish to accidently paint. Although it may take some time, the end result will most definitely transform your kitchen on a reasonable budget. Finally, if the knobs aren’t big enough of a change and painting just seems too much, then you could also reface your cabinets.

When you reface your cabinets, you basically just replace doors and drawer faces. Depending on whether or not you go with a different color or wood stain, you may also need to cover the cabinets themselves. Again you could paint them, or they can be covered with a veneer that is made specifically for refacing. The veneer is cut to fit and glued on, however, some manufacturers sell a self adhesive veneer for easier installation.

Refacing your cabinets with new doors allows for a more significant change in the look of your kitchen. Rather than merely changing the color or fittings of your cabinets, this option essentially allows you to start again. For example, replacing solid wood cabinet doors with glass windowed doors will give your room more of a traditional farmhouse feel. For those of you with a bit of money to spend, but not enough to replace your cabinets entirely, this could be the best option.

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