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.