Brilliant ideas to save you HUNDREDS on a kitchen makeover!

When I saw this condo kitchen, I thought it might be beyond saving. But since the cabinets were a custom size, I thought I'd try to clean them before giving up on them completely. And I was surprised at the difference! Just wait until you see this kitchen makeover.

I started by cleaning everything thoroughly with soapy water. Then, I removed the cabinet doors at the hinges. I was surprised to see even more items left behind in the cabinet. I washed the cabinet doors several times, removed the hinges from the doors themselves, and then went over them with a soft, lint-free cloth and a deglosser. You could see the difference right away. The cabinets didn't look damaged, so I thought I'd go ahead and paint them.

I used a color by Sherwin-Williams called "Chat Room." I applied the paint using a paint sprayer that I had received in a prior project. When it came time to painting the cabinet boxes, I first taped off the area using this painter's tape with an attached plastic tarp. It was easy to cover up everything that I didn't want painted, and then I was able to spray paint it in no time at all. I applied two different coats of the paint, each one very lightly. This way, I didn't have any streaks or drip marks anywhere. I let everything dry overnight, and then the next day, I did the other side of the doors.

First thing in the morning when I arrived, I had cabinet doors literally everywhere. I put them on the ironing board, on cans to get them off the floor. I made sure to put butcher paper down so that I wouldn't have any dust everywhere. Once those were dry, I added brand-new hinges onto the doors and attached those onto the cabinet boxes again. Then, I needed to go ahead and add new handles to make it look more modern.

When I attached my poles, I started by using a template to mark the location of the bottom part of the handle. I then flipped it over and used that same spot on the template to mark the other door. I took the screw and attached the bottom part of the pole. I like these big handles; they're about 10 inches, so they're larger than most people would use, but I like the way they look. What we did splurge on was spending money on granite countertops. Along with the new granite, I also purchased a new sink and faucet to make everything look more modern.

It was looking really good, but I still needed to do something to fix this backsplash. I decided to do something a little bit outside of the norm. I usually do a tile mosaic backsplash, but this time, I decided to use shiplap. I painted it first to make it a little bit of a gray color to go well with the countertops. Then, I measured and cut the shiplap pieces. It only took about 45 minutes to get all the shiplap backsplash completed, and I think it looks great. Here's the after. You can see that there was a really big transformation when you look back at the before and now to the current state of the kitchen. Of course, new appliances helped as well; that modernized everything. I hope this inspired you to renovate your kitchen.

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