Budget-Saving Secrets From Five Fantastic $5,000 Kitchen Facelifts

Pin it For this amount of money, you won't get the kitchen of your dreams --more like a facelift to perk up your tired cabinets, floors, and countertops. The common denominators here are lots of paint, compromise on some materials, using what you already have, smart budget shopping for sale items, and -- of course --a lot of blood, sweat, and tears from the owners. But work wisely and even basic changes like these hugely impact and amp up the aesthetics of the space.