There are a range of kitchen backsplash ideas and inspiration to consider. When it comes to updating the appearance of oak cabinets, though, color is perhaps the most important choice to make.

You can’t look at your kitchen the same way anymore. You pine, or oak (sorry ... for new cabinets— I familiarized myself with two other less-costly, less-invasive cabinet update alternatives ...

Dreaming of redoing your kitchen but waking up with a budget ... Painting is the simplest and least expensive fix. Refinishing cabinets can update good quality wood, but it’s a more costly ...

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Not so in kitchen cabinets. The ubiquitous honey oak finish from the Reagan administration ... You should get a return on the investment for common updates, like painting the cabinets or toning ...

It was small in scale compared to the rest of the home, with orange stained oak cabinets and overhead soffits that made it feel even smaller,” Danielle says of the original kitchen.

Want to give your kitchen a facelift without draining your wallet? Consider painting the ­cabinets. Wood cabinet refinishing entails removing the existing paint, sanding the surface (depending on ...

kitchen. The butter yellow walls, oak beadboard cabinets, terra cotta backsplash with floral accent tiles, speckled beige laminate countertops, and sheet vinyl floor in rosy brick basketweave were ...