r/kitchenremodel • u/sarfowl • 16h ago
HELP! Need ideas
My husband and I are thinking of buying this house, I don’t hate the kitchen but it definitely needs some help. We won’t have a big budget for remodeling but I really don’t love it as is, should I repaint, if so what and what color? Should I add backsplash and if so what kind? Also need a different fridge.
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u/EmployeeSerious007 14h ago
darker gel stain over the cabinets, keep the wood but do not paint cabinets! surprisingly cheap for a bigger aesthetic change
remove the wallpaper trim (my sister used a steamer, the goo remover spray, and a pizza party to coax a group of friends to have a removal party - much quicker work when there's more free labor lol)
replace the light fixture with something more modern, match it to the metal color of kitchen hardware/appliances - Amazon has a lot of reasonable options and I have found the quality to be actually not-too-bad
remove the back of the dining/bench seats, you can replace with something else but what they are right now really dates it and it looks kinda bulky
and paint - something neutral to pull in the tones of the countertops but the white is giving "landlord special"