ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS, A TYPICAL KITCHEN REMODEL COSTS BETWEEN $50,000 TO $75,000. NOW THAT'S EVERYTHING FOLKS. THAT'S STARTING FROM THE NEW FLOOR, NEW CABINETS, NEW COUNTERTOPS, SINK, FAUCET AND THE APPLIANCES. THAT COSTS AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY. NOT EVERYBODY HAS THAT. THERE ARE SOME SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO TOTALLY CHANGE THE LOOK OF YOUR KITCHEN.

SO WHAT DO WE DO IF WE'RE ON A BUDGET? THE BEST YOU CAN DO IS KEEP THE CABINETS YOU HAVE. MAYBE CHANGE THE HANDLES OR THE HARDWARE TO CHANGE THE LOOK. YOU CAN ACTUALLY PAINT THE CABINETS. OR, YOU CAN REFACE THEM, TAKE THE DOORS OFF AND REPLACE THEM FOR A WHOLE NEW LOOK, SAVING A LOT OF MONEY YOU CAN SPEND IN OTHER AREAS.

WHEN WE RENOVATED OUR HOME HERE IN SAVANNAH, THE KITCHEN IN OUR UPSTAIRS OFFICES WAS ALL WHITE - ALL WHITE CABINETS, WHITE COUNTERTOPS, WHITE APPLIANCES - EVEN WHITE WALLS. IT LOOKED LIKE AN OPERATING ROOM. WE NEEDED TO BRING SOME COLOR INTO THIS ROOM AND WE WANTED TO DO IT INEXPENSIVELY.

WE OPTED TO CHANGE THE COUNTERTOP, SINK AND FAUCET TO BRING SOME COLOR INTO THE KITCHEN. WE'RE USING A WILSONART HD LAMINATE. NOW THIS IS NOT YOUR MOM'S COUNTERTOP. THESE PRODUCTS ARE MUCH MORE DURABLE AND MUCH EASIER TO MAINTAIN. WE ADDED SOME COLOR WITH PAINT ON THE WALLS, TOTALLY CHANGING THE LOOK OF THIS KITCHEN.
DON SAYS THAT THERE ARE A VARIETY OF COLORS AND STYLES AVAILABLE WITH THE WILSONART COUNTERTOPS. HE RECOMMENDS CHECKING OUT WWW.WILSONART.COM BEFORE HEADING TO YOUR FAVORITE HOME IMPROVEMENT CENTER.