Consider your existing cabinets before replacing them
Replacing cabinets is something so infamously expensive that on shows like House Hunters, it's become a running gag. Think about the finishing and color of your cabinets and what kind of knobs you want on them (if any). If it's just a dislike of the color, you could repaint or stain the cabinets' wood until they look how you want. If things are more complicated than that like you wish for glass cabinets or open-faced cabinets, shop around for replacements that you love.
You can paint kitchen cabinets, replace doors, even customize the framework of doors and add glass! You have a lot of options for giving your existing cabinets a facelift. It might be as simple as replacing the hardware and BOOM you have something new that you love.
Don't forget, you don't necessarily need kitchen knobs since many newer cabinets have a lip on the bottom.
In our kitchen, we chose to take out some of the upper cabinets in the design and go with open shelves for displaying our favorite things as well as dishes. We even opted for a custom island instead of built in. Some of our upper cabinets have glass panels and lights inside to display my collection of antique pitchers.
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