We don't have a lot of money to do a complete remodel, but I want to update my ugly kitchen. First, I am going to take off the wall paper. At first I wanted to repaint the kitchen cabinets either black (or dark, dark brown) or white. My family talked me out of it. I know it's a big job and I don't want to ruin my cabinets. We could pay to have them repainted at some point maybe, but only if it would look really great.l I'm worried because I don't know if the actual style of the cabinets is too dated (like how they are arched at the top). I am thinking I want to replace the handles on all the cabinets, but I'm not sure if I should bother to do the hinges now or wait to see if we paint. The last concern is my counter top. I don't know if it will look good to do a backsplash over it since it goes up a little on the sides. If it won't look good, I don't want to spend the money and put in the effort. We will most likely be moving in 3 years, so I only want to freshen it up. I don't want to lose money on it when we move. Paint color ideas for walls? Cabinets- paint white or dark or just leave natural? Any other ideas? BTW I hate our floors, but that's not in the budget right now. We are thinking we will redo them at some point and make it travertine like big beige tiles that look like stone.