Great ideas. The whole house is a gut. All flooring all walls need repairs and refinish so he wants to avoid the paint on the cabinets for now. Will definitely change the pulls. Looking at matte black. Stainless appliances. Color palette for adjoining room attached. We can plan to paint the cabinets but it will be a few years away.

There are so many flooring stores that allow you to take the board home to see the floors in your home. You guys should do this, it helps so much!

I'd change the countertops. HD and Lowes have stock countertops that look really nice and are not expensive at all. I used them in my laundry room.

What's the lighting situation in the other rooms. Your color palette has darker colors.

Look at the right of the pic then the left. The 'yellow' is OBVIOUSLY coming from the lights and the paint. You seem to think it's less than ideal he's not filling a landfill with beautiful cabinetry just because you prefer the cheap painted out look. ugggg Paint and get new light bulbs. If the floor is at least two shades lighter or darker than the BEAUTIFUL cabinets (depending his preference) they will look great.

It sounds like your son has plenty on his plate, and lots of demands on his budget. What is the rest of the flooring? If it's serviceable and the kitchen flooring is not, he could replace the sheet vinyl. That will buy him time while he completes his other projects.

I like to do flooring last, so it doesn't get damaged by other work going on.

"The whole house is a gut."

What is he pulling the kitchen cabinet fixatures, and the tops out and then putting the same ones back in the exact same spots?

The kitchen looks functional. I would wait on any remodeling in that area. He may well find, after living with it for awhile, that he wants to change the layout - meaning any $$ he puts into it now will go down the drain. Instead, work on the main living area (reserving as much flooring as necessary down the road to finish the kitchen), and the bathrooms. Then the bedrooms, and lastly the kitchen. My guess is that he is going to find many unexpected expenses.....so not gutting it all right away will be a good idea.

IMO if the whole house is a gut do it right and that kitchen is where he starts it is dated and what he really needs is a good interior designer who has good kitchen design experience . A 22 yr old can live without a fancy kitchen until it is done right . The tile foor needs to be ripped out before he can do new flooring so might as well get at the kitchen when that is happening.I for sure would not spend one dime on new counters and appliances right now. A complete gut job needs a very well thought out plan and IMO that requires more help than can be gotten here . I know designers are expensive but so are mistakes made in a hurry. The bones of the house are the first steps not the pretty stuff.

Perhaps look online at affordable products for your son. We recommend replacing all appliances with stainless steel, updating flooring and countertops, along with backsplash, lighting and hardware. Here are a few kitchens we have done which might just give you some more ideas.

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Wow tracefloyd the mom is trying to help him thats why. And if they want to do work let them. People come on here to ask for advice not to be told not to do it. We helped

my daughwr and aon in law with house financially and gave opinions. the house turned out great for them. It looks like a great starter home. Good luck and enjoy the process.

Here are a couple of pictures of SPC Monet floor. I found younger couples with an entry-level house or condo are quite happy with the color and design.