Cost-Cutting Kitchen Remodeling Ideas

When you have just $5,000 to build a kitchen, you have to be creative. That was the challenge for Lisa Inglese in Olathe, Kan. She scored big by going to a restaurant supply and salvage store, where she purchased her commercial oven, refrigerator, rolling carts and shelves, and even the kitchen sink for a fraction of retail price. She also stacked and hung old electrical-outlet boxes to create an inexpensive, one-of-a-kind spice rack.