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Paint or stain old cabinets to make them look new again. "If you want to make your kitchen look new, take about $100 and buy some stain, some sealer, some new hardware, and you can make your cabinets look new — huge payoff for little money," says designer Lisa LaPorta of the L.A. team.

The best paint to use is either a high-gloss or an enamel because it dries hard and it makes cleanup easy.