5 Before-and-After Kitchen Makeovers Under $5,000

Five homeowners tackle five kitchen facelifts with $5,000 or less. See the before-and-after photos and steal their budget-friendly ideas for your own space.

The dated tile floor and overwhelming brown cabinets make this kitchen look like a set from the Brady Bunch. The floor-to-ceiling cabinets make the already small space feel especially claustrophobic. See more before-and-after photos of this kitchen at Christina's Adventures.

To modernize the kitchen and open up the space, the owners install open shelving, repaint the lower cabinets and replace the counter with a hand-me-down butcher block. Even with a splurge on vinyl floor tiles, they keep the budget to $3,400. See more before-and-after photos of this kitchen at Christina's Adventures.

Instead of replacing the upper cabinets with new cabinets, the owners build open shelves using rustic pine boards and IKEA brackets. To complete the farmhouse look, they stain and seal the shelves with finishing wax. See more before-and-after photos of this kitchen at Christina's Adventures.