Many homeowners and future homeowners want a home that they are proud of.  A home that when guests visit they are impressed.  Remodeling a kitchen can be a very expensive project but it can also be the difference between a good home and a great home. 

One way to create a new look in your kitchen without spending a ton of money is to do a scaled-back kitchen remodel.  Accorinding to a Remodeling magazine survey, if a homeowner does a kitchen remodel this way they can recoup an average of 83% of their investment.

One great idea to cut down costs in that instead of replacing all of the kitchen cabinets just replace the facing and hardware.  This can save you up to 25% of the cost.  Instead of granite countertops that are very nice but very expensive a homeowner can use Silestone or Cambria.  These are less expensive than granite but have the great look of granite.

You can also repaint the kitchen and put new flooring in.  All of this will help update the look of your kitchen without costing you a lot of money.