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Kitchen Budget Ideas

From ideas to tips, discover the best ways to spend less when working on your kitchen.

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Is an Appliance Extended Warranty Worth It?

The This Old House Reviews team has reviewed some of the most popular home and appliance warranty policies to help you choose the option that’s best for you. Take a look at some of the differences between home warranties, extended appliance warranties, and how they protect your home.
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Sears Appliance Warranty Review

If you own a home, you shouldn’t have to worry about the cost of repairing or replacing major systems and appliances that keep your home running smoothly. The best way to get peace of mind is by purchasing a home warranty. Keep reading to learn how a Sears appliance warranty can protect your home.
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Bosch Dishwasher Warranty Review

If you have a Bosch dishwasher warranty, it’s important to know what exactly is covered under your plan and what your coverage options are once the warranty expires. Read on to learn more about your Bosch coverage.

How to Paint a Faux-Marble Countertop

Wondering if you can create a marble effect on your laminate surface? Read these steps to discover what you need to make marble countertop paint for much less.
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How to Update a Kitchen on a Budget

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey goes over low-budget kitchen upgrades in this edition of DIY Smarts.
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Long-Awaited Kitchen Remodel With DIY Cabinetry

An expecting homeowner prompted the best kitchen redo from the Search for America's Best Remodel 2015
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Cost-Wise Kitchen Makeover

The crew from Ask This Old House TV demonstrates how you can renovate a kitchen completely while sticking to a sensible budget
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A Bright and Airy Kitchen for $343

Open shelves and cheery cottage-style details give a dark cook space a fresh new feel
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Editors' Picks: Top 19 Budget Reader Remodels

These TOH readers transformed rooms in their homes with a little elbow grease and budget-savvy creativity
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28 Thrifty Ways to Customize Your Kitchen

Upgrading your kitchen needn't cost a fortune. See how painted cabinets, stylish task lighting, vintage fixtures, and clever storage ideas can create made-to-order looks for less
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Top 10 Budget Kitchen and Bath Remodels

See how a few thrifty DIYers got the kitchens and bathrooms of their dreams without breaking the bank
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26 Low-Cost, High-Style Kitchen Upgrades

See how fresh paint, new lighting, and smart use of colorful tiles and vintage accents can personalize the hub of your home
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The $967 Kitchen Remodel

Warm brown paint, glass mosaic tile, and fresh fixtures update a drab old kitchen
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The $645 Kitchen Remodel

Skillful surgery on the cabinets and some cosmetic changes renewed this 1920s bungalow kitchen for less than the cost of a refrigerator. Here's how the owners did it.
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28 Ways to Customize Your Kitchen for Less

Check out these great kitchen remodel ideas if you're on a budget for perfect but not pricey islands, lighting, storage, and more
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11 Ways to Save While You Splurge

Easy ways to cut costs, not corners, on some of the most high-end home-improvement projects
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3 Kitchens 3 Budgets

Whether your bankroll is small, ample, or somewhere in between, it's possible to get the kitchen you crave at a price you can swallow. And we've got the case studies to prove it
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25 Years of Innovation: Countertops

Twenty-five years ago, choosing a countertop was easy. You picked from a dozen or so colors of plastic laminate.