Old and outdated cabinets can make a huge difference in your kitchen's overall aesthetic; however, new cabinets can get pricey. This hack makes them look new.

These signs can help you decide to replace, restore, or reface dated kitchen cabinets. Consider potential styles, design, and budget before this big investment.

All new cabinets were out of the question. Refacing them, which involves keeping the cabinet boxes and shelves but changing the doors, drawer fronts and hardware, was less expensive but still costly.

The issue with updating cabinets is that doing so is very costly. Today, replacing cabinet doors can cost anywhere from $900 to $4,500, while refacing them can range anywhere from $4,233 to $10,223.