8 Huge Ways We Saved On Our Frugal Kitchen Remodel

Planning a budget kitchen remodel? Here are 8 easy ways that we saved big on our own kitchen remodel!

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I still clearly remember the first time we visited our current house with the realtor for the first time. We were immediately drawn to the beautiful character we saw in it and we loved the layout too. But when I walked into the kitchen, my heart immediately sank a bit. It was dark and dingy and in desperate need of a good facelift ! Learn more

What scared me was the fact that I knew that kitchen remodels typically are pretty expensive and I also knew that our finances were tight enough that it would make things tricky if we ended up trying to do a remodel.

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There were some specific things that we did though that saved us significantly and I want to share them with you all to hopefully give you some ideas of ways to save on remodeling a kitchen if you ever have the opportunity! Learn more

STUCK WITH EXISTING LAYOUT

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WENT WITH A FREESTANDING STOVE

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BOUGHT OUR STOVE HOOD FROM AMAZON

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8 Huge Ways We Saved On Our Frugal Kitchen Remodel

Planning a budget kitchen remodel? Here are 8 easy ways that we saved big on our own kitchen remodel!

What scared me was the fact that I knew that kitchen remodels typically are pretty expensive and I also knew that our finances were tight enough that it would make things tricky if we ended up trying to do a remodel.

STUCK WITH EXISTING LAYOUT

There’s no doubt about it, sticking with our kitchen’s original layout saved us a lot of money!

WENT WITH A FREESTANDING STOVE

BOUGHT OUR STOVE HOOD FROM AMAZON

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