I did some «budget - friendly» renovating of my kitchen 2 yrs ago, stripping old wallpaper,
putting in the subway tile
backsplash, adding bright white
beadboard halfway up walls and on the existing white cabinet ends, painting the rest of the walls soft white (sometimes looks very very pale yellow).
Here are the pictures of the kitchen / den area after the hardwood floors were
put in, the cabinets and walls were painted white, the sliding glass doors were replaced with French doors, the odd door from the den into the entry way was removed, the wagon wheel hanging over the area for the kitchen table was removed, granite tile countertops were installed, a
beadboard backsplash was installed, a new sink was
put in, and the appliances from the 1960s were replaced.