Tired of your kitchen but don’t have it in you (or your budget) to do a major renovation? Remodelista has some ideas for a remodel in minor.
![Some would say Elizabeth Roberts\2\17; original kitchen was perfect; she liked it well enough, too, but wanted to change just a few things, including adding upper cabinets. See the full story in Kitchen of the Week: New York Architect Elizabeth Roberts’s Own Kitchen Update, Before and After. Photograph courtesy of ERA.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/architect-elizabeth-roberts-brooklyn-kitchen-update-1-733x531.jpg)
![Or you could do the exact opposite of Elizabeth Roberts, and remove upper cabinets for open shelving. Photograph by Melissa Gidney, courtesy of Rip & Tan, from A Star LA Stylist’s Year-Round Family Lake Cabin.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lake-arrowhead-california-cabin-lauren-soloff-interior-design-melissa-gidney-photo-via-rip-and-tan-15a-733x488.jpg)
![And to literally freshen up your kitchen, consider deodorizing your trash bin with an all-natural recipe from herbal apothecary S/he Studio. Photograph by Matthew Williams for Remodelista, from Essential Oils DIY: Make a Simple Trashcan Deodorizer.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/michelle-mckenna-kitchen-garden-trading-trash-bin-london-matthew-williams-photo-0006911-733x933.jpg)
![Another easy idea for a simple update? Swap out the cabinet hardware. (This one is from Rejuvenation.) Find some ideas in \10 Easy Pieces: Modern Cabinet Knobs.](https://media.gardenista.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rejuvenation-sommerville-cabinet-knob-733x489.jpg)
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