Eyesore No More: Our 10 Favorite Kitchen Transformations of 2016

Sure, we might all want to freshen our living room or bedroom, but no room can get dated, dingy, and even dangerous as quickly as a kitchen can. These 10 amazing makeovers, ranging from $200 DIYs to splashy professional jobs, show the power of paint, paring down, and—for crying out loud—new cabinets.

Check Out the Full Before & After → This Australian Kitchen Is No Longer A 1920s Meets 1980s Eyesore

See More of This → Before & After: A Kitchen Starts From Scratch

See What $300 Can Do → Tara’s Budget Rental Remodel: $300 Later, This Rental Kitchen Is No Longer Recognizable

Miracle Makeover in a Tiny Space → Before & After: An RV Kitchen Gets an Update

Total Transformation → Before & After: A Kitchen Goes From Builder Grade Blue to Sophisticated Black & White

See All the Photos → Before & After: An Awkward Brooklyn Kitchen Embraces its Potential

INCREDIBLE → Before & After: A Tiny Upper West Side Kitchen Grows

See What $200 Can Do → Before & After: A Teeny Kitchen is Transformed on a Tiny Budget

Check Out the Full Kitchen Tour → Before & After: Practical Upgrades for a Brooklyn Kitchen

Shocking Transformation! → Before & After: From “Grimy” to Glamorous

See More → Before & After: A 1950s Kitchen Finally Gets New Cabinets & A New Modern Look

A More Colorful After for Once → Before & After: A Bold & Bright Rental Kitchen Upgrade