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I thought about that as well when I put down the new floor in the kitchen. The cabinets were/are in good shape. I didn't go the stingy route when the house was built. The only thing I didn't like was the oak and its stain. So...

Either Lowe's or Home Depot has a kit they sell for refinishing cabinets. I want to say it was around $200 or so...seven or eight step process from sanding to the final clear coat. It's now white.

I got a notion of using some of the vinyl flooring (looks like marble tile) as a back splash all around the kitchen underneath the cabinets. It was the 'sticky back' tile though I used a thin veneer of glue underneath and then came back with grout. It came out WELL!

I haven't done the counter tops in the kitchen yet...it's next. I don't have much of an idea of what I want to do...I'll tackle that this summer or early fall. While it's sort of counterproductive (considering the color of the cabinets I changed) I'm leaning towards butcher block all around.

When I put in a new oven a few years ago I had to expand the opening where the original was placed. So, I've got a little experience tearing the tops off, shaving them down, and replacing them. I think the butcher block would be fairly easy.

<blockquote data-quote="TerryP" data-source="post: 1601958" data-attributes="member: 12209">I thought about that as well when I put down the new floor in the kitchen.&nbsp; The cabinets were/are in good shape.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t go the stingy route when the house was built.&nbsp; The only thing I didn&#039;t like was the oak and its stain.&nbsp;&nbsp; So...Either Lowe&#039;s or Home Depot has a kit they sell for refinishing cabinets.&nbsp; I want to say it was around $200 or so...seven or eight step process from sanding to the final clear coat.&nbsp; It&#039;s now white.&nbsp; I got a notion of using some of the vinyl flooring (looks like marble tile) as a back splash all around the kitchen underneath the cabinets.&nbsp; It was the &#039;sticky back&#039; tile though I used a thin veneer of glue underneath and then came back with grout.&nbsp; It came out WELL!&nbsp; I haven&#039;t done the counter tops in the kitchen yet...it&#039;s next.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have much of an idea of what I want to do...I&#039;ll tackle that this summer or early fall.&nbsp; While it&#039;s sort of counterproductive (considering the color of the cabinets I changed) I&#039;m leaning towards butcher block all around.&nbsp;&nbsp; When I put in a new oven a few years ago I had to expand the opening where the original was placed.&nbsp; So, I&#039;ve got a little experience tearing the tops off, shaving them down, and replacing them.&nbsp; I think the butcher block would be fairly easy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TerryP, post: 1601958, member: 12209"] I thought about that as well when I put down the new floor in the kitchen. The cabinets were/are in good shape. I didn't go the stingy route when the house was built. The only thing I didn't like was the oak and its stain. So... Either Lowe's or Home Depot has a kit they sell for refinishing cabinets. I want to say it was around $200 or so...seven or eight step process from sanding to the final clear coat. It's now white. I got a notion of using some of the vinyl flooring (looks like marble tile) as a back splash all around the kitchen underneath the cabinets. It was the 'sticky back' tile though I used a thin veneer of glue underneath and then came back with grout. It came out WELL! I haven't done the counter tops in the kitchen yet...it's next. I don't have much of an idea of what I want to do...I'll tackle that this summer or early fall. While it's sort of counterproductive (considering the color of the cabinets I changed) I'm leaning towards butcher block all around. When I put in a new oven a few years ago I had to expand the opening where the original was placed. So, I've got a little experience tearing the tops off, shaving them down, and replacing them. I think the butcher block would be fairly easy. [/QUOTE]