3K Kitchen Makeover

[Diane J.]

Found this on Apartment Therapy and while painting involves more labor than replacing the cabinets, it's quite a savings on a kitchen this size.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/boston/good-questions/before-after-sharons-kitchen-makeover-on-a-budget-good-question-revisited-128394

[Steve Babiak]

There are some grades (different alloy composition) of stainless that have magnetic properties.

The downside of the "silver mist" finish (fake stainless) is that the finish from one manufacturer to the next varies enough to look mismatched. The real stainless doesn't look quite as different when comparing appliances from different manufacturers.