It is not necessary to hire a designer for kitchen redesigning or redecoration if you can analyze your kitchen properly and then decide that what you want to have in your kitchen and what you doesn’t want to have in your kitchen. Things which need most attention are cabinet hardware, knobs, hinges, counter space. There are various solution to every of these query as for cabinet hardware you can ask to a friend who also want to redesign his kitchen, if you are lucky then you might exchange these hardware with him.
As far as hinges and knobs are concern hinges are available in various different new colors like bronze antique, chocolate color of oil rubbed knobs etc As far as knobs are concern there are many new knobs are available in market like Fused Glass etc. Another famous knob is Handmade glamour, the Hot Glass Cabinet Knobs by megna. If you are in a mood to replace your counter top then granite counter top will be best suited for you. The cheapest and the safest way is to replace your cabinet hardware.