If your kitchen boxes are solid and the layout works, you do not need to gut the room to love it again. A refresh changes what actually dates a kitchen, the cabinet doors, their color, the hardware, and the backsplash, and leaves the plumbing, wiring, and walls where they are.
That keeps the project faster, far less disruptive, and easier to budget. Benicht refaces or repaints the cabinets, updates the hardware, installs a new backsplash, and finishes the trim so the room comes together as one deliberate look.