About 15 years ago, when I was in my “Country/Traditional” mode, I purchased a used breakfront/hutch from a friend-of-a-friend who was moving to California and wanted to change her style. It’s solid Oak, and fit what was my taste at the time.
Now I’m redoing my Dining Room (finally!). My taste has changed a LOT over the years. I’m much more contemporary now. However, the breakfront is in great shape, and I really can’t afford to replace it. What’s a girl to do?
I changed the hardware! The original door knobs were antique brass lion’s heads with rings in their mouths
and the drawer pulls were sort of Colonial Williamsburg-looking.
I removed them and replaced them with oil rubbed bronze knobs and pulls (from Lowe’s, believe it or not). The piece, which used to look country/traditional now has a bit of an Arts and Crafts flair to it. The whole facelift cost around $50.
This is something that can work with your Kitchen cabinets, and any furniture that has doors or drawers. Even if the piece doesn’t have pulls or knobs, you can add them. That’s what power drills are for! 
One word of caution: With drawer pulls, the distance between the screws on most American pieces is 3” on center. Make sure the distance on the new ones is the same as the distance on the old ones. If they’re not, you may end up drilling when you weren’t prepared to, and filling in open holes, which if not done properly will make your piece look tacky.
Take a look around your house and see if there are any pieces that can be updated and therefore improved by changing the hardware. You may be pleasantly surprised at the results. And if you need my help with this, or any other design project, I’m only a phone call or email away.