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"Cabinets: Should they stay or should they go?" is one of the first questions homeowners ask themselves when remodeling the kitchen.

Recycling the old cabinets is smart from an environmental standpoint. It's also a good way to save thousands of dollars.

The July issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine shows one way that existing cabinets can be modified to update their look. Upper cabinets flanking the sink were replaced with shelves for a less predictable and more open look.

Other possibilities, many from the spring issue of Kitchen Makeovers, a special-interest publication of Better Homes and Garden:

● Have a carpenter build a new cabinet that matches existing ones. Sometimes, adding a base cabinet or a new upper cabinet can make a huge difference in how well the kitchen functions.

● Paint the cabinets and substitute new hardware.

● Jazz up uninspired cabinetry by adding architectural interest — perhaps ornamental under-cabinet brackets, legs or crown molding.

● Substitute glass-front doors for solid doors to showcase serving pieces or interesting glassware.

● Remove cabinet doors altogether and transform the cabinet into shelves for cookbooks, plate racks or wine racks.

Dress up the table for leisurely summer dinners with the following tips from the July issue of Martha Stewart Living:

● Make a table runner out of a row of vintage ceramic tiles, either matched or mismatched. Add flowers by floating individual blooms in pretty bowls of water.

● Trying to arrange one big perfect centerpiece for the middle of the table can be stressful. Instead, create several casual arrangements in complementary containers and group them in the place of honor.

● Interested in a beach theme? Cover knobby branches from the yard with reddish-orange spray paint to resemble coral. Wrap several sizes of cylindrical glass candleholders with punched paper to add a cozy glow to the table.