Before: "We debated whether or not to keep the wood paneling along the main wall of the kitchen, but because of the way that the wood panel was ‘chopped’ with the white beam above the window, we decided to remove it all and drywall it to make it look lot more clean and streamlined," says Hong. Photo 4 of 9 in Budget Breakdown: A Cramped Eichler Kitchen Gets a $49K Refresh

Budget Breakdown: A Cramped Eichler Kitchen Gets a $49K Refresh

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Before: "We debated whether or not to keep the wood paneling along the main wall of the kitchen, but because of the way that the wood panel was ‘chopped’ with the white beam above the window, we decided to remove it all and drywall it to make it look lot more clean and streamlined," says Hong.