How to Upgrade Your Refrigerator on a Budget

If you have a functional refrigerator with a dated look, instead of spending hundres or thousands of dollars to replace it, you can give it a whole new look with contact paper and spray paint. Learn how to upgrade your refrigerator on a budget in this Ace Hardware video:

Apply contact paper to the refrigerator exterior:

1. Clean the exterior of the refrigerator.

2. Remove the handles and set them aside.

3. Measure the refrigerator.

4. Measure, cut and apply the contact paper. A light spray of Windex will help it go on smoother.

Ensure that you’re working in a well-ventilated space for spray painting the handles.

1. Rough up the surface of the handles with a sander and sanding sponge.

2. Spray the handles with primer.

3. Spray paint the handles.