@hh1 I had been thinking about new cupboards, but mine really are okay. I've been told they are real wood and that is nicer than most of what you can get here. So I think I will settle for a repaint and new hardware. I had thought about putting some pull out drawers that you can install in a couple of the cupboards. Everything at the back of the cupboards is pretty hard for me to get to with my back and I have my husband pull out stuff when needed. Luckily the things I regularly use are pretty close to the front.
But I have wondered about drawers, it feels like things stacked might topple with pulling in and out? I have large and small glass bowls stacked, and also plastic containers, but maybe really nice smooth hardware might work to stop that? So you will have to let me know how all drawers works out!
I had to laugh when you said you were afraid of what you might find when you cleared out your cupboards. When we moved I hadn't gotten into some areas in my kitchen for over 20 years. I had a huge island filled with my great grandparents china and crystal and mine. I called a sister and said I'm not taking it with me as I never use it do you want it. Old appliances, tons of plastic containers that just kept getting shoved into a huge cupboard. (We had a big kitchen) Punch bowls, glass jars, candles, cleaning stuff, old phone books. A bunch of stuff I never used anymore. Plus I just had too much stuff for the smaller kitchen/house here. The only thing I miss is my grandparents lavender crystal set. But I never used it as I was scared of breaking it and it might not have made it whole shipping it here anyways, so I wouldn't have wanted to chance it.