Try: https://www.angi.com/ for local contractors. Find a family-run lumberyard or flooring store and ask for good, local Contractors/Workers.
I just read an article on this a few weeks back. High points for a basic re-model without spending a lot were:
Repaint/restyle cabinets
Install under-cabinet lighting
Replace existing backsplash
Replace existing seating
Unless you’re taking it back to the studs, these areas give you the most bang for your buck. So, if you’re doing it from scratch, don’t go ‘cheap’ in the above listed areas.
I’m bringing my kitchen ‘back from the 80’s,’ one step at a time. Beau is like, ‘I JUST installed that 30 years ago!” so it’s slow going. He NEVER feels that something has lived out it’s natural lifespan, LOL!
He feels that way because he’s correct.
That said, things can be refined, tweaked, and modified.