We are remodeling our 30 year old dated kitchen for the same reasons… we want to live here the rest of our lives and want a kitchen we are comfortable with! And if we have to sell, it is less headache for us/our kids to update.
Anyway, it is only costing us $6 k, but they are repurposing a lot of the materials… that saves a LOT in cost, even though it costs a bit more in labor