Yeah, big purchases bother me. I remember a car salesman commenting that I didn't look happy to be getting a new car and I told I was thinking of much it cost me.
My kitchen is in rough shape but I figure it would be $5 to 10K to fix it and I just haven't been able to bring myself to spend that. I have decorative jars where some of the cupboard doors are gone and some of the drawers are nailed shut so they don't injure someone walking by.
I did replace the roof, oil tank, and other essential items.