What can we do with our kitchen cabinets?
We don't particularly like our laminate 'natural wood look' semi-gloss kitchen cabinets (see below).
We had considered just getting new doors but there are three places at the ends of the units where the sides are visible too, also there's the, er, whatever the bits are called that run along the floor below the cabinets.
Is there anything we can do except get new ones - and if so what are the choices, in terms of comprehensiveness / expense? I'm guessing the lowest cost is to just get the same size and shape and replace like-for-like, just nicer.
Right up to having the whole kitchen perhaps redesigned and fully replaced, which I'd imagine is in the region of £10k? It is tempting as the storage is pretty rubbish - really awkward getting into one of the cupboards, and accessing contents etc...
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adrianlowery
6 years agoadrianlowery
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHere you go -
can't see it very well - but it's white woodwork and floor and v light grey walls
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoA B
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI quite like the doors! I personally would replace the worktops and tiles instead. How about a plywood worktop?
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6 years agoI don't think a new kitchen would cost £10k unless you went very high end. My kitchen is a bit bigger than yours, and I replaced it 7 years ago for £13k but that included plastering, new cooker, sink, tap, fridge, porcelain tile flooring and wall mosaic tiles, as well as units and oak worktop. The kitchen was an average priced one from Wrens. It still looks like new today.
You could update your kitchen with new doors, knobs, worktop and tiles, which will totally transform it without costing a fortune. Plinths are available from many diy stores. I think B&Q do standard replacement doors. I love the colour of the walls by the way! Here's some pics of my kitchen:
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