It looks like beech doors on the first few images but a different colour on the last one. Difficult to definitely tell the colour on a screen. I would see if the board is still available in a matching colour and cover the boiler to match the existing. If funds allow I would have all new fascias but then you have the end panels to do too.

The cheapest way to do it is with a cut and edged board that a joinery workshop would be able to do.

Thank you, the doors are all the same colour, the last image was taken by the estate agent which is why it looks a bit brighter!

You could brighten the kitchen by painting the cabinetry. Not a forever solution but I have seen some good temporary upgrades done this way and it's relatively inexpensive. Depending on how into diy you are, you could resurface your work surfaces in epoxy too.

Thank you, I'd not considered resurfacing the worktops but it sounds a budget friendly option to explore. My DIY skills aren't the best but I know that some companies will respray cabinets for you also.

I think the tiling stands out the most so you could paint them with tile paint or cover them with tile stickers. Not long term solutions but will certainly see you through for a while. The wall with the boiler - I would remove it all and put a cupboard around the boiler if you can find a similar finish to the rest. We fitted a cupboard round ours and it made such a difference. I think the cupboards are fine for now and if you paint the tiles white you can create a Scandi look a bit like this picture.

Thanks for the tip on building a cupboard around the boiler, I've heard that basic IKEA kitchen cabinets are good for this purpose, do you mind me asking where you got yours from?

As you have slab front doors, you might want to look at DIY vinyl wraps to update the cabinetry.

For the boiler wall, I would take out the existing boxing and counters and start fresh. Design it to fit whatever you want/need. It does not need to match the other cabinetry…. It could be white, sage green, grey, etc. I have successfully put a 60cm wide IKEA upper cupboard around a boiler. The fitter simply left off the backing, and cut holes in the top and bottom for the pipes. As it matches the other uppers, you’d never know it’s a boiler cupboard.

You could also update the floor inexpensively with sheet vinyl, or (whisper it) even sticky back tiles. I have used the latter twice now to “temporarily” cover horrible floors and they made a huge difference to how I felt about the space.

Hi Bunnybuns, my kitchen was from Wrens so we bought an extra 60cm cupboard (taller version) and it fitted around the boiler with room to spare. As pjdklm suggests it could be any colour, doesn’t have to be wood. My builder made some holes at the top for ventilation but I’ve since read it just needs a bit of space around the boiler for ventilation. I think if you put a double door cupboard around it, it will look a little bit more central? This is my cupboard.

Hi Bunny,

the kitchen isn't that bad, I don't mind the wood either.

One solution, definitely, is to paint the sockets, maybe just the cabinets. But if the idea of painting doesn't excite you, you could just replace the handles. On line you can really find a lot of them!

The area boiler / fridge, in fact, is more thorny: perhaps the best thing to do is to build a cabinet around the boiler (IKEA modules will be fine if you have manual skills in these things), eliminate that small table and provide a single shelf next to the fridge. Maybe even an open shelf system, or an under-top curtain.