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Ten Kitchen Refurbishment Ideas, Smallest Cost First

The ten changes that refurbish a kitchen, from the least cost to the most: handles, hinges, lights, a respray, a laminate worktop, sink and tap, splashback, new doors, a stone worktop, and swapping a unit or two. Handles and soft-close hinges are €150 to €450. New doors, drawer fronts and a worktop together are €1,350 to €5,000.

The list, then how to combine them.

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  • 10changes, smallest cost first
  • €150 to €450handles and hinges
  • €1,350 to €5,000doors and a worktop

The ten, in order

ChangeSize of jobOur price guide
1New handlesSmall€150 to €450 with soft-close hinges
2Soft-close hinges and runnersSmallWith the handles
3Lights under the wall unitsSmall to mediumPart of €500 to €2,000
4Doors resprayedMedium€700 to €1,000 small, €1,250 to €2,000 medium
5A new laminate worktopMedium€800 to €2,000
6A new sink and tapMediumPriced on the job
7A new splashbackMediumPriced on the job
8New doors and drawer frontsLarger€1,350 to €5,000 with a worktop
9A quartz or stone worktopLarger€2,200 to €4,800
10One or two units swappedLargerPriced on the job

Three that go together

Navy painted kitchen doors under a white worktop with a brass tap
Colour and handles. A respray and new handles. The same kitchen, a different decade.
A long kitchen with white base units, green wall units and a green island
Two tones. Wall units one colour, base units another. Works with a respray or new doors.
Cream kitchen units with lights under the wall cabinets
Light. Strips under the wall units make a worktop usable and a room bigger.

How to choose

  • The doors are sound and you like the shape: respray, handles, lights.
  • The doors are peeling or the style is wrong: new doors, and the worktop while you're at it.
  • The doors are fine and the worktop isn't: worktop, sink, tap, splashback.
  • One unit is water-damaged: swap it, then any of the above.

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More on refurbishing a kitchen

Costs, doors, worktops and timing.

A kitchen with pale grey shaker doorsWhat it costsFrom a €700 respray to €5,000 for doors and a worktop.Navy kitchen doors under a white worktopReplacement doorsMade to measure for your units, from €48 a door.A white kitchen with a black stone-effect worktopA new worktopLaminate €800 to €2,000. Quartz €2,200 to €4,800.A kitchen with solid timber cabinets and an islandRefurbish or replace?Five checks on the units you have.An open soft-close drawer beside an ovenThe small partsHandles and soft-close hinges, €150 to €450.

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Four taps: the doors, the worktop, the size and any extras. You see our price guide for it. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want one kitchen company that covers your county to ring you.

What about the doors?

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Questions people ask

What makes the biggest difference?

Doors and worktop together. They are most of what you see.

What's the quickest change?

Handles: an hour or two.

Can I do it in stages?

Yes. Doors this year, worktop next. Do the splashback with the worktop.

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