Kitchen Fronts – Cabinet Doors and Drawers to die for!

Walk into your kitchen and look around. What’s the first thing that catches your eye? (Apart from the pile of washing up that needs doing, that is!) We’re guessing that the first thing you notice as you walk into your kitchen are your kitchen fronts – the cabinet doors and drawers that you open and close every single day. How fresh do they look? How ‘on-trend’ are they, or have they really seen better days? Kitchen fronts can be the most immediate, ‘high impact’ part of your kitchen, and if they are starting to look more shabby than chic then you have a problem.

Replace, reuse or recycle? 

 If those cabinets, kitchen drawers and cupboard doors are looking past their best, then the temptation can be to rip everything out and start again from scratch. But this costs – a lot! A new kitchen from the ground up will cost you at least several thousand pounds, and that’s for a generic kitchen straight out of your local high street DIY store. If you want to go ‘bespoke’ then the price can climb rapidly towards the £15,000 mark, depending on how much you want to achieve, and whether you intend on replacing not just your units, but your white goods too. And if you go for a major remodel with one-off items then the sky is quite literally the limit.

Most people’s bank accounts can’t handle that kind of stress, so we need to consider some budget options that will give you the wow factor without the accompanying heart attack when you get your next credit card bill. So rather than replacing (which also costs time as well as money), why not reuse what you already have, or recycle your existing units by simply replacing the cupboard doors and drawer fronts?

A cheaper alternative

 The ‘behind the scenes’ bits of any kitchen are usually built to last for years. Your units are perfectly serviceable, even if the kitchen fronts – those aesthetic parts that look tatty and tired – are now well beyond their expiration date. So talking to a kitchen refurbishment company who can measure your kitchen up and fit bespoke doors and drawer fronts could be the answer. It means you keep the part of your kitchen you’re happy with, replace the bits you’re not, and still have enough money left over at the end for a few little ‘extras’, such as a brand new sink and tap to finish the look off!

The budget version

If money really is tight then don’t worry - you can still achieve a lot with very little. A simple wipe-down and clean can revive drawer fronts and cupboard doors. Freshen up woodwork with a lick of paint, and replace worn, dated-looking handles with modern versions that fit in with the style of your décor but give the whole look a lift.

A bespoke look for less

The real advantage of replacing your kitchen fronts is that you can achieve that bespoke look for less. Kitchen refurbishment specialists carry a huge selection of modern and traditional styles in a range of materials, from laminates and vinyl through to traditional hardwood, so you can achieve the look you want. And they’ll make sure that every single door fits perfectly, no matter how ‘quirky’ or unusual that corner cupboard is!