Kitchen cabinet advice required! Please help!

amygoodwin

7 years ago

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Kitchen cabinet advice required, please help!! · More Info

Kitchen cabinet advice required, please help!! · More Info

We moved into our house in November , the kitchen cabinets are oak . The floor is definitely changing I really like the wood effect tyles or the karndean Welsh slate effect for this. My dilemma is should we paint the cabinets, keep them as they are and just change handles or ditch them completely ( which seems a shame as they are great quality) please help - have seen some fab projects on here with painted cabinets !!

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Abbeywood Furniture Ltd

7 years ago

Hi Amy, a wood effect floor would be too much with the cabinets as they are. If you want something instant handpainting the cabinets will change them for the present. If you are going to throw them out consider the whole layout of the kitchen before you do anything. I think spending the summer in it is a good idea as you will have a better idea of what works for you. https://www.abbeywoodfurniture.com

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amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
i should mention it is quite a sunny kitchen, the window faces south west.
minnie101
7 years ago
Hi Amy. I wouldn't go for a wood effect tile with the units and table as it might be wood overload. Re the units it really depends on whether you like them or not. It may be quite difficult just to change the handles if you keep as wood. I've seen a few shaker kitchens in your ideabook. Why not turn the door fronts round and add a very slim mdf border which would give you this effect which you can then paint and change the handles? You could get someone in if DIY isn't your thing. It should be a pretty cheap update though
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headers13
7 years ago
I think the shape on the door moulding is a little old fashioned even if painted but depends on budget. You could get new doors put on then paint all. Or as Minnie says turn around & add moulding.
amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
They actually look like that in the inside already but what about where the hinges are cut out ?
minnie101
7 years ago
That's good! You should just be able to use wood filler and get a good finish if you're painting them. I will caveat that by saying my DIY skills aren't the best but I think it should work!
amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
Will inspect when I get home , seems a shame to get rid completely as they are good quality but the design is dated !
minnie101
7 years ago
Definitely. My kitchen is handmade but c23 years old so I painted it when I moved in and changed the handles. Part of me wants a gleaming new kitchen but I know I'll end up with something not too dissimilar!
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amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
We went looking for new but I didn't like what I can afford at the moment - not for this house anyway - shiny gloss won't work and the shaker looked plastic ! If I can turn the doors and paint them I think it would be perfect .......
Jonathan
7 years ago
I would buy an inexpensive shaker kitchen with cheap worktops.
Personalise it now by painting in your favorite colours and change the worktop to stone later when your budget allows.
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OnePlan
7 years ago
I popped on to look at this on my lunch break - was waiting for someone to say paint the bottom a dark colour to blend the dark appliances away ! But as no one has - I'll add it ! ( I do like the other suggestions too !) finished for the day now ... And chill - I'm stepping away from the iPad now !! See ya ! ( waving to you all !! )
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amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
I am now researching replacement doors ! Can't turn the doors around as the moulding is also on the inside :( looks like a whole new kitchen, thank you for the comments x
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Phipps Building Ltd
7 years ago
If you are going for a new kitchen then maybe a new layout. Block in side door and have 3 small bi fold doors to the garden if you have 3 doors you can use one as your access door.?
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amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
That is exactly what I said when we moved in ! But I want to have our first summer here so I can get an idea of how sunny / hot the kitchen gets - love bifolds and keen to.get them in somewhere.
Gatos Rojos
7 years ago
I have a similar dilemma in my kitchen. I'm thinking about buying unfinished replacement doors and then painting the doors and end panels (anything that shows) in my chosen colour(s). this might be a cost effective and environmentally friendly solution if the carcasses are otherwise sound.
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amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
That sounds like an option - I have been speaking to a builder today who said he has painted a similar style cabinet door and it looked completely different after painting- but to make sure I use a soft sheen finish , he is going to send me some pics so we shall see - off to howdens today though to check out replacement doors , it would be easier if it was broken lol
Gatos Rojos
7 years ago
"it would be easier if it was broken"

I know exactly what you mean! let us know how you get on. I'm probably only a couple of months behind you in terms of our own kitchen revamp!
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Phipps Building Ltd
7 years ago
if your thinking of getting new doors from a different brand of kitchen then make sure you measure the distances down to the hinge positions or it could get messy ?! (: -n
Midcenturylass
7 years ago
Painting will transform the units. Add a different handle (maybe a cup design) and they'll be unrecognisable. Even if you still want to change the kitchen after you've painted it, at least you can see how the room looks for a modest outlay.
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amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you , I think we will try painting , we have a matching cabinet in the garage which I can experiment on , with new handles and flooring and metro tiles hopefully the outdated routering on the doors will fade into insignificance !
amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
We are painting them, a professional is going to come in and do them next week , once that's done we will tile , paint walls and change the floor , resembling!!!
amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
This is where we are at now - still need new blind for the window , flooring and accessories but getting there !
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Frank & Faber
7 years ago
If you've got the time and the inclination (and budgets are tight) I reckon it's worth giving the paint a go to see how it looks. Lots of the kitchens we're doing for clients now are ones with painted finishes and although (as mentioned above) this isn't the most classic style/a bit old fashioned it will look completely different painted. New handles... save up for the kitchen you really want!
amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
Too late ! We have changed the doors and tiled and are now saving up to do the floor
Gatos Rojos
7 years ago
Oh wow! What an amazing transformation. I am definitely inspired by what you have achieved. Your kitchen is so light and airy now and it looks so modern!
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Susan
7 years ago
Did you change the doors? Or paint them? We are about to embark on something similar and not sure whether I'll get the effect I want by painting . Thanks
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amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
We change the doors after weeks of deliberation! Unfortunately the moulding on the original doors was too old fashioned and would have looked dated what ever we did and painting was way too big a job to undertake in the off chance it might look OK !
pannacotta
7 years ago
Looks really sleek, well done.

I do think it might be even better with the side panels painted in with the doors.
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Mary Mary
7 years ago
Love the doors where did you buy them
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amygoodwin
Original Author
7 years ago
They are from howdens , we did thimk about changing the end panels and plinths but thought we would try it without first as the oak end panels match our kitchen table ...... Once the floor is done we will be able to make a final decision , I am still waiting for the new blind to go up , patiently waiting lol.
Doirin Duggan
7 years ago
Well done, looks lovely so far and the chairs make the room lighter again. The room looks well.

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