Melbourne kitchen facelifts · Doors, panels, benchtops & finishing upgradesBayside · CBD & Inner City · Inner East · South East · Mornington Peninsula
Melbourne · Victoria

Refresh the kitchen.
Not the whole room.

If the layout works and the cabinets are sound, you may not need a full renovation. We replace the surfaces you see and touch — doors, drawer fronts, panels, hardware, benchtops and selected finishing details.

Melbourne focusedLocal measuring and installation across our core service footprint.
CBD & Inner CityCBD to South Yarra
BaysideBrighton to Mordialloc
Inner EastHawthorn to Doncaster
South EastOakleigh to Berwick
Mornington PeninsulaMornington to Sorrento
Keep what is soundExisting cabinet boxes where suitable
Change what dates itDoors, panels, handles and surfaces
Melbourne measure & installLocal site assessment before manufacture
Clear scope firstKnow what is staying and what is changing
What we actually do

A facelift sits between repainting and ripping the kitchen out.

It makes the most sense when the existing footprint is practical but the visible finish has aged. We assess the carcasses first, then build the scope around the parts that will make the biggest visual and functional difference.

Built around Melbourne

Local enough to understand the house.

CBD & Inner City

Apartments, terraces and inner-city homes where access, lift bookings, parking and compact footprints make accurate planning especially important.

Core area
Bayside

Established family homes and townhouses where the cabinet layout often still works but finishes, profiles and benchtops have dated.

Core area
Inner East

Apartments, renovated period homes and 1990s–2000s kitchens where a targeted update can avoid unnecessary demolition.

Core area
South East

Family homes, investment properties and larger kitchens where door/panel replacement can deliver a large visual change without rebuilding every box.

Core area
Mornington Peninsula

Coastal homes, investment properties and family kitchens from Mornington through to Sorrento where a refresh can modernise the room without a full rebuild.

Core area
Other Melbourne

We also quote selected jobs outside the core areas based on scope, access and installation logistics.

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Is your kitchen worth refreshing?

The first decision is not colour. It is whether the existing kitchen deserves to stay.

We would rather recommend a full renovation than put new doors over damaged carcasses or preserve a layout that frustrates you every day.

Usually worth keeping

Cabinet boxes are dry, square and structurally sound The layout and appliance locations already work Drawers and hinges can be retained or upgraded You mainly dislike the colour, door style or benchtop You want less demolition and a tighter scope

Usually better to rebuild

× Swollen, water-damaged or failing cabinet boxes× Major layout, plumbing or electrical changes× Poor storage design you want to fundamentally change× Structural walls or appliance positions need moving× The existing kitchen cannot accept the finish you want
The refresh menu

Build the scope around the result — not a fixed package.

A small facelift might be doors, panels and handles. A deeper refresh can add benchtops, new hinges/drawers, splashback work and small cabinet modifications.

Full visual refresh

Doors + panels + hardware + benchtop + selected finishing details.

Door-first facelift

Best when the existing benchtop still works.

Need help deciding?

Use the existing kitchen as the brief.

Send us wide photos, close-ups of damaged areas and a note on what you want to keep. We can usually tell quickly whether a facelift is worth exploring.

Send kitchen photos
Melbourne facelift logic

Spend on the visible layer first.

When the cabinet carcasses are already doing their job, replacing them can consume budget without adding much to the finished look. A facelift redirects more of the spend toward the surfaces, hardware and details that define the room.

KeepSound cabinet structure
ReplaceVisible fronts & surfaces
RefineHardware & finishing
How a facelift works
Process

Photos first. Measure second. Manufacture before disruption.

We want the job defined before removal starts. That means identifying what stays, checking condition, measuring accurately and confirming finishes before new components are ordered.

Send photos

Suburb, wide shots, close-ups and the changes you are considering.

Site measure

We inspect cabinet condition, geometry, hardware and access.

Specify & manufacture

Door profile, colour, panels, hardware and surfaces are confirmed.

Install & adjust

Old visible components are removed and the new finish is fitted and aligned.

Melbourne pricing guide

Budget depends more on scope than postcode.

Door quantity, panel complexity, hardware, benchtop material, appliance cut-outs, site access and the condition of the existing cabinetry all affect price. Use the planning calculator before requesting a measure.

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Have a kitchen that works but looks tired?

Send photos and your Melbourne suburb. We will tell you whether a facelift is worth pricing.

Start with photos