Decision guide

Kitchen facelift or full renovation?

The cheaper option is not automatically the better option. The right answer depends on the condition of the cabinets, whether the layout works and how much of the kitchen really needs to change.

Question	Facelift	Full renovation
Existing cabinet boxes	Sound and worth keeping	Damaged, poor quality or wrong configuration
Layout	Already works reasonably well	Needs major reconfiguration
Plumbing/electrical	Mostly staying in place	Moving significantly
Visual change	Doors, panels, tops, handles, splashback	Everything can change
Disruption	Generally lower	Generally higher
Budget	Spend concentrated on visible elements	Budget includes demolition and new carcasses

Simple ruleIf you would happily keep the existing layout and cabinet boxes for another decade if they looked different, investigate a facelift first.

Keep the kitchen. Change how it feels.

Send us photos and a rough plan. We’ll tell you whether a facelift makes sense.

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