Kitchen Makeover and Facelift
A new look on the units you have, option by option, with what each costs.
Free, no obligation. One local fitter prices it, not five.
Short answerA kitchen makeover costs from €700 to €1,000 for a respray to €1,350 to €5,000 for new doors, drawer fronts and a worktop, against €8,000 or more for a new kitchen.
What a makeover is
A kitchen makeover, or facelift, changes how the kitchen looks without replacing it. The units stay. What changes is everything you see: the doors or their colour, the worktop, the handles, the splashback and the light.
The options, cheapest first
| Job | Typical price | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Respray, small kitchen (up to 10 doors) | €700 to €1,000 | About a day on site. Solid wood, painted wood and most MDF doors take it well. |
| New doors and drawer fronts, supplied | From €48 a door | €48 plain, €55 shaker or handleless. Handles and fitting on top. |
| Laminate worktop, fitted | €800 to €2,000 | €50 to €100 a metre. Fitted in a day. |
| New doors, drawer fronts and worktop on your units | €1,350 to €5,000 | How many doors, and laminate against stone for the worktop. |
| Quartz or granite worktop, fitted | From €2,200 | Quartz €300 to €750 a metre fitted, granite €350 to €600. Templated, then fitted 5 to 10 working days later. |
When a makeover is the right call
- The units are dry, square, and the doors close.
- You like the layout.
- The appliances work.
When it isn't
A fitted replacement kitchen starts around €8,000, and a new made-to-measure one with VAT from about €12,000. If the carcasses are damaged, or you want the sink somewhere else, put the makeover money towards that instead.
Redesign your kitchen in the Studio
Free. About two minutes. Your redesign is drawn on your own photo, and when you like it, one kitchen fitter near you can price it.
- Photo your kitchenAny phone photo of the room.
- Rethink itLayout first, then the doors, colour, worktop and finishing touches.
- See it, then tweak itYour redesign on your own photo, then ask the AI designer for changes.
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Start with the shape of the room
Kitchens come in a handful of shapes. Each one has its own fixes.
Galley kitchens
Two runs facing each other. The gap between them decides everything.
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L-shaped kitchens
Two walls and a corner. Win the corner back, add a table or an island.
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U-shaped kitchens
Three walls of storage. Open one arm into a peninsula with stools.
More on U-shaped kitchens →
Kitchen islands
Needs 1200 mm clear all round. What to put on it and what it adds.
More on kitchen islands →
Open plan kitchens
Taking a wall out: the engineer, the steel, the planning and the cost.
More on open plan kitchens →
Small kitchens
Shallow units, drawers, one tall unit and more light out of the same few metres.
More on small kitchens →Redesign without a new kitchen
If the units are sound, change what you see: the doors, the colour, the worktop.
Kitchen respray
From €700
New colour on the doors you have, in one to three days.
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Replacement kitchen doors
From €48 a door
New fronts on the units you have.
More on replacement kitchen doors →
Kitchen worktop replacement
From €800 fitted
Laminate, wood or stone on the units you have.
More on kitchen worktop replacement →Get your redesign priced
Three taps about the kitchen, then your number. It goes to one kitchen fitter who covers your area, and they ring you to talk it through, measure up and price it.
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Straight answers to what people ask most: itemised costs, specifications, planning or grants, and what to check before you book.
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Questions people ask
How much is a kitchen makeover in Ireland?
From €700 to €1,000 for a respray of a small kitchen to €1,350 to €5,000 for new doors, drawer fronts and a worktop.
What is a kitchen facelift?
The same thing as a makeover: new doors or a respray, a new worktop, handles and lighting, on the units you already have.
Is a makeover worth it?
When the units are sound and you like the layout, yes: it's a fraction of a new kitchen.
Who will ring me?
One kitchen fitter who covers your area. Your number isn't sent to a list. They ring you within one working day, ask about the room and what you want to change, and arrange to measure it before giving you a written price. Nothing is booked until you say yes.
Kitchen Redesign across all 26 counties
Requests from all 26 counties go to one vetted local specialist who covers your county — from Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick to Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Waterford and Donegal. Pick your county below for local prices, specifications and advice.