Completed Devizes kitchen refresh with solid oak doors and pale quartz worktops

Kitchen Refresh · Devizes

Solid oak Shaker doors in Devizes

New solid oak Shaker doors and quartz worktops, keeping the existing carcasses and layout.

Photographed after fitting in Devizes.

What stayed, what changed

What stayed

The carcasses, with minor repairs
The existing layout

What changed

20 new solid oak doors
New quartz worktops
A new metal undermount sink and mixer tap
One broken drawer upgraded to soft close

The ageing Howdens kitchen needed new doors and work surfaces. An inspection found the carcasses in good general condition, with only minor repairs needed, so they and the existing layout were retained.

The kitchen refresh

20 new solid oak doors: The existing doors were replaced with solid oak doors. Most were standard sizes, with the supplier making some to custom sizes.
New quartz worktops: The old wooden work surfaces were replaced with quartz worktops, retaining the existing kitchen layout.
New sink and mixer tap: A new metal undermount sink and a new mixer tap were fitted as part of the refresh.
Upgraded drawer: The broken drawer and its runners were replaced with an upgraded soft-close drawer.

What changed, and what stayed

The cabinetry and layout were retained, with 20 new solid oak doors and new quartz worktops replacing the old doors and surfaces.
The project cost was between £10,000 and £15,000.
Work in the home took about 10 days, spread over several weeks.

Sound carcasses and a workable layout made it possible to renew this kitchen without replacing it entirely.

“I asked for new cupboard doors and new worktops without spoiling the beautiful tiling. Nick listened to my specifications, gave advice and completed the job efficiently and without any mess. I couldn't ask for better.”
Mrs Lee

Before and after

The same kitchen, carefully renewed

Devizes kitchen before the refresh with cream doors and timber worktops — Before: the existing cabinetry was inspected and found to be worth saving.

Devizes kitchen after the refresh with solid oak doors and quartz worktops — After: new solid oak doors, quartz worktops and sink, with the layout unchanged.

The project

In pictures

Solid oak replacement doors and quartz worktop along the sink run — The finished sink area, with solid oak doors and pale quartz.

Solid oak replacement doors fitted around the existing range cooker — New doors made to work with the existing cooker and layout.

Solid oak cabinet doors and quartz worktops beside the range cooker — Solid oak doors, including custom sizes made to suit the existing cabinetry.

New metal undermount sink and mixer tap in pale quartz worktop — The new metal undermount sink and mixer tap.

New oak drawer fronts and handles beneath open oak shelves — Oak drawer fronts and handles in the finished kitchen.

Close detail of solid oak drawer fronts and quartz worktop edge — A close-up view of the oak grain and quartz edge.

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WHAT THIS KIND OF PROJECT INVOLVES

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