The refreshed Stanton St Bernard kitchen with hand-painted Farrow & Ball Whirlybird Shaker doors, chrome cup handles and knobs, and a lightly-veined quartz worktop beneath the window.

Kitchen Refresh · Stanton St Bernard

A kitchen refresh in Stanton St Bernard

Green-sprayed Shaker doors, quartz worktops and refinished timber renewed the existing kitchen.

Photographed after fitting in Stanton St Bernard.

What stayed, what changed

What stayed

The carcasses
The 20 existing Shaker doors, sprayed rather than replaced

What changed

Doors, panels, extractor hood and dresser sprayed bold green
Quartz worktops with an undermount ceramic sink moved to the centre of its cabinet
The island and windowsill refinished
The tiles behind the range cooker

This Stanton St Bernard kitchen needed freshening up, but its carcasses were sound and the Shaker doors still suited the room. Spraying the existing doors rather than replacing them provided the starting point for the refresh.

The refresh work

Spraying the existing doors: The 20 doors, panels, extractor hood and dresser unit were sprayed in a bold green, updating the kitchen while retaining its Shaker design.
Updating the worktops and sink: Lightly veined quartz worktops were fitted with an undermount ceramic sink. The sink was moved into the centre of its wide cabinet for better symmetry with the large window.
Refinishing the timber: The wooden island and windowsill were refinished with sprayed lacquer.
Replacing the cooker tiles: The tiles behind the range cooker were replaced as part of the refresh.

The result and the figures

The kitchen was refreshed without replacing its sound cabinets or its 20 existing Shaker doors.
Bold green paintwork, quartz worktops and refinished timber updated the room, while repositioning the sink improved symmetry with the window.
The project cost was £12,000–£15,000. The work took several weeks in the spray booth and two weeks on site.

For this Stanton St Bernard kitchen, the home visit supported a refresh: keeping what was in good condition and concentrating the work on finishes, surfaces and sink positioning.

“All looking very good & I'm very pleased with the overall effect”
Mr Street

Before and after

The same kitchen, carefully renewed

The Stanton St Bernard kitchen before its refresh, with dated cream doors, dark wooden knobs and a gloomy feel despite the large window. — Before - the original cream kitchen had grown tired and dark.

The full length of the refreshed kitchen in Stanton St Bernard, with Farrow & Ball Whirlybird cabinetry, lightly-veined quartz worktops and stone floor tiles. — After - the same kitchen, repainted and refitted end to end.

The project

In pictures

The principal run of fitted cabinetry in the refreshed Stanton St Bernard kitchen, with Farrow & Ball Whirlybird doors, lightly-veined quartz worktops and tall floor-to-ceiling storage. — The principal run, with tall storage at the far end.

A white undermount sink with a chrome tap set into the new lightly-veined quartz worktop, in sunlight from the garden window. — A new undermount sink set into the lightly-veined quartz.

Close view of the Farrow & Ball Whirlybird Shaker doors and drawers with polished chrome cup handles and knobs in the refreshed Stanton St Bernard kitchen. — Chrome cup handles and knobs replace the old wooden ones.

The cooking zone of the refreshed kitchen, with the retained black range cooker set under a Farrow & Ball Whirlybird mantel shelf and tiled splashback. — The retained range cooker, reframed by the refreshed cabinetry.

Close-up of the hand-painted Farrow & Ball Whirlybird doors showing the smooth satin finish and polished chrome knobs. — The smooth satin spray-painted finish, up close.

The matching refreshed utility room in Stanton St Bernard, with Farrow & Ball Whirlybird cabinetry, a Belfast sink, washing machine and grey metro tiled splashback. — The utility room was refreshed to match the kitchen.

Workshop process

See how the finish is applied

A short clip from the spray booth at the Corsham workshop, and the full explanation of how a sprayed kitchen is prepared, coated and cured.

See the spraying process

The service behind this project

WHAT THIS KIND OF PROJECT INVOLVES

Every project like this one starts the same way: a free Home Design Visit in your own kitchen, then a written, itemised quotation before anything is booked.

See how a kitchen refresh works

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