A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or maybe paint them with super-tough paint?

On 06/05/2020 20:30, Murmansk wrote:
A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or maybe paint them with super-tough paint?

That type of worktop is relatively cheap. Depending on the geometry it
might be better to replace it.

On 06/05/2020 20:30, Murmansk wrote:
A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or maybe paint them with super-tough paint?


You can get worktop covers, at considerable expense. Or new worktops.

I'd not go down the paint alley way, its not going to be any good. I am also
a little troubled by paint on kitchen cabinets, often finished in some kind
of plastic pretend wood or similar. So if the kitchen is merely not liked
because of colour, personally I'd learn to live with the colour!

Brian

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"Murmansk" wrote in message
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A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of painting
the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be annoyed by the
worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge and wood-effect
surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve
them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or
maybe paint them with super-tough paint?

On Wednesday, 6 May 2020 20:30:55 UTC+1, Murmansk wrote:
A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or maybe paint them with super-tough paint?

Painting the worktops is a no-no any paint will inevitably chip and look naff. The type of worktop described can be got for £60 for a 3m length. The same goes for the doors, however there are plenty of companies specialising in replacement doors as long as the carcasses are sound.

Richard

On 06/05/2020 20:30, Murmansk wrote:
A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or maybe paint them with super-tough paint?

lots of you tube vidoes on casting colored epoxy over the top to look
like stone



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Murmansk wrote:
A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of
painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be
annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge
and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve
them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or
maybe paint them with super-tough paint?


I saw a €˜skin which was about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick and looked like marble
once. I doubt it was a DIY job. It looked like marble once fitted etc. I
think in was some kind of resin / marble compound.



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"Brian Gaff (Sofa 2)" wrote in message
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I'd not go down the paint alley way, its not going to be any good.
Brian

Nail, hammer, head.

Basically if she's going to be painting the units herself, then afterwards,
the state of the worktops is going to be the least of her worries.


michael adams

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OP here, yes, my gut feeling is to leave it alone and learn to live with it!

It's a LONG worktop too so the weight of it would be horrific and getting it into a second floor flat equally difficult.

On 06/05/2020 20:30, Murmansk wrote:
A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or maybe paint them with super-tough paint?

Search for "quartz overlay" - many years ago I considered, but
discounted, it.

On 06/05/2020 20:30, Murmansk wrote:
A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or maybe paint them with super-tough paint?

My ex-wife got bored with our old white kitchen units with magnolia walls.
She painted the walls orange and the units blue - then left me ....
won-der-ful!
I had to try and sell it like that in the credit crunch recession . . .
.. . . I think it was her idea of "revenge best served coloured"

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Kellerman wrote:
On 06/05/2020 20:30, Murmansk wrote:
A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or maybe paint them with super-tough paint?

My ex-wife got bored with our old white kitchen units with magnolia walls.
She painted the walls orange and the units blue - then left me ....
won-der-ful!
I had to try and sell it like that in the credit crunch recession . . .
. . . I think it was her idea of "revenge best served coloured"

A great many years ago, our nextdoor neighbours in 3 or 4 year old house
replaced the kitchen. All the units had imperial purple doors and the floor
had a carpet to match. I think they kept the doors for 3 months, but
tehncarpet went much sooner.

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On 5/8/2020 4:17 PM, charles wrote:

A great many years ago, our nextdoor neighbours in 3 or 4 year old house
replaced the kitchen. All the units had imperial purple doors and the floor
had a carpet to match. I think they kept the doors for 3 months, but
tehncarpet went much sooner.

One of the first things I did when we bought this house, was to get rid
of the carpet tiles in the kitchen and the fluffy shag carpet in the
bathroom.

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On 06/05/2020 20:30, Murmansk wrote:
A friend of mine doesn't like her fitted kitchen. She's thought of
painting the units a different colour but is worried she'll then be
annoyed by the worktops, which are standard chipboard with a rounded edge
and wood-effect surface.

Without changing all the worktops what other ways are there to improve
them at reasonable cost? Are there companies that will re-cover them or
maybe paint them with super-tough paint?

My ex-wife got bored with our old white kitchen units with magnolia walls.
She painted the walls orange and the units blue - then left me ....
won-der-ful!
I had to try and sell it like that in the credit crunch recession . . . .
. . I think it was her idea of "revenge best served coloured"

was it really that hard to repaint the walls in a more sympathetic colour?

tim



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On 5/8/2020 4:17 PM, charles wrote:

A great many years ago, our nextdoor neighbours in 3 or 4 year old house
replaced the kitchen. All the units had imperial purple doors and the
floor
had a carpet to match. I think they kept the doors for 3 months, but
tehncarpet went much sooner.

One of the first things I did when we bought this house, was to get rid of
the carpet tiles in the kitchen

the thing about carpet tiles is that they are easy to fit

and also easy to replace

they make a good choice for your initial attempt at flooring

tim

On 5/8/2020 6:55 PM, tim... wrote:
"S Viemeister" wrote
On 5/8/2020 4:17 PM, charles wrote:
A great many years ago, our nextdoor neighbours in 3 or 4 year old house
replaced the kitchen. All the units had imperial purple doors and the
floor
had a carpet to match. IÂ* think they kept the doors for 3 months, but
teh carpet went much sooner.
One of the first things I did when we bought this house, was to get
rid of the carpet tiles in the kitchen

the thing about carpet tiles is that they are easy to fit
and also easy to replace
they make a good choice for your initial attempt at flooring

Not in a kitchen, though - assuming the kitchen is actually used for
cooking, not just nuking ready-meals.