Affordable Kitchen Upgrades
What you can genuinely change in a Dublin kitchen for under €1000, €2000 and €3000.
The most affordable way to upgrade a kitchen in Dublin is to respray the cabinets you already have, from €700. Adding a worktop respray, new handles and a two tone island usually keeps the whole job under €2000, against roughly €8000 to €15000 for a replacement kitchen.
What your budget gets you
Under €1000
The single biggest change
A cabinet respray on a small kitchen, up to about ten doors, finished in a day. New handles on top of that cost very little and change the look again.
- • Cabinet respray, small kitchen
- • New handles and hinges
- • One feature colour on the island or base units
Under €2000
Cabinets and worktop together
A medium to large kitchen resprayed, with the worktop resurfaced in the same visit. This is where most Dublin homeowners land, and it is the point where the room genuinely reads as a new kitchen.
- • Cabinet respray, medium or large kitchen
- • Worktop respray or granite effect finish
- • Handles, hinges and soft close upgrades
Under €3000
The whole room, including bedrooms
A very large kitchen with an island, worktops included, and the fitted wardrobes done in the same booking while the gear is already set up.
- • Very large kitchen with island
- • Worktops and splashback area
- • Fitted wardrobe respray added on
Every upgrade, ranked by cost and impact
| Upgrade | Typical price | Time | Difference it makes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen cabinet respray | €700 to €3000 | 1 to 3 days | Changes the entire room. The highest impact for the money of anything on this list. |
| Worktop respray | From €400 | 1 day | Removes the dated speckled laminate look and ties the room to the new cabinet colour. |
| Granite effect worktop finish | From €500 | 1 to 2 days | A stone look without the cost or the rip out of replacing the worktop. |
| Fitted wardrobe respray | From €500 | 1 to 2 days | Cheaper when booked alongside the kitchen, because the set up is already done. |
| Handles and hardware | €50 to €250 | Same visit | Small spend, surprisingly large difference, especially with a shaker door. |
| Two tone island or base units | No extra cost | Same visit | A deeper colour below and a lighter one above is the most requested look in Dublin right now. |
Guide prices. Every quote is fixed in writing before work starts.
Where to start
If you only do one thing, respray the cabinets. It is the surface your eye lands on first, it covers the largest area of the room, and it is the only upgrade that changes a kitchen completely without touching the layout, plumbing or appliances.
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