A Complete New Look for Your Kitchen
A kitchen makeover in Howden changes the whole look of the room while keeping your units, layout, sink and appliances, from £1,500 and in 3 to 5 working days, with a 5-year written guarantee. We respray the doors, drawer fronts, frames and end panels, then add the parts you choose: spray granite over tired worktops, sprayed tiles and splashback, new handles fitted while the doors are off, an island or dresser in a contrast colour, and the walls, ceiling and woodwork decorated to finish the room, each part priced as its own line on one fixed quote.
51% of homes around Howden centre are detached, about 1,650 households, so larger kitchens with islands are common and a two-tone scheme with a contrasting island is often where the plan starts. The figures here cover 3,222 households in the 4 neighbourhoods nearest the centre.
Howden kitchen makeover at a glance
| Starting price | From £1,500 |
|---|---|
| Typical time | 3 to 5 working days |
| Guarantee | 5 years (written) |
| Worktops | Spray granite, quoted after survey |
| From our workshop | 37 miles, about 46 minutes by road |
| Finance | May be available, subject to status |
Only want the doors and frames recoloured? See kitchen respraying in Howden. Weighing up a refit? Compare a makeover with a new fitted kitchen in Howden, which typically costs £10,000 to £30,000 and takes four to eight weeks.
What a Makeover Changes, and What Stays
| Part of the kitchen | What we do | Time and price |
|---|---|---|
| Doors, drawers, frames, end panels | Primer, then two HVLP topcoats | The core; from £1,500 |
| Plinths, cornices and pelmets | Sprayed in the new colour | Where the kitchen has them |
| Worktops | Spray granite over existing tops | One day, then 24-hour cure |
| Tiles and splashback | Sprayed to suit the scheme | Priced after the survey |
| Handles and hardware | Swapped while doors are off | Priced after the survey |
| Walls, ceiling and woodwork | Decorated last (interior spraying in Howden) | Priced after the survey |
| Islands, dressers, tables, chairs | Sprayed to match or contrast | Priced after the survey |
| Carcasses, layout, sink, appliances | Stay where they are | No strip-out or plumbing |
With 51% of Howden homes detached and 28% semi-detached, islands and peninsulas are common, and the island is the obvious place for a contrasting colour and a spray granite top.
Worktops are done with our spray granite finish in Howden, which goes over laminate, tile, MDF and solid tops in place, whereas new granite or quartz has to be templated, cut and fitted, and the old top taken out, which usually means making good the walls and tiles around it as well; the coating avoids all of that, and like every extra it is priced as its own line on your quote.
Planning the Colour Scheme
Two-tone and island contrast
With 51% of homes detached, about 1,650 households, more kitchens here than in most towns have room for an island or peninsula, and spraying it in a contrast colour, with darker base units under lighter wall units elsewhere, gives the room a focal point.
Worktops, handles and splashback as one scheme
61% of properties here were built after 1972, about 2,290, and the laminate worktops typical of kitchens from those decades take spray granite well; we bring physical samples of the door colour, the stone-effect finishes and handle options so you can see them together in your own light. With 34% of Howden properties built since 2000, against a 17% average, many kitchens share the same stainless bar handles, so a change of handle does as much as the colour; if the new ones need different holes, we fill the old ones before spraying.
Finish and colour range
Satin is the most requested topcoat because it wipes clean and suits traditional and modern kitchens alike, matt is striking on deep greens and dark greys, and gloss suits handleless designs; we can match any of more than 175,000 colours across RAL, Farrow and Ball, Little Greene and Dulux Trade, or a sample you bring, using spectrophotometer matching. In the larger kitchens of Howden's 1,650 or so detached houses, a matt finish on a dark island against satin wall units keeps the contrast without making the room feel heavy.
How the Work Is Sequenced
- Survey, sprayed samples, fixed quote
- Room masked, doors to workshop
- Frames, panels and tiles sprayed
- Spray granite worktops, 24-hour cure
- Walls, ceiling, woodwork decorated last
- Doors refitted with new handles
- Walk-through and written guarantee
At 37 miles, about 46 minutes by road from Leeds, we plan a Howden makeover as one unbroken run of days, confirmed in writing, with the worktop coating timed so most of its 24-hour cure falls overnight.
Living at home during the makeover
There is no strip-out, so you avoid the weeks without a kitchen that a refit involves; the doors and drawer fronts usually go to our Sheepscar workshop for spraying, leaving the cupboards open for a few days, so it helps to empty them and clear the worktops before we start, and the one real pause is the 24 hours the worktops need after coating. Decorating comes last so nothing new gets marked, and the exact order depends on what you include.
Howden Homes in Numbers, Read for a Kitchen Makeover
What the official figures say about the homes around Howden centre, and what that means for a kitchen makeover.
Howden at a glance
| Council | East Riding of Yorkshire Council |
|---|---|
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 46 minutes by road (37 miles), to the east |
| Households counted | 3,222 in the 4 neighbourhoods nearest the centre |
| Owner-occupied | 77% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 16% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What the age of Howden homes means for a makeover
34% of the 3,770 properties around Howden centre counted by the VOA were built since 2000, well above the 17% average across the towns we cover. The developer kitchens in those 1,290 or so newer homes usually have a layout that works and carcasses in good order, but the same gloss or slab doors and laminate worktops as the rest of the street. The next largest group, 26% or about 1,000 properties, dates from 1973 to 1999, the era when wrapped doors were most common.
Room size, islands and scope in Howden
Detached houses make up 51% of homes, about 1,650 households, well above the 20% average across the towns we cover. Those 1,650 or so larger houses usually mean larger kitchens, often with an island or a kitchen-diner, so there are more fronts to spray and the price tends to sit towards the top of the £1,800 to £3,500 range, or above it once worktops and handles are added. The 28% of homes that are semis, about 890, mostly have mid-sized L or U-shaped kitchens that fall within that range.
Who lives here, and what that changes
77% of homes are owner-occupied, about 2,490 households, above the 63% average across the towns we cover; owners planning to stay tend to treat a makeover as a long-term choice, and the 5-year written guarantee covers peeling, flaking and adhesion failure caused by our workmanship.
What we check first in a Howden kitchen
- Post-2000 properties: 34% (about 1,290), the 7th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; developer laminate worktops are good candidates for spray granite.
- Detached houses: 51% (about 1,650), the 18th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; the most likely to have an island to take a contrast colour.
- 1973 to 1999 properties: 26% (about 1,000), the 53rd highest share of the 203 towns we cover; we check each door for lifting vinyl wrap before pricing.
- Flats: 9% (about 290), the 91st highest share of the 203 towns we cover; we plan stairs, lifts, parking and any managing agent rules.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, aggregated over the LSOAs nearest each town centre; Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (CTSOP4.1, build period, 31 March 2025); OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory via postcodes.io; OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, from LS7 1AH. "Average" is the household-weighted average across the 203 towns and villages on our areas page. Figures compiled 2026-10-19.
Booking a Kitchen Makeover in Howden
Getting to Howden
Howden is 37 miles and about 46 minutes by road from Leeds, a longer trip that we plan for: we plan jobs here in consecutive days and confirm the dates in writing, and your fixed-price quote tells you up front whether the distance affects price or scheduling.
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Distances are straight-line from Howden centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Kitchen Makeover Quote in Howden
Tell us a little about the job. We reply within 2 working hours and send a fixed-price written quote within 48 hours of the consultation.
What Customers Say About Our Kitchen Makeover Work
“Matt and Mick completely re-energised our kitchen with a full colour overhaul of units, doors, handles, tiles and worktop. They went above and beyond.”
“We had our entire kitchen repainted - cabinets, walls, ceiling and tiles - and were very pleased. Far more cost effective than replacing the units.”
These are genuine Google reviews from customers across Yorkshire, not only Howden, whose kitchen work went beyond the doors to worktops, tiles, handles or walls. Read all our reviews.
Kitchen Makeover in Howden: Questions
What does a kitchen makeover in Howden include?
A respray of every door, drawer front, frame and end panel, plus the parts you choose: plinths, cornices and pelmets in the new colour, spray granite over the worktops, sprayed tiles and splashback, new handles, an island or dresser sprayed to match or contrast, and the walls, ceiling and woodwork decorated last, each priced as its own line on one fixed quote. With 26% of properties here, about 1,000, built from 1973 to 1999, the laminate worktops of that era are often the first extra worth pricing.
How much does a kitchen makeover cost in Howden?
Makeovers start from £1,500, which covers the respray of a smaller kitchen with up to 10 doors and drawer fronts, and most respray work falls between £1,800 and £3,500; worktops, tiles, handles and decorating are priced as separate lines on the same fixed written quote after a free survey, and finance may be available, subject to status. With 51% of homes here detached, about 1,650, larger kitchens with islands are common, and those tend to sit at the top of that range or above it once worktops and handles are added.
How long does a kitchen makeover take, and can we stay at home?
Most makeovers take 3 to 5 working days with no strip-out, so you stay at home, and spray granite worktops need 24 hours after coating before normal use; at 37 miles, about 46 minutes by road from our workshop, Howden is a planned trip for us, so the days are booked as one unbroken run and confirmed in writing.
Can you work with peeling vinyl-wrapped doors?
In most cases, yes: peeling wrap is removed first, small dents, chips and loose edges are repaired as part of the preparation, and if a door is too damaged to spray well we tell you at the survey. About 1,000 properties here (26%) date from 1973 to 1999, so wrapped doors are something we check for at every consultation.
How far is Howden from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Howden is about 37 miles by road, roughly 46 minutes away, to the east. We confirm visit dates and anything distance-related in your fixed-price quote before you commit.
What kind of homes do you work on in Howden?
All kinds. Around Howden centre, the most common home is a detached house (51% of households, Census 2021), and 34% of properties were built since 2000 (VOA, 2025); a kitchen makeover works in any of them, and what changes is access, room size and the materials we find.