A Complete New Look for Your Kitchen
A kitchen makeover in Sheffield 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.
21% of homes across the Sheffield City Council area are flats, about 48,700, so we plan access, parking and building rules early and pay attention to the parts of the kitchen you see from the living space. The figures here cover 231,952 households across the Sheffield City Council area.
Sheffield 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 | 35 miles, about 50 minutes by road |
| Finance | May be available, subject to status |
Only want the doors and frames recoloured? See kitchen respraying in Sheffield. Weighing up a refit? Compare a makeover with a new fitted kitchen in Sheffield, 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 Sheffield) | 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 |
In smaller Sheffield kitchens (26% of homes are terraced and 21% are flats), the respray core is often close to the £1,500 starting price, which leaves more of the budget for worktops and handles.
Worktops are done with our spray granite finish in Sheffield, 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
Where kitchens are smaller, as in many of the 60,300 terraced homes (26%) and 48,700 flats (21%) here, a deeper colour on the base units under lighter wall units keeps the room open, and a single feature run can carry a contrast colour without an island.
Worktops, handles and splashback as one scheme
41% of properties here, about 105,500, were built before 1940, and the worktops in older houses are usually a later laminate or tiled top, both of which 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. Because 41% of Sheffield properties predate 1940, cup handles and knobs often suit the room better than long bars, and changing them while the doors are off lets us fill the old holes 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 smaller kitchens of Sheffield's 60,300 or so terraced houses, a satin or gloss finish on lighter units reflects more light than matt, which helps a galley feel wider.
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 35 miles, about 50 minutes by road from Leeds, we plan a Sheffield 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.
Sheffield Homes in Numbers, Read for a Kitchen Makeover
What the official figures say about the homes across the Sheffield City Council area, and what that means for a kitchen makeover.
Sheffield at a glance
| Council | Sheffield City Council |
|---|---|
| County | South Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 50 minutes by road (35 miles), to the south |
| Households counted | 231,952 across the whole Sheffield City Council area |
| Owner-occupied | 58% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 19% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What the age of Sheffield homes means for a makeover
26% of the 259,260 properties across the Sheffield City Council area counted by the VOA were built between 1945 and 1972, close to the 26% average across the towns we cover. Few original kitchens from that period survive, so most of those 66,600 or so houses are on a second or third kitchen, often with sound carcasses and doors or worktops in finishes that date it, which is where a makeover gives the most for the money. The next largest group, 22% or about 55,700 properties, dates from 1919 to 1939, where the kitchen has often been enlarged or knocked through. 17% of properties, about 44,300, are post-2000, so there is also a share of newer kitchens whose laminate tops suit spray granite.
Room size, islands and scope in Sheffield
Flats make up 21% of homes, about 48,700 households, above the 15% average across the towns we cover, alongside 26% terraced houses. Kitchens in the 48,700 or so flats are often compact or open to the living space, so the kitchen is seen from the sofa as well as the sink, and the handles, end panels and visible worktop ends matter as much as the doors. Detached houses, 15% or about 34,800, are where larger kitchens with islands are more likely.
Who lives here, and what that changes
With 21% of homes being flats, about 48,700, we check stairs or lift access and parking for the van before the start date, and whether your lease asks you to tell the freeholder or managing agent about works. 23% of homes, about 52,400, are socially rented, and tenants of the council or a housing association need the landlord's written permission before changes to a kitchen.
What we check first in a Sheffield kitchen
- Flats: 21% (about 48,700), the 12th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; we plan stairs, lifts, parking and any managing agent rules.
- 1919 to 1939 properties: 22% (about 55,700), the 15th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; kitchens enlarged in stages often mix materials, so we check that every unit takes the same primer.
- Privately rented homes: 19% (about 43,400), the 65th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; landlords can fit the 3 to 5 days between tenancies.
- Terraced houses: 26% (about 60,300), the 72nd highest share of the 203 towns we cover; galley kitchens, often near the £1,500 starting price.
- Post-2000 properties: 17% (about 44,300), the 89th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; developer laminate worktops are good candidates for spray granite.
These figures cover the whole Sheffield City Council area, 231,952 households in all, so individual streets vary a great deal; we price from your kitchen, not from an average, and the free consultation is where we count the fronts and look at the worktops.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, tables TS044 (accommodation type) and TS054 (tenure), via Nomis, for the whole council district; 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 Sheffield
Getting to Sheffield
Sheffield is 35 miles and about 50 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.
Kitchen Makeover near Sheffield
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- Kitchen Makeover Rawmarsh 8 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Wickersley 8 mi
Distances are straight-line from Sheffield centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Kitchen Makeover Quote in Sheffield
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
“We had our kitchen painted by Matt and Mick, including all the cupboards, tiles and even the worktops. We are really happy with the results.”
“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.”
These are genuine Google reviews from customers across Yorkshire, not only Sheffield, whose kitchen work went beyond the doors to worktops, tiles, handles or walls. Read all our reviews.
Kitchen Makeover in Sheffield: Questions
What does a kitchen makeover in Sheffield 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 66,600, built from 1945 to 1972, most kitchens are later refits whose worktops and handles date them as much as the doors.
How much does a kitchen makeover cost in Sheffield?
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. Many kitchens here are smaller (26% of homes are terraced and 21% are flats), so the respray part is often close to £1,500, leaving room in the budget for extras.
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 35 miles, about 50 minutes by road from our workshop, Sheffield is a planned trip for us, so the days are booked as one unbroken run and confirmed in writing.
How far is Sheffield from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Sheffield is about 35 miles by road, roughly 50 minutes away, to the south. 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 Sheffield?
All kinds. Across the Sheffield City Council area, the most common home is a semi-detached house (38% of households, Census 2021), and 26% of properties were built between 1945 and 1972 (VOA, 2025); a kitchen makeover works in any of them, and what changes is access, room size and the materials we find.