A Complete New Look for Your Kitchen
A kitchen makeover in Skelmanthorpe 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.
38% of homes around Skelmanthorpe centre are detached, about 1,380 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 3,630 households in the 5 neighbourhoods nearest the centre.
Skelmanthorpe 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 | 21 miles, about 32 minutes by road |
| Finance | May be available, subject to status |
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Only want the doors and frames recoloured? See kitchen respraying in Skelmanthorpe. Weighing up a refit? Compare a makeover with a new fitted kitchen in Skelmanthorpe, 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 Skelmanthorpe) | 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 38% of Skelmanthorpe homes detached and 34% 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 Skelmanthorpe, 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 38% of homes detached, about 1,380 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
41% of properties here were built after 1972, about 1,620, 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. Handles are worth deciding at the same time: in Skelmanthorpe, where 22% of properties date from 1945 to 1972 and 21% from 1973 to 1999, most kitchens are later refits whose handles date them, and any old fixing holes are filled before the doors are sprayed.
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 Skelmanthorpe's 1,380 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
Skelmanthorpe is 21 miles, about 32 minutes by road from our workshop, so we book the days of a makeover back to back and time the worktop coating 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.
Skelmanthorpe Homes in Numbers, Read for a Kitchen Makeover
What the official figures say about the homes around Skelmanthorpe centre, and what that means for a kitchen makeover.
Skelmanthorpe at a glance
| Council | Kirklees Council |
|---|---|
| County | West Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 32 minutes by road (21 miles), to the south |
| Households counted | 3,630 in the 5 neighbourhoods nearest the centre |
| Owner-occupied | 79% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 13% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What the age of Skelmanthorpe homes means for a makeover
30% of the 3,960 properties around Skelmanthorpe centre counted by the VOA were built before 1919, above the 21% average across the towns we cover. Kitchens in the 1,180 or so houses that old are rarely original: they tend to sit in a rear extension, a former scullery or a knocked-through back room, with walls and floors that are seldom square, so units already scribed to the room are worth keeping and recolouring. The next largest group, 22% or about 870 properties, dates from 1945 to 1972, most of them now on their second or third kitchen. 20% of properties, about 780, are post-2000, so there is also a share of newer kitchens whose laminate tops suit spray granite.
Room size, islands and scope in Skelmanthorpe
Detached houses make up 38% of homes, about 1,380 households, well above the 20% average across the towns we cover. Those 1,380 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 34% of homes that are semis, about 1,220, mostly have mid-sized L or U-shaped kitchens that fall within that range.
Who lives here, and what that changes
79% of homes are owner-occupied, about 2,870 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 Skelmanthorpe kitchen
- Pre-1919 properties: 30% (about 1,180), the 59th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; we look at how the units meet uneven floors and walls, which is where plinths and scribed panels do the hiding.
- Post-2000 properties: 20% (about 780), the 60th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; developer laminate worktops are good candidates for spray granite.
- Detached houses: 38% (about 1,380), the 60th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; the most likely to have an island to take a contrast colour.
- Terraced houses: 25% (about 910), the 78th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; galley kitchens, often near the £1,500 starting price.
- 1973 to 1999 properties: 21% (about 840), the 94th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; we check each door for lifting vinyl wrap before pricing.
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 Skelmanthorpe
Getting to Skelmanthorpe
Skelmanthorpe is 21 miles and about 32 minutes by road from our Sheepscar workshop, so we book consultations around other visits in the same direction, and for a kitchen makeover that runs over several days we plan consecutive days so the job is finished without gaps.
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What Customers Say About Our Kitchen Makeover Work
“Absolutely thrilled with our kitchen transformation. We had all the cabinets sprayed as well as the walls, ceiling and woodwork. Guests say it looks like a whole new kitchen.”
“We hired ColourHaus to do our kitchen. The cupboards and worktops look brand new. They even changed our cupboard handles. I can't recommend them enough.”
These are genuine Google reviews from customers across Yorkshire, not only Skelmanthorpe, whose kitchen work went beyond the doors to worktops, tiles, handles or walls. Read all our reviews.
Kitchen Makeover in Skelmanthorpe: Questions
What does a kitchen makeover in Skelmanthorpe 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 22% of properties here, about 870, 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 Skelmanthorpe?
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 38% of homes here detached, about 1,380, 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 21 miles, about 32 minutes by road from our workshop, Skelmanthorpe is within our normal working area, and we book the days back to back.
How far is Skelmanthorpe from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Skelmanthorpe is about 21 miles by road, roughly 32 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 Skelmanthorpe?
All kinds. Around Skelmanthorpe centre, the most common home is a detached house (38% of households, Census 2021), and 30% of properties were built before 1919 (VOA, 2025); a kitchen makeover works in any of them, and what changes is access, room size and the materials we find.