A Complete New Look for Your Kitchen
A kitchen makeover in Thurnscoe 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.
With 24% of properties around Thurnscoe centre built since 2000, about 2,370, many kitchens here are developer-fitted with sound units, and the makeover is mostly about colour, worktops and handles. The figures here cover 8,803 households in the 12 neighbourhoods nearest the centre.
Thurnscoe 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 | 32 miles, about 44 minutes by road |
| Finance | May be available, subject to status |
Only want the doors and frames recoloured? See kitchen respraying in Thurnscoe. Weighing up a refit? Compare a makeover with a new fitted kitchen in Thurnscoe, 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 Thurnscoe) | 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 Thurnscoe, where 24% of properties are post-2000 and 17% of homes detached, worktops and handles usually do more of the work than doors, because developer kitchens tend to share the same laminate and bar handles.
Worktops are done with our spray granite finish in Thurnscoe, 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
In a mid-sized L or U-shaped kitchen, the usual layout in the 4,100 semi-detached homes here (47%), a deeper base colour under lighter wall units grounds the room without shrinking it, and an island or peninsula is the natural place for the contrast.
Worktops, handles and splashback as one scheme
48% of properties here, about 4,640, 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 48% of Thurnscoe 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. With 24% of Thurnscoe properties built since 2000, many kitchens started out in white or grey gloss, and a satin finish in a deeper colour is the quickest way to make one look individual.
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
Thurnscoe is 32 miles, about 44 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.
Thurnscoe Homes in Numbers, Read for a Kitchen Makeover
What the official figures say about the homes around Thurnscoe centre, and what that means for a kitchen makeover.
Thurnscoe at a glance
| Council | Barnsley Council |
|---|---|
| County | South Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 44 minutes by road (32 miles), to the south-east |
| Households counted | 8,803 in the 12 neighbourhoods nearest the centre |
| Owner-occupied | 55% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 22% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What the age of Thurnscoe homes means for a makeover
29% of the 9,720 properties around Thurnscoe centre counted by the VOA were built between 1919 and 1939, well above the 16% average across the towns we cover. The 2,810 or so interwar houses were built with small kitchens and many have since been extended or opened into the back room, which often leaves units of different ages that only read as one kitchen once they are sprayed the same colour. The next largest group, 24% or about 2,370 properties, dates from 2000 or later, usually with developer-fitted gloss or slab kitchens.
Room size, islands and scope in Thurnscoe
Semi-detached houses are the biggest group at 47%, about 4,100 households, with 31% terraced and 17% detached. A typical kitchen in those 4,100 or so semis is a mid-sized L or U shape, which usually puts the respray part of a makeover in the £1,800 to £3,500 range, with worktops, handles and splashback priced on top in the same quote. The 2,710 or so terraced homes tend to have smaller galley kitchens nearer the £1,500 starting price.
Who lives here, and what that changes
22% of homes, about 1,980, are socially rented, and tenants of the council or a housing association need the landlord's written permission before changes to a kitchen. 55% of homes are owner-occupied, about 4,840 households, below 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 Thurnscoe kitchen
- 1919 to 1939 properties: 29% (about 2,810), the 4th 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.
- Post-2000 properties: 24% (about 2,370), the 25th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; developer laminate worktops are good candidates for spray granite.
- Privately rented homes: 22% (about 1,930), the 26th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; landlords can fit the 3 to 5 days between tenancies.
- Terraced houses: 31% (about 2,710), the 44th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; galley kitchens, often near the £1,500 starting price.
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 Thurnscoe
Getting to Thurnscoe
Thurnscoe is 32 miles and about 44 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.
Kitchen Makeover near Thurnscoe
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- Kitchen Makeover Darfield 2 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Wath-upon-Dearne 3 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Mexborough 4 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Wombwell 4 mi
Distances are straight-line from Thurnscoe centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Kitchen Makeover Quote in Thurnscoe
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 Thurnscoe, whose kitchen work went beyond the doors to worktops, tiles, handles or walls. Read all our reviews.
Kitchen Makeover in Thurnscoe: Questions
What does a kitchen makeover in Thurnscoe 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 24% of properties here, about 2,370, built since 2000, spray granite over developer laminate and new handles are the extras most kitchens suit.
How much does a kitchen makeover cost in Thurnscoe?
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. Most homes here are semis (47%, about 4,100 households), whose mid-sized kitchens usually fall within that range before 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 32 miles, about 44 minutes by road from our workshop, Thurnscoe is within our normal working area, and we book the days back to back.
How far is Thurnscoe from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Thurnscoe is about 32 miles by road, roughly 44 minutes away, to the south-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 Thurnscoe?
All kinds. Around Thurnscoe centre, the most common home is a semi-detached house (47% of households, Census 2021), and 29% of properties were built between the wars (1919 to 1939) (VOA, 2025); a kitchen makeover works in any of them, and what changes is access, room size and the materials we find.