A Complete New Look for Your Kitchen
A kitchen makeover in Whitby 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.
22% of homes around Whitby centre are flats, about 1,370, 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 6,229 households in the 8 neighbourhoods nearest the centre.
Whitby 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 | 72 miles, about 1 hour 37 minutes by road |
| Finance | May be available, subject to status |
Only want the doors and frames recoloured? See kitchen respraying in Whitby. Weighing up a refit? Compare a makeover with a new fitted kitchen in Whitby, 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 Whitby) | 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 Whitby kitchens (22% of homes are terraced and 22% 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 Whitby, 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 1,380 terraced homes (22%) and 1,370 flats (22%) 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
39% of properties here, about 2,990, 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. With 21% of Whitby 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 smaller kitchens of Whitby's 1,380 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
Whitby is 72 miles, about 1 hour 37 minutes by road from Leeds, so we plan the whole makeover in one block and agree each day in advance, and the quote states plainly whether the distance affects the price or the dates.
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.
Whitby Homes in Numbers, Read for a Kitchen Makeover
What the official figures say about the homes around Whitby centre, and what that means for a kitchen makeover.
Whitby at a glance
| Council | North Yorkshire Council |
|---|---|
| County | North Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 1 hour 37 minutes by road (72 miles), to the north-east |
| Households counted | 6,229 in the 8 neighbourhoods nearest the centre |
| Owner-occupied | 61% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 18% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What the age of Whitby homes means for a makeover
25% of the 7,680 properties around Whitby centre counted by the VOA were built before 1919, above the 21% average across the towns we cover. Kitchens in the 1,950 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, 21% or about 1,640 properties, dates from 1945 to 1972, most of them now on their second or third kitchen. 21% of properties, about 1,640, are post-2000, so there is also a share of newer kitchens whose laminate tops suit spray granite.
Room size, islands and scope in Whitby
Flats make up 22% of homes, about 1,370 households, above the 15% average across the towns we cover, alongside 22% terraced houses. Kitchens in the 1,370 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, 17% or about 1,080, are where larger kitchens with islands are more likely.
Who lives here, and what that changes
With 22% of homes being flats, about 1,370, 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. 61% of homes are owner-occupied, about 3,770 households, close to 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 Whitby kitchen
- Flats: 22% (about 1,370), the 9th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; we plan stairs, lifts, parking and any managing agent rules.
- Post-2000 properties: 21% (about 1,640), the 48th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; developer laminate worktops are good candidates for spray granite.
- Privately rented homes: 18% (about 1,150), the 71st highest share of the 203 towns we cover; landlords can fit the 3 to 5 days between tenancies.
- Pre-1919 properties: 25% (about 1,950), the 75th 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.
- 1919 to 1939 properties: 14% (about 1,040), the 80th 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.
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 Whitby
Getting to Whitby
Whitby is 72 miles and about 1 hour 37 minutes by road from our Leeds workshop, which is a long way for a small team, so we take on work here when the job is a good fit, planned in one block. If we can't offer a sensible price for the distance, we will say so at the quote stage rather than after.
Kitchen Makeover near Whitby
- Kitchen Makeover Robin Hood's Bay 5 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Scarborough 16 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Thornton-le-Dale 18 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Pickering 18 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Kirkbymoorside 20 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Great Ayton 21 mi
Distances are straight-line from Whitby centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Kitchen Makeover Quote in Whitby
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 Whitby, whose kitchen work went beyond the doors to worktops, tiles, handles or walls. Read all our reviews.
Kitchen Makeover in Whitby: Questions
What does a kitchen makeover in Whitby 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 21% of properties here, about 1,640, 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 Whitby?
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 (22% of homes are terraced and 22% 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 72 miles, about 1 hour 37 minutes by road from our workshop, Whitby is a planned trip for us, so the days are booked as one unbroken run and confirmed in writing.
How far is Whitby from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. Whitby is about 72 miles by road, roughly 1 hour 37 minutes away, to the north-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 Whitby?
All kinds. Around Whitby centre, the most common home is a semi-detached house (38% of households, Census 2021), and 25% 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.