A Complete New Look for Your Kitchen
A kitchen makeover in York 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.
24% of properties across the City of York Council area, about 22,000, were built from 1973 to 1999, when wrapped kitchen doors were everywhere, so we check every door for lifting wrap at the consultation and tell you there if any cannot be sprayed. The figures here cover 85,462 households across the City of York Council area.
York 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 | 24 miles, about 40 minutes by road |
| Finance | May be available, subject to status |
Only want the doors and frames recoloured? See kitchen respraying in York. Weighing up a refit? Compare a makeover with a new fitted kitchen in York, 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 York) | 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 York, with 24% of properties from 1973 to 1999 and 26% from 1945 to 1972, the condition of the doors is the first thing to ask about, because lifting vinyl wrap is common on kitchens of that generation and has to come off before spraying.
Worktops are done with our spray granite finish in York, 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 30,600 semi-detached homes here (36%), 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
41% of properties here were built after 1972, about 38,000, 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 York, where 26% of properties date from 1945 to 1972 and 24% 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 22,000 or so York homes built from 1973 to 1999, formerly glossy wrapped doors are often resprayed in satin, which shows fingerprints and small surface marks less than gloss does.
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
York is 24 miles, about 40 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.
York Homes in Numbers, Read for a Kitchen Makeover
What the official figures say about the homes across the City of York Council area, and what that means for a kitchen makeover.
York at a glance
| Council | City of York Council |
|---|---|
| County | North Yorkshire |
| From our Leeds workshop | about 40 minutes by road (24 miles), to the north-east |
| Households counted | 85,462 across the whole City of York Council area |
| Owner-occupied | 65% (average across the towns we cover: 63%) |
| Privately rented | 20% (average 19%) |
Type of home
When the homes were built
What the age of York homes means for a makeover
26% of the 93,430 properties across the City of York 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 24,500 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, 24% or about 22,000 properties, dates from 1973 to 1999, the era when wrapped doors were most common. 17% of properties, about 16,000, are post-2000, so there is also a share of newer kitchens whose laminate tops suit spray granite.
Room size, islands and scope in York
Semi-detached houses are the biggest group at 36%, about 30,600 households, with 24% terraced and 22% detached. A typical kitchen in those 30,600 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 20,300 or so terraced homes tend to have smaller galley kitchens nearer the £1,500 starting price.
Who lives here, and what that changes
65% of homes are owner-occupied, about 55,600 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 York kitchen
- Flats: 18% (about 15,000), the 19th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; we plan stairs, lifts, parking and any managing agent rules.
- Privately rented homes: 20% (about 17,100), the 45th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; landlords can fit the 3 to 5 days between tenancies.
- 1919 to 1939 properties: 16% (about 15,300), the 52nd 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.
- 1973 to 1999 properties: 24% (about 22,000), the 70th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; we check each door for lifting vinyl wrap before pricing.
- 1945 to 1972 properties: 26% (about 24,500), the 84th highest share of the 203 towns we cover; mostly later refits, so we look at the worktops and handles as closely as the doors.
These figures cover the whole City of York Council area, 85,462 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 York
Getting to York
York is 24 miles and about 40 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 York
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- Kitchen Makeover Haxby 4 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Dunnington 4 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Strensall 6 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Stamford Bridge 7 mi
- Kitchen Makeover Tadcaster 9 mi
Distances are straight-line from York centre. See every area we cover.
Get a Free Kitchen Makeover Quote in York
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 York, whose kitchen work went beyond the doors to worktops, tiles, handles or walls. Read all our reviews.
Kitchen Makeover in York: Questions
What does a kitchen makeover in York 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 22,000, 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 York?
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 (36%, about 30,600 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 24 miles, about 40 minutes by road from our workshop, York is within our normal working area, and we book the days back to back.
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 22,000 properties here (24%) date from 1973 to 1999, so wrapped doors are something we check for at every consultation.
How far is York from ColourHaus?
Our workshop is at Unit 9 Taverners Walk, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 1AH. York is about 24 miles by road, roughly 40 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 York?
All kinds. Across the City of York Council area, the most common home is a semi-detached house (36% 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.