Should I buy a kitchen?

Dex

Now before you all jump on me and say I already have outstanding debt. This is true I do, this debt is mine and it's from buying my car and by this time next year it will be gone. I have £6,000 that my parents gave me about 3 years ago with a clear instruction that I use it on something for my house! I put it in savings as I didn't really need anything. I will not use it to pay my debt as that was not the intention in which it was given.

So I love cooking it is something that I spend a large amount of time doing and my kitchen is falling apart, it's a cheap b&q kitchen (not that there's anything wrong with that) that's been in about 8-10 years and the drawers and cupboards are starting to bow and fall apart.

It's such a big expense and I know at some point in the future we will move (this is not the forever home) though I've been here 5 years and imagine being here another 3-5 years. I don't know what to do, my mum thinks I should buy the kitchen as she knows how much I love to cook and the kitchen I have is a bit rubbish but I don't know if i'm wasting money when I could truly just make do,

So any advice, what do you think is 6,000 enough to buy a decent quallity kitchen and some fitted appliances... I'm also really tempted by an induction hob which start at around £500 :eek: or should I just stick with what I've got?

Dexters_Indignation

Hi,
I am Dex.....

Have you stolen my name?


Cheeck, cheeky

Dex

No I'm pretty sure I've had it since 2008, but thanks for the helpful reply

whitewing

Yes, buy a kitchen and enjoy it!

(It may be different advice if your parents had died and this was what they had left - in which case I'd save save it to get something for the forever home).

Dex

thanks whitewing, it was an endowment(or something like it) that had matured and they split it between myself and my siblings

jayme1

I'd never spend that much on a kitchen (or bathroom), I bought my kitchen from Ikea, fitted it myself and came to about £800 (probably about £1500 with appliances), it doesn't even look cheap and tacky as I basically copied kitchens from magazines. In fact the new This Morning kitchen looks similar to mine although mine is glossy black theirs is a reddy purple colour and I don't have the centre work area.

It's not how much you spend but what you spend it on, obviously because I designed it and put it in myself saved a bit of money, but one of my friends spent £10,000 :eek: on their kitchen and I honestly can't see where the money went.

Not saying don't buy one just don't get ripped off.

Alisha2008

jayme1, we are looking at redoing our kitchen now and honestly I'll be very happy if we manage to spend < 10k, and we are looking at every single possibility... I guess it depends on the size and obviously you saved a lot by doing it yourself!

lindayar

A very important part of home. Health comes from healthy kitchen :T

lil.smartie

Take a look at the Ikea ones, and their appliances, mine is lush! I've got the gloss red with Howdens mirror chip worktops, ikea gas on glass hob (3 burner with a wok hob!) as I like gas hobs. If you are looking to sell in 3-5yrs get something that won't date too much and it will add value to the house too!

Kate

Alisha2008

Sadly Ikea is only cheaper if you can fit it yourself.. fitters charge a fortune and if you add nice worktops (like granite), the price is not that different to other kitchens...

nickcc

Just bought one from Wickes for £6200, Tesco quoted £10,000 and B&Q £5400. Chose Wickes as 18mm units including back panels compared to B&Q's cheapo units with hardboard back panels. Also went for the AEG integrated dishwasher, Zanussi double oven, Electrolux gas hob and S/Steel extractor. Previous kitchens have been the cheaper range from MFI and B&Q and have shown their age very quickly. Also fitted an island this time but whilst being useful can also be a pain in the backside as it becomes another obstruction.