Kitchen on a budget

Lizbetty

Sorry to throw more options into the pot, I know how overwhelming it can be but have you tried DIY Kitchens?

We're lucky that we're close to the showroom in South Kirkby, but they do it all online. They were really cheap for us and the kitchen is good quality. They do them for all budgets. The delivery was a bit meh - the driver just dumped it all outside! Luckily the builder was here and brought it in but... we complained and it was sorted. If you can get to the showroom it's worth a look.

We looked at Wren but the reviews put me off. I didn't like the hard sell when we went to the showroom either. I can't comment on the quality it seems more the service to be the issue from what I can gather.

Lucy

Edit: I just did a quick google actually and DIY Kitchens has good reviews too which is quite rare on Trustpilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.diy-kitchens.com

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ka7e wrote: »

The diy Luca range has 18mm carcasses and hefty 22mm doors. I've just had it fitted and and it was nearly half the price of kitchens I had priced by Magnet and Benchmarx. The cheapest laminate worktops I found were from worktop-express.co.uk and hcsupplies.co.uk. AO is keenly priced for appliances, but I also got a graded integrated oven and fridge/freezer which had tiny dings on the side that aren't visible now they've been fitted - they were brand-new, but classed as damaged so much cheaper than perfect ones.

Concur with using DIY kitchens. Had ours fitted last year. Luca Matt dove grey and carbon cabinet fronts. Absolutely love it, especially the carbon. I was aorried about fingerprints and streaks after wiping over, but they're amazing. They're painted as opposed to wrapped in something that can end up pealing off, plus, if you get tired they could be repainted. Definitely recommend them.
Cabinets,fronts, plinths and decor /end panels cost just over £2000. Wren gave us a "rough" price of £7k (including basic standard appliances, basic S/S single sink/tap and laminate worktop but no fitting) .That was the pre built range that has limited door colours and only 2 cabinet colours, whereas DIY kitchen cabinets are pretty much colour matched to their wide range of colours.
Our fitter fits for Wren, Magnet, Howdens and an Independent who mainly sells Burbridge and Second Nature was very impressed with the door quality, drawer boxes, hinges, legs etc etc.
We went with Duropal ultra matt light cortona worktop, but we got it from Worktop city as it was cheaper than DIY kitchens. It has a lovely smooth soft feel and is a good imitation of a solid worktop. We ordered samples first. 4.1 m worktop,4.1m upstand and and 2 m of 760 deep double edge for the island was £347 including delivery.
Shopped around online for decent quality appliances. We were lucky that at the time Bosch were offering cash back (£50 off single oven,£25 off micro').We thought the suppliers we bought from wouldn't be included but they were. We actually got the dishwasher from Boots online!