New kitchen wall units that match existing units

daztraction

I purchased a kitchen from Wickes in 2012, and I want another wall unit or two to match the existing wall units.

Wickes no longer sell the "Sicily" range that I bought, so what are my options here? How can I go about getting something that matches (or matches as close as possible) to the original wall units?

grumbler

IMO, 'close' matches don't work. It has to be either exact match, or something contrasting.

Another option is to keep the units and replace all doors.

Jeepers_Creepers

What colour and style is it, Daz?

As Grumb says (lawdie, how often have I said that...) it may be that a contrast is best. If, say, your fascias are a darkish colour, you could replace all the wall units with a lighter shade - a very common and popular thing to do currently.

Keep and eye out on eBay too, in case 2nd-hand Sicilies come up.

daztraction

Jeepers_Creepers said:

What colour and style is it, Daz?

As Grumb says (lawdie, how often have I said that...) it may be that a contrast is best. If, say, your fascias are a darkish colour, you could replace all the wall units with a lighter shade - a very common and popular thing to do currently.

Keep and eye out on eBay too, in case 2nd-hand Sicilies come up.

Thanks for the reply - it's a oak coloured "shaker" style kitchen unit.  I'll had somebody suggest that doors with glazing might be a way forward, which makes sense to somebody with no clue about kitchen style like me.  grumbler's idea of replacing the doors might be a goer too!  Many thanks guys.

FreeBear

Pay a visit to a Benchmarx showroom (often next door to a Travis Perkins) - The kitchens Wickes sell all come from Benchmarx as they are all part of the TP group. Get an experienced designer/salesman, and he/she may be able to find something that is a good match. Pop a draw out, and take it with you.

jenni_fer

I'd try FreeBear's suggestion first. If not, we used kitchendoorworkshop to find a pretty good match for one unit in ours. Otherwise, go contrasting!

daztraction

Many thanks FreeBear and Jenni!