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Identifying a fitted kitchen

I have just moved house and the kitchen is fairly recent, the extension was built in 2018, but I want to change a few things so I need some new cabinets, doors, worktop to match the existing stuff
problem is I can see no names anywhere. any tips on identifying the kitchen manufacturer? I will upload a picture as soon as I figure out how to, but it's a shaker style, doors are 19mm thick, made from MDF with a woodgrain effect printed on it
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  • Emmia
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    edited 11 October at 9:46PM
    I'd probably budget for at least new doors.for everything as the colours of the new doors.(Even if you can get a "match") may not be the same colour due to fading etc

  • singhini
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    You could try using apps like "google lens" or "camfind" they might be able to hopefully help.  
    I have a tendency to mute most posts so if your expecting me to respond you might be waiting along time!
  • Lorian
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    Post a close up pictures of the handles too as sometimes they are easier to distinguish the manufacturer
  • Silvertabby
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    Can you ask your sellers?  Their Estate Agent should be able to pass a message on.
  • casper_gutman
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    edited 13 October at 10:15AM
    In our first house we were lucky that there was a label inside one of the units with the details of a local kitchen supplier.

    Failing that you may need to put a few clues together. In our second house the kitchen wasn't easily identifiable but the appliances were a brand (Lamona) that I think is exclusively sold by one kitchen supplier (Howdens), so that helped. 

    In our new kitchen the drawer sides and covers on the hinges all say "Ultima", for Ultima Furniture Systems, parent company of DIY Kitchens.
  • WIAWSNB
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    If a builder did the whole thing - extension and fittings - very good chance it'll be a stable like Howdens. I wonder if they have catalogues that go back several years?
  • ic
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    Have you looked around inside the cabinets, particularly at the back high up?  There could be labels.  Can you tell if the units have been built on site (do you see little silver cams that can be twisted - familiar to anybody that has built ikea furniture), are there any brand names on any visible parts (ignoring blum and hafle, they pretty much make all the accessories like draw runners, hinges and legs).  As mentioned above, "Ultima" on the sides of drawers indicates its from DIY kitchens.
  • FFHillbilly
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    Here's one of the pictures of handles, it's only letting me upload one at a time
  • FFHillbilly
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    They aren't flatpack 
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