how often to you renew your kitchen?

Moved a few months ago, Kitchen is 20+ years. Since had a drawer front and door drop off successfully glued/screwed back on. No intention of changing them.

Dylis that has always been my ambition - a 'non fitted' kitchen, with a table in the centre to work on, a huge dresser - they seem to hold everything - and some open shelves for saucepans. I envisage wood panelling on the lower walls, in a shade of sage, with lots of bright splashes of colour, and flowers in jugs. Will I ever do this? The house we moved into some years ago had a brand new kitchen which is easy on the eye and well designed - so probably not.

A fitted kitchen is never really that, so sometimes free-standing would be better. There are areas behind the fitted units, not to mention under them, which are quite awful and make you wonder why you bother to wipe the fronts and tops at all - all those germs and spiders lurking out of sight!

Then there is the problem of the fridge drip tray which was recently discussed - inaccessible in a fitted kitchen.

Just renewed our kitchen after 25 years. Surfaces on the pvious one were bubbling, paint chipping off and hinges failing. We were also extending the kitchen and the new kitchen is configured differently requiring different size cupboards.

We are house improvers, so in three of the houses we have owned the previous kitchens were falling apart or completely inadequate, or the kitchen space was being completely configured. We have owned two new houses, and wile we bought extra units for the kitchens, we didn't replace them.

Replacing a kitchen every five years is a criminal waste of scarce resources. I do hope the superceded kitchens are either sold on or passed on to someone else and not just dumped at the tip.

I've always fancied a free standing kitchen.
A complete, clean, accessible room, with no hidey holes, no bits that are impossible to get at, and then lovely pine moveable cupboards i.

JackyB

A fitted kitchen is never really that, so sometimes free-standing would be better. There are areas behind the fitted units, not to mention under them, which are quite awful and make you wonder why you bother to wipe the fronts and tops at all - all those germs and spiders lurking out of sight!

Then there is the problem of the fridge drip tray which was recently discussed - inaccessible in a fitted kitchen.

That reminded me of when a hamster got behind the fitted units - there was a vent in the plinth and he climbed through. We could hear him gnawing away at the back of the unit.
He did emerge eventually, none the worse for his adventure.

4 in 32 years here ,would have been changed during the pandemic but it was too much of a hassle.My OH builds them himself so its not too expensive .The last two have been Ikea and I really liked them.Kitchen had a wall knocked down last time and a door blocked off the time before.I like to change things regularly ,I dont have expensive holidays or designer clothes so my money my choice.Dont ask how many sofas we've had in our married life...you'd be really shocked at that .
Nothing wasted by the way all rehomed free to people who need them and even fitted for them ,same with furniture .Last week a table and chairs went to a young man in a part furnished flat ,he was very grateful .

Wow, every 5 years! That’s mad! Ours is 10 years old and looking great will not be changing

Well mines about 32 years old and no plans to change it It’s still looking fine no repairs needed all drawers and cupboards still in place as they were so why would I ?

Just wasted and hour looking at free standing kitchens online. I will have to have a long hard think. Not sure I can do without my built in double oven. I don't think my back will hold out with too much bending!

Ours is 17 years old and ripe for a change. We have a range cooker, which I love, but I can see it won't be very practical in the future and there are cupboards which would be much better as deep drawers.

When we moved here we had 5 children, DH worked, we had dogs cats. Now, it is mostly just DH and I plus 3 cats. But, we have huge influxes every now and again. Makes planning a kitchen very difficult.

My kitchen after 18 years was looking tired so instead of a new one I had the worktops , doors and plinths etc replaced. They have done a fantastic job took 3days and didn’t even need to empty the cupboards . All for about a third of the price. Highly recommended

Every five years is absolutely ridiculous. When I moved in here the house was four years old. I kept the original kitchen until two years ago when I had it renewed. The old one was serviceable but looking dated as by then it was over twenty years old. I have no intention of replacing my new one any time soon.

12 tears ago when we moved into this house. There were doors hanging off and drawers missing so had to really. After paying an arm and a leg for the last kitchen in my last house I vowed never again.
This one is from a big superstore, plain old cream but works well with the low ceilings and beams. We did inherit an AGA which we had to work around and got an electric cooker for summer but kept the tiled floor.
Just about to have the wall painted an even lighter cream instead of the pale sage I chose. Through necessity, it has got badly marked and makes the rooms dingy.
After that it will stay as it is an odd paint job to make it clean

Mine will do, it fits the space as best it could, luckily I have enough room in the centre for a large freestanding butchers trolley with 2 shelves and a steel worktop. Those shelves are invaluabe, I need a cooks kitchen, it would have been ok for a ready meals person. I don`t have enough worktop space but am using space in the utility and there are also shelves in the boiler cupboard. Once upon a time I had the singing dancing kitchen of my dreams, arranged it all when my husband was still alive, I carried on with the plan. Then in 3 years decided I needed to move. I would not have moved if I had not been widowed. I learnt a lesson, so am making myself content with what I have, what the builder put in. It is fine

When I bought my condo about 7 years ago, the kitchen was clean and everything worked, but all the appliances were bottom-of-the-line, old fashioned, like something out of the past. The range top had coils. The refrigerator didn't make ice, and no water available through the door. The dishwasher worked, but made a horrendous noise.

I replaced all three, and can't imagine making any more changes unless something stops working beyond repair. I've never heard of "renewing" a kitchen, like it was a library book.

But I did recently get a new ceiling light fixture, which I like a lot better than the old fluorescent light that was up there, looking like something out of the 80's.

We moved here almost 37 years ago. The existing kitchen was 7 years old at the time, but was just a mix of several different, but similar, units. We could never afford to change it, but I came into some (a bit of) money 5 years ago and had a brand new kitchen. It will have to last me out though, no chance of another!

Moved here in 1993 and have the same kitchen as when I moved in.
That reminds me - maybe I should clean the oven?!!

I've lived in ancient and prewar properties never renewed kitchens. New builds since the 70s and replaced 3 kitchens. I found "modern" kitchens are so flimsy with the thin laminate finish on doors and drawers that they don't stand up to wear and tear and cleaning. I don't
like units that have different coloured insides from the door fronts. None of the kitchens were damaged, only worn. I replaced my kitchen last year with real wood units as they can be restored when worn. No tiles on walls only glass. Every 5 years, no way.

live in a council house, got special permission to upgrade kitchen and bathroom when I moved in, 10 years ago. They inspected and photographed afterwards for their records. Won't do either again whilst a tenant.

We have had ours for 27 years and it looks as if it will last forever.

rowyn

Moved here in 1993 and have the same kitchen as when I moved in.
That reminds me - maybe I should clean the oven?!!

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We have replaced the kitchen in two houses we lived in because they were in a poor state but it's a waste of money to keep replacing kitchens. More money than sense.

As often as the local authority is prepared to pay for it. I will cope with the inconvenience. At the moment it's about every 23 years I think. No doubt COVID has extended that schedule.

Moved in 33 years ago and I chose reasonable quality kitchen. I don’t feel like spending money on the same, it is a small and clean and I have taken care not to damage the carcasses. I have up-dated the handles, changed the work top, tiles and of course replaced the white goods when they broke. I think if you are a follower of fashion you feel obliged to change every few years especially when to watch the TV programs. The advertising while these programs are on show what companies what us to buy.