Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Updating the look of my kitchen 11Oct 20, 2009 9:28 am As for the knobs, here is a test-drive of some i stole from our Ikea Hemnes chest: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/ ... G_2724.jpg Would cost $84 to replace all 23 of them. Do you think they're more in keeping with the style of door? Re: Updating the look of my kitchen 13Oct 20, 2009 12:00 pm One of the inputs to your decision has to be the 'sellability' of the house - as Helyn put it. You may not necessarily get an additional $404 for the price of the house if you go with the brand new s/s oven and s/s cooktop upgrade - however, it may just be enough to sway a potential buyer (one less thing they will have to do after moving in). It may also depend on how much you need to spend elsewhere on the house to bring it up to the point of being able to maximise your 'sellability'. I wouldn't touch the rest of the kitchen as your taste/choices (in door handles and benchtops) will differ from a potential buyers - and they appear to be in good condition. But installing a new working oven and cooktop should be enough to lift the look of the kitchen. Make sure to move your microwave and fridge into the garage for open inspections as that will create an extra sense of spaciousness in that kitchen. Re: Updating the look of my kitchen 14Oct 20, 2009 12:11 pm I would definitely spend the extra $400. If it were me I could live with that kitchen with some silver handles and stainless appliances, so for me it might be the differences between seeing a kitchen that doesn't need any work and one that does. So personally I'd spend the $500, I think it will be worth it. It's a small price to pay for an up to date looking kitchen. Re: Updating the look of my kitchen 15Oct 21, 2009 5:10 pm The kitchen really is fine.... apart from the non-working oven, that is. If it was my place and I was staying, I'd go for the stainless appliances. For selling though ....probably not. Have you asked for advice from any real estate agents? They can usually give you a good idea what's worth doing and what won't make a difference. When we sold our house, we asked our agent his opinion before spending a cent. Then we gave the place a good clean, de-cluttered and touched up any scratches and scuffs in paintwork. Apart from that, we did a cheap and cheerful renovation of our ensuite, not because we thought we'd be really adding value to the place, but because it was so horrible that it would definitely have put off prospective buyers. A white oven is hardly in that league. Re: Updating the look of my kitchen 16Nov 11, 2009 7:57 pm Well, after much procrastination, our new stainless steel oven and cooktop are on order. Thanks so much for everyone's input Now we're just umming and ahhing about handles. We tried a satin chrome tapered bow handle, and that looked good, so we'd like to go with those. Only trouble is getting knobs that will work with them for the drawers. We don't want to have to bother with backplates or filling in the holes if we used handles. Can anyone suggest a style of knob that will coordinate with handles like these?: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Updating the look of my kitchen 17Nov 13, 2009 9:38 pm I would change the splashback, the benchtops, the appliances and the door handles. It won't cost a fortune but will make it look a lot more modern. There isn't anything intrinsically wrong with the kitchen, it just looks a little dated. If you have a very tight budget I'd recommend a squareform laminex benchtop, and a glass splashback. Glass is really quite cheap, it's just a bit of a PIA to get the existing tiles off. You can get simple little brushed stainless-look finger pull knobs from Bunnings, they are only a couple of bucks each. Re: Updating the look of my kitchen 18Nov 13, 2009 9:42 pm Nicoletta Well, after much procrastination, our new stainless steel oven and cooktop are on order. Thanks so much for everyone's input Now we're just umming and ahhing about handles. We tried a satin chrome tapered bow handle, and that looked good, so we'd like to go with those. Only trouble is getting knobs that will work with them for the drawers. We don't want to have to bother with backplates or filling in the holes if we used handles. Can anyone suggest a style of knob that will coordinate with handles like these?: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ All of the handles have to match, if the existing fitting are knobs, just get new knobs, stainless steel finish, but all the same, no mixing handles and knobs. Re: Updating the look of my kitchen 19Nov 14, 2009 1:35 pm I would love this kitchen, with a working over of course! I love the suggested darker handles Sharon..... frustrated interior decorator, I have always wanted to do this for a living.. Re: Updating the look of my kitchen 20Nov 16, 2009 1:46 pm Hi Nicoletta, This is my first posting to this board. I can see what you mean about updating your kitchen. If I may suggest here. I agree with your colour scheme that being basically silver. I would take my cues for colour from the stainless steel sink and I see in your pic the coffee maker. Those two objects are close in shades of silver. From the angle where you took your shot from, if you go from the silver sink to the coffee maker, it looks real classy and then you move your eye to the right, you go oh oh ..ummm.. hmmm. I think your choices for updating the stove and such are on the mark. However you then start to see the fridge and go hmmmm. I think you know what I mean. Putting in new handles would make the space pop again and make the kitchen look quite modern. No the fireplace doesn’t work. 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