Transform Your Kitchen Without Replacing It
Kitchen respray is one of the most effective ways to transform your kitchen — and one of the most overlooked. If your cabinets are structurally sound but tired-looking, you don’t need a full replacement. You need the right finish, applied properly. That’s what we do at Ultimate Décor. We’ve been spray painting kitchens across Surrey and South London since 2004, and the results consistently look factory-made — because the process is built to deliver exactly that.
Why Spray Painting Beats Replacing Your Kitchen
A new kitchen is a significant investment — and in most cases, an unnecessary one. The cabinets themselves are rarely the problem. The colour is. The finish is. Those are things we can fix.
Spray painting your existing kitchen costs a fraction of a full replacement. But I want to be clear: that’s not why we lead with it. We lead with it because the quality is genuinely comparable to new — sometimes better, because your existing carcasses are often more solidly built than anything in a modern flat-pack range.
The savings are a welcome bonus. The finish is the point.
What a Professional Kitchen Respray Actually Involves
This isn’t a lick of paint with a brush. It’s a specialist process, and preparation is where most of the work happens.
- All cabinet doors are removed and taken to our workshop for spraying off-site
- Surfaces are cleaned, degreased, sanded, and primed before any paint is applied
- We spray in controlled conditions to eliminate dust contamination
- Frames and in-situ surfaces are masked and sprayed on-site with the same care
- You don’t need to empty your cupboards — we work around your kitchen contents
The result is a finish with no brush marks, no roller texture, no visible joins. Just a smooth, even surface that looks and feels like it came from the factory.
How Long Does a Kitchen Respray Take?
Most kitchens are completed in around five days. That’s from our first day on-site to the moment your doors go back on. It’s a disruption, but a manageable one — and nothing close to the upheaval of a full kitchen fit.
We plan the job properly before we start. That means sequencing the work so your kitchen remains as functional as possible throughout.
The Paints We Use — and Why It Matters
We use water-based, low-VOC paints that are specifically formulated for kitchen environments. They need to handle heat, grease, moisture, and daily cleaning — and they do. We colour-match from leading brands including Farrow & Ball, so if you have a specific shade in mind, we can work to it.
The finish is hard-wearing from the outset and continues to cure over the weeks following application, getting tougher over time. Brands like Tikkurila set the benchmark for this kind of specialist coating — durability and aesthetics, not a compromise between the two.
Our 10-Year Guarantee
We back every kitchen respray with a 10-year guarantee. That reflects the confidence we have in our materials, our preparation, and our process. It also reflects twenty years of doing this. We know what works because we’ve been doing it long enough to see how jobs hold up — and long enough to have fixed the things that didn’t.
Our team is City & Guilds qualified and our work is independently verified. You can check our reviews and credentials on Checkatrade.
Colour: More Choice Than You Might Expect
One of the things clients are often surprised by is the breadth of colour options. You’re not limited to a handful of standard shades. We can match virtually any colour — from classic off-whites and greys to deeper, bolder tones that make a real statement. If you can show us a reference, we can match it.
Changing the colour of your kitchen is one of the quickest ways to change how a room feels. It’s worth taking the time to get it right.
Serving Surrey and South London
We’re based in Surrey and cover the wider South London area. If you’re considering a kitchen transformation and want to understand whether a respray is the right option for your home, visit our main site or take a look at our Surrey spray painting service for more detail on how we work and what’s involved.
Give us a call on 0203 355 1495, or get in touch online. We’ll give you a straight answer about what’s achievable and what it involves — no pressure, no waffle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it worth respraying kitchen cabinets rather than replacing them?
In most cases, yes — particularly if your cabinet carcasses are solid and the layout works for you. A professional kitchen respray delivers a factory-quality finish at a fraction of the cost of replacement, typically in around five days. The key is using the right preparation process and the right specialist paints. A poorly prepared spray job won’t last; a properly executed one will, which is why we back ours with a 10-year guarantee.
How long does a kitchen respray last?
A professionally applied kitchen respray using high-quality, kitchen-specific paints should last ten years or more with normal use and reasonable care. The finish hardens further over the weeks after application. Avoiding abrasive cleaners and keeping surfaces dry will help the finish stay looking sharp for as long as possible.
Do I need to empty my kitchen cupboards before a respray?
No. We remove the cabinet doors and take them off-site to our workshop, but we don’t require you to empty the cupboards themselves. We work around the contents of your kitchen, which significantly reduces the disruption involved. Your kitchen remains largely usable throughout the process.