Just DO it ! You'll need to undercoat to make the paint cover, so once you have done them in white undercoat, you'll wonder why you hesitated.......they'll look brilliant. You could do them one unit at a time, until it looks right but you'll probably find you want to do them all white. Your suggested colour Antique White USA will look awesome and I too would suggest new door handles - it's surprising what just that change can do for a kitchen. The pendant lights would certainly make an inexpensive change to the whole area - I did it recently when I put in a secondhand kitchen and am super-pleased with the end result considering the awful lime green & mustard monstrosity I started with LOL.

clikmania Did you do this ?? I would say go for it just get a slight texture on the cabinets as it'll reduce finger marks .... We did and love it :) Hi Clikmania, no we didn't, just passing comment zealart I think it depends on your space and light. The space in the first photo is really large. These are also professionally photographed and edited,which makes them look even better. Hi zealart, you are 100% right... Have a great week-end all

Hi iggs85 as it is an older kitchen I would not spend a huge amount of money on a revamp. It is definitely possible to paint laminate but good preparation is vital to ensure the paint 'sticks'. However a quality painter is going to charge you about the same as your resurfacing quote. Using either a painter or a resurfacing company does let you choose any colour though. The biggest disadvantage of the current benchtop is the bullnose which is very dated. From your photo, the colour and pattern look OK but you could get a stone 'overlay' put on it. They square off the bullnose so it looks more contemporary. An acrylic feature panel on the return is another alternative to vinyl planks. It looks like glass, comes in a good range of colours and is relatively inexpensive compared to glass. See http://zenolite.com/range as an example. You can buy acrylic sheets from Bunnings. You could also use pressed metal panels as a feature eg. http://www.wunderlite.com.au/catalogue/details/1/79/pressed-metal-crystal?start=25 Add some new handles on doors and drawers too.

Hi Vanessa, It sounds like you've struck gold with your kitchen in many respects and it is absolutely possible to replace just the front of draws / doors and panel ends in an existing kitchen which would give you a completely different look. I suggest you contact a local joinery and ask them t o come out and have a look at what is involved for you. All the best, Jo Powell 3 Pea's Property Styling