I got a bespoke look for a bargain price

By choosing to only update the doors of her cabinets rather than replace the whole kitchen, Lisa Moses gained a made-tomeasure space on a budget

My experience…

When we rst moved in 10 years ago, we chose a white and stainless-steel kitchen, but it never really suited my personality as I love colour and would call myself a maximalist. The kitchen was in good working order, though and we couldn’t justify ripping it out just because I fancied a change.

I’d seen images on social media of people replacing their existing cabinet doors as a budget makeover, so we decided to explore this. Unfortunately, over the years IKEA had changed its cupboard sizes so we couldn’t just replace the doors with like-for-like ones, but we also couldn’t a ord to install a whole new kitchen. I stumbled across Matt Antrobus’s work on Instagram. I loved the fact that he could make bespoke doors to our sizes without having to replace the whole unit. It saved us a fortune.

I wanted something classic that could last another 10 years, so we nally chose this gorgeous blue. I also painted the back wall a soft grey to replace the stark white and mirror the colour of the Victorian dresser and the dining table, which Matt also made for us. Then we had all the doors stripped to add warmth to the look.

I decided to add even more colour by painting some of the walls pink and adding bright prints and cushions to the dining area. Then, nally I went really bold and painted the dining oor black. It’s not to everyone’s taste, but we love it!

‘Painting the floor black was a brave move. Some of my friends argued against it as a bad idea, but we love it’

Lisa has used a lot of di erent shades of pink, but has complemented them with black and yellow, creating a bold, rather than feminine look. The transparent Louis Ghost chair, designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell, adds a designer touch to the eclectic room

The original tted Victorian unit provides both useful storage for kitchen items and a place for Lisa to show of her collection of pretty nds