the $30k KITCHEN RENO

A recent Housing Industry Association report pegged the average cost of a kitchen renovation at around $30,000. If your style bar is set high (and we know it is), you’ll need to be clever with your design decisions and material choices to bring your project in for as little as that, so we went to the experts for help.

BUDGET RANGE $7K-$15K

cabinetry

New cabinetry is the big ticket item in most jobs. But if you’re happy with the layout of your kitchen and the carcasses are in good). “The most cost-effective material is laminate, but we can also do polyurethane or timber.”