Our kitchen has unfortunately been troublesome from the word go. The units, which are supplied by symphony were in a deep red colour, which is bordering on brown. They are high gloss doors, and unfortunately the high level units in particular were in a poor state. Doors had chips and scratches in them, and also the doors on the fridge freezer were (and still are at the time of writing) warped at the top and bottom.
The kitchen surface was a dark, fake wood finish. This looked good in our opinion, and matches nicely with the window frames. Unfortunately this seems to be finished in “e-z scratch”, it was scratched when we moved in, and only got worse. After some time we had a “plastic surgeon” come and visit to try and fix the marks. Despite his best efforts he couldn’t sort the scratches, so a replacement was ordered. We took a look at the choices available, none of which particularly impressed, and we decided on a wood block effect replacement.
For the high level doors, we requested white doors instead of the dark red. We hoped this would brighten up the kitchen a bit, and also if they do have any imperfections it wouldn’t show as much as the deep red.
At the end of September we had the new surfaces and doors fitted, and overall, we’re pleased with the result. The surface appears much more durable, and at least scratches will not be so obvious if and when they do occur on the lighter, busier wood effect.
