Urgently need your help and advice. I purchased a resale flat and am in the middle of Reno now. In the kitchen, one side the cabinets were ok, and the other side quite bad. So I thought will do only the side which was a bit damaged. Initially, my contractor said that he will try to create new cabinets with laminates which match closely. But now, he is giving me laminate options which just don't seem to match the existing beech-wood tone!

What can I do? Are there any shops I can visit to check on the range available and try to match myself? Any other suggestions? Really worried that my kitchen will look strange with two very different laminates.

Pls help!

Urgently need your help and advice. I purchased a resale flat and am in the middle of Reno now. In the kitchen, one side the cabinets were ok, and the other side quite bad. So I thought will do only the side which was a bit damaged. Initially, my contractor said that he will try to create new cabinets with laminates which match closely. But now, he is giving me laminate options which just don't seem to match the existing beech-wood tone!

What can I do? Are there any shops I can visit to check on the range available and try to match myself? Any other suggestions? Really worried that my kitchen will look strange with two very different laminates.

Pls help!

There are quite a number of solutions to this. But it depends on whether your contractor and his carpenter willing to do it anot.

1. You can try to match them yourselves. No need to go down to the shops. Just check online. Catalogs should be available online. Jennings, Lamchuan, EDL, etc. Then show it to your contractor see if they can get it. If not call the respective offices.

2. Choose new laminate. Ask if your contractor can relaminate the existing cabinets you wanna keep. Do note that relaminating will increase thickness of existing cabinets. Some can be quite obvious. (Me dun really recommend this tho )

3. Choose new laminate. Replace the damaged cabinets and the doors only of the existing cabinets you wanna keep. check the price with your contractor on this.

Hope this helps.

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Mike