Amazing Kitchen Unit - Starts at only £60

Confession time. I have been keeping secrets.
I have found the most amazing unit for my kitchen and spent days agonizing over whether it's worth extending my kitchen a little bit or if we could possibly live without a cooker, just so I could fit this diamond of kitchen furniture in. Sadly, common sense has prevailed and I have decided to share this find with you. It's simply listed as a large retro/vintage kitchen unit but is actually a 1950's bespoke piece.

It measures an impressive 244 cm long, is 92 cm high and has a depth of 46 cm. The unit is painted in a cream colour and is covered by a red Formica top which does have a small chip at one end. As the unit is made from solid wood and is in one piece it is very heavy, but on the plus side it doesn't require any assembly as doors, drawers and handles are all included and attached. I personally love this piece because of the simple clean-lined design and  the chrome handles and sliding doors just add to its charm.

Despite being of some age, it looks fresh and clean and I think it would appeal to both minimalists and vintage lovers. The only thing is, that because I have been unwilling to share this until I was absolutely sure I couldn't buy it myself, there is only a couple of days left of the auction. However,  at the time of writing there have been no bids placed despite the tempting starting price of a mere £60.00. I can imagine the reason for this is that people have trouble picturing driving all the way from Cornwall with this attractive piece of kitchen furniture sticking out of the boot of the hatchback.

This is definitely a man-with-a-van job if I ever saw one. Don't let that put you off though because I would challenge you to try to find something similar from one of the major furniture retailers for less.. 

Retro 70s kitchen base and wall unit

Fancy a kitchen base unit, plus a wall unit of a 1970s vintage? The base unit is 158cm wide, 93cm high and 54cm deep with three pullout drawers and one large cabinet at the bottom, accessed by the 1970s de rigeur sliding doors… And the three pullout drawers are all set at an interesting angle, which either looks curiously interesting, or like it was made on a Friday afternoon following a pub lunch… You can decide:

The wall unit is less interesting, but offers a handy matching storage unit with 107cm width, 53cm height and 31cm depth.

Put them together, and you’ve got a sizeable part of an interesting kitchen:

And at the moment, there’s about a day-and-a-half left on the auction, for a bargain current bid of £31.99, which is pretty darn reasonable!

Retro kitchen cabinet without the refurbishment

You might want the retro look without the need to get involved in sanding and repainting, and there’s definitely no shame in that! Our own kitchen project is taking way longer than expected due to other priorities, such as the fact I’m running my own business, and we have a young family to look after.

And if so, there are still good solutions around to get the look you want…

This new retro kitchen cabinet is on Ebay right now for £375 as a Buy It Now option. It’s obviously a bit pricier than buying something which might need a bit of work, but then again, once it’s in your house, all the hard work is done!

It’s 181cm high, 90cm wide, and 44cm deep, in wood with upper glass doors. It also has 2 drawers, 2 lower doors and a pull-out work surface…

12 retro kitchen cabinet doors - currently under £1

One of the top tips for updating or changing the look of your kitchen on a budget is to change the doors of the kitchen cabinets, rather than the whole unit.
So 12 retro kitchen cupboard doors in mustard on eBay for £0.99 is shaping up to be an absolute steal.

They've currently got 2 days left, and come with aluminium handles and hinge packs - utter bargain!