What era is this kitchen?

[PenelopeFlintstone]

Is it 80s? 90s? 2000s?
It has SMEG appliances including a very wide hob, 3 pull out shelves in one double-door cupboard, if that's any help.
Those corner things - were they limited to the 90s?
The laminate is sort of sponge paint effect.
What do you think?
Thank you

I would say late 90s

It looks pretty 90s to me.

That’s hard, some people still go for that sort of thing. I’m going to go for early 90’s because of the paint effect?

Why are you taking pictures of my dads house now?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too because I put one in in 1995 and it was sort of light blue sponged paint effect.

Thanks People

Chloe9

I'm trying to work out how to update it without pulling it out. It's very 'busy', isn't it? So many door panels and handles.
I can paint it, of course. I've done that before. The oven is dated too with gold trim on the handle.
Maybe those display shelves in the corner on the worktop, and also on the right at the front with the turned timber posts.
Any ideas? I'm Googling between posts. Thanks .

Definitely 90s, our kitchen looked similar.

Did you just rip yours out, Pinktinker? I can see the appeal of that.

late 90s/early noughties I'd say.

Could you just replace the cabinet doors/drawer fronts rather than rip the whole thing out? E.g. www.kitchendoorworkshop.co.uk/

If the carcasses are in good condition, would you consider replacing the drawer fronts and doors with something less busy?

I think you could replace the doors with flat ones (possibly handleless) and it would be much less fussy instantly. If the drawers beneath the oven were just single wide ones instead of double smaller ones that would look a lot better and be more useful too.

I definitely would but I'm overseas and it isn't really a thing here, although there are companies that will custom make new doors for your existing cupboards. I haven't enquired because it sounds expensive!

I was so surprised when I looked 15 years ago and couldn't that kind of company. I've just had a quick look but will look again in more depth.

New doors and keep the existing carcasses. New work top.

I've just found one straightaway after all that

We had something similar, but in a nasty plastic white finish, also late 90's.

As others have said, could you change the doors and drawer fronts? Must admit I am not a fan of those weird corner things so would change that bit.

Removing the blind would help. Just have a big clear window space.

Yes, I was wondering whether the corner things still existed in shops.

I've just looked closely at the doors and they are exactly same shape as ours, house built 1998

I would so have ' flat' doors next time as these are a pain to clean