Is this kitchen outdated?

[MrsTrefusis]

I have moved into a house with cream gloss magnet kitchen cupboards and a black granite (worktop and island). The black granite has a lot of sparkly chips in. I think it's called Galaxy. This is not the kitchen I would have chosen but cannot afford to change it (even replacing all doors and drawers is too expensive). The layout is fine. We changed all the spotlights for warm white - previous owner had cool which was BLEAK. Floor is walnut engineered which was horribly faded from sun in parts and we had this resanded as it looked terrible. What to do? The kitchen was installed about 15-20 years ago and is in good condition apart from chips to the granite in the sink area. I've thought about a DIY paint job on the gloss cabinets. Nervous about durability. Any ideas please?

Can't you go for cheaper £10-15k upgrade while you save?

I would leave it alone until you can replace it with what you really want. DIY kitchen upgrades almost always look terrible unless you know what you’re doing. It sounds like your kitchen is good quality so upgrade backsplashes, paint the walls a complementary colour, and use tonal accessories to pull it together.