How do Lifestyle Kitchens compare with other brands in price and quality?
If you’re looking for a new kitchen, you’ll want one that’s of good enough quality to last. With so many brands out there, though, how do you choose the right one? Lifestyle Kitchens are a budget range manufactured by Crown Kitchens. So, how do they compare with other brands in terms of price and quality?
How do Lifestyle Kitchens compare with the high street chains?
Your first thought when considering a new kitchen is likely to be the big high street chains. After all, there’s probably one near you, and their advertisements are always telling us how great value they are.
Lifestyle Kitchens sell for a similar price to a kitchen from the chains, but there the similarity ends. Lifestyle kitchens are higher quality than what the chains sell. This means they’ll last longer.
So, for example, Lifestyle kitchens are constructed from denser chipboard than what the chains use. Therefore, unlike the units from the chains, they’ll never bow under the weight of the worktops.
How do Lifestyle Kitchens compare with the trade-only suppliers?
Instead of using the high street chains, you might consider going through your local builder to the trade-only suppliers. This can seem attractive. After all, if they’re supplying to the trade, surely they must be better and cheaper?
Unfortunately, that’s not the case. In fact, in terms of both price and quality, the chains and trade-only suppliers are much the same. Both use the lower-quality type chipboard that bows.
How do Lifestyle Kitchens compare with other brands sold by independent showrooms?
To buy a Lifestyle kitchen, you’ll usually need to go to an independent kitchen showroom. However, Lifestyle are one of many brands sold by independent kitchen showrooms. So, how do they compare to the others they sell?
Price wise, kitchen brands sold by Independents vary. So, some brands cost less than Lifestyle, some cost similar and others cost more.
It’s a similar story for quality. So, some brands are lower quality than Lifestyle, some are similar quality and others are higher quality.
How are the higher-quality brands better than a Lifestyle kitchen?
One example is the drawers. When you open & close the drawers on these kitchens they will feel a lot smoother than they do on a Lifestyle kitchen. The same applies to things like pull outs and corner storage solutions.
Another example are the doors. The doors on these kitchens will be thicker and heavier than they are on a Lifestyle kitchen. They will also have a smoother finish too.
Another difference is the interior cabinet colours. Lifestyle only offer a choice of two interior colours. These are white or light grey. Now, this isn’t a problem if you’re having a white or light grey kitchen. However, if you’re having any other colour of kitchen, especially a dark coloured kitchen, a white or light grey interior will looks cheap.
In contrast, many of these brands will offer a choice of up to 50 interior colours to choose from. So, for example, if you are buying a dark grey kitchen, you can have a matching dark grey interior. Having a dark grey kitchen with a matching dark grey interior will look a lot nicer than it does with a white or light grey interior.
Many of these brands will also offer oak coloured interiors. Oak coloured interiors look especially nice with shaker and traditional kitchens. Below is a shaker kitchen with an oak coloured interior.
These brands will be factory assembled/rigid rather than flat-pack
These kitchens will all be factory assembled/rigid kitchens. In contrast, Lifestyle kitchens are flat-pack.
Factory assembled/rigid kitchens offer two advantages over flat-pack kitchens. Firstly they cost less to install as you don’t have to pay a fitter to assemble all the units on-site. Secondly, they reduce the time it takes to install the kitchen which means less disruption for the home owner.
Do these higher-quality brands all cost more than a Lifestyle kitchen?
Some do and some don’t. Some even cost slightly less than a Lifestyle kitchen.
How do you find the ones that cost similar or slightly less than a Lifestyle kitchen?
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For more info on Lifestlye Kitchens, visit their website – https://lifestylekitchens.com/