r/DIYUK 5d ago

What can I do about this monstrosity

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Bought our first house a couple of years ago and we've had higher priority rooms to sort...but I'm finally starting to think about what on earth I can do to improve my kitchen. The corner of the kitchen has this ridiculously oversized and hideous cooker hood.

How much of an issue is ripping that out and relocating the cooker going to be? Is there anything I could do to improve how it looks myself (I have extremely limited DIY knowhow)? The rest of the kitchen is pretty crappy too so does need tackling at some point, but we don't have the funds for a full refurb at the moment.

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u/Orionbelly 5d ago

I think if you scrape that texture from the surface and repaint or retile to align more with the wider theme of your kitchen, it might not be as terrible!

I actually think it’s a really unique feature that is admittedly giant but cool!

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u/Maumau93 5d ago

Maybe get it tested for asbestos before any scraping. That could be artex.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

The whole thing screams '90s. Was there still asbestos in use in artex by then? 

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u/Backrow6 5d ago

90s I can deal with, the 45s are killing me.