By the team at Renovate Kitchens & Interiors · Subiaco, Perth
Renovate Kitchens & Interiors, formerly known as Trager Kitchens and Interiors, is a family owned, HIA award winning renovation company that has been designing and building bespoke kitchens across Perth for more than 30 years. “How much does a kitchen renovation cost” is one of the most common questions the team fields, and the honest answer depends heavily on what kind of kitchen you are actually building.
This is not a generic flat pack cost guide. It sets out what genuinely drives cost at the premium end of the Perth market, where Renovate operates, and what that investment typically buys compared with a standard or budget renovation.
Perth kitchen renovation costs span a wide range, and most published cost guides break the market into tiers. Entry level renovations built around flat pack cabinetry from mass market suppliers typically start in the low tens of thousands of dollars. Mid range renovations, using semi custom cabinetry and mid tier appliances, generally sit in the mid twenty to high forty thousand dollar range.
Premium and luxury renovations, built around fully custom cabinetry, high end benchtops and integrated European appliances, generally start from around $50,000 and rise from there depending on scope.
Renovate Kitchens & Interiors positions itself deliberately at the premium end of that range. The company’s own project enquiry process is built around budgets starting from $50,000 and extending to around $150,000 for larger, fully bespoke projects, which reflects the scale of transformation a genuinely custom kitchen involves rather than a like for like swap of an existing layout.
Where a project sits inside that range comes down to cabinetry scope, benchtop and finish selection, the appliance package, and whether any structural work is involved.
A handful of factors separate a premium kitchen renovation from a standard one, and understanding them is more useful than fixating on a single headline figure.
Renovate builds bespoke cabinetry designed around the specific layout, storage needs and aesthetic of each home, rather than working from a set of standard modular sizes. Fully custom cabinetry, built to exact specifications with tailored finishes and hardware, is consistently one of the largest single line items in a premium kitchen budget, and it is also the element that most defines how the finished kitchen looks and functions day to day.
Benchtop selection has a significant effect on overall cost. Engineered stone in a standard finish sits at the more accessible end of the range, while porcelain and granite sit above it, particularly at larger benchtop dimensions or with waterfall edge detailing.
Renovate works with porcelain and granite rather than marble. Both deliver the depth and individual character homeowners want from a natural surface, with considerably better resistance to staining, heat and everyday wear in a kitchen that gets used properly. The Subiaco showroom is set up specifically so clients can compare these materials in person before committing, since photographs rarely convey the difference in finish quality accurately.
Integrated, premium European appliance brands cost meaningfully more than mainstream mid range options, and are a common inclusion in a fully custom kitchen where the appliances are selected to match the design rather than fitted into an existing gap. This is one of the clearest points of separation between a mid range renovation and a premium one, and it is where a genuinely custom kitchen tends to show its value most visibly to a household that uses the kitchen daily.
Where a renovation involves removing a wall to open up a floor plan, relocating plumbing or electrical services, or reconfiguring a kitchen’s footprint entirely, those structural changes add cost beyond the kitchen fit out itself, including engineering assessment where a wall is load bearing. A fully bespoke renovation is more likely to involve this kind of work than a like for like refit, because the point of a bespoke design is often to reimagine how the space works rather than replace what is already there.
Every Renovate project is scoped individually. Book a design consultation and we will price your actual kitchen, itemised, rather than quoting from a range.
Renovate’s project intake is structured around budget bands from $50,000 through to around $150,000, which broadly maps to a fully custom single kitchen renovation at the lower end of that range, through to larger projects that might combine a kitchen with adjoining living space, a butler’s pantry, or a broader interior renovation at the upper end.
Because every project is designed individually rather than selected from a catalogue, Renovate does not publish a single fixed price list. The design consultation process exists specifically to scope a genuine, itemised cost for your particular home, rather than working backwards from an advertised starting price that may not reflect what a specific renovation actually needs.
Reimagined is the initial consultation, where the team listens to your brief and starts shaping a concept for the space. Designed follows, with the design team working through the detail of layout, cabinetry, materials and finishes so the plan is tailored specifically to your home and how you use it.
Built is the construction phase, where the design is brought to life by Renovate’s own tradespeople. Perfected is the final stage, where the finished kitchen is refined against the company’s own standards before handover.
Because design, cabinetry and construction are managed by the one company rather than coordinated across several separate contractors, clients have a single point of accountability through all four stages rather than a renovation split across disconnected suppliers.
One of the most common points of confusion for homeowners comparing quotes is why two renovation companies can price the same brief so differently. Often the difference is not that one company is overcharging, but that the two quotes are not actually describing the same kitchen. Flat pack cabinetry from a mass market supplier and fully custom cabinetry built to your exact layout are not interchangeable products, even if both are described as a kitchen renovation.
The same applies to benchtops, appliances and finishes. A quote built around laminate benchtops and a mainstream appliance package will always come in lower than one built around porcelain or granite and integrated European appliances, and neither figure is wrong. They are simply pricing different outcomes. Renovate’s role during the design consultation is to make sure you understand exactly what is included in your quote, so the number reflects a kitchen you have actually chosen rather than one assembled to hit a lower headline price.
Part of what a premium kitchen renovation budget covers is not visible in the finished cabinetry alone. Renovate’s approach is built on timeless design over trend driven choices, meaning the kitchen is planned to suit the home and how a family actually lives in it for years to come, rather than styled around a look that dates quickly.
That considered, boutique design work, along with a single accountable team managing design through to construction, is part of the value a premium renovation is paying for alongside the physical materials. Designers stay involved with a project from the initial concept through to the final Perfected stage, rather than handing a finished design over to a separate construction team.
Because cabinetry scope, material selection, appliance package and any structural work all move the final figure, the only way to get an accurate cost for a premium kitchen renovation is a proper consultation. Renovate’s process starts with a conversation about your home and your brief, followed by a visit to the Subiaco showroom to see and compare cabinetry finishes, benchtop options and hardware in person, which is where an initial concept typically starts taking real shape.
Home Base, 55 Salvado Road, Subiaco. Open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm. Compare cabinetry, porcelain and granite finishes in person before your design consultation begins.
Published Perth cost guides place premium and luxury kitchen renovations, built around custom cabinetry, high end benchtops and integrated appliances, from roughly $50,000 upwards depending on scope. Renovate Kitchens & Interiors structures its own project enquiries around budgets from $50,000 to around $150,000, reflecting the scale of a fully custom renovation.
Renovate works with engineered stone, porcelain and granite, rather than marble. Porcelain and granite deliver the depth and individual character homeowners want from a premium surface, with considerably better resistance to staining, heat and everyday wear. All options can be compared in person at the Subiaco showroom.
Bespoke cabinetry is built to your exact layout and specifications rather than assembled from standard modular sizes, and is typically paired with higher grade porcelain or granite benchtops and integrated premium appliances. Those choices, along with any structural work involved in reconfiguring a layout, are what separate a premium renovation cost from an entry level one.
Renovate manages the full process in house across four stages: Reimagined, an initial consultation to shape a concept; Designed, detailed design and material selection; Built, construction by Renovate’s own tradespeople; and Perfected, final refinement before handover.
No. Because every kitchen is designed individually rather than selected from a set range, pricing is scoped per project during the design consultation, based on cabinetry, materials, appliances and any structural work involved, rather than a single advertised starting price.
Renovate’s showroom is at Home Base, 55 Salvado Road, Subiaco, open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm. It is set up specifically so clients can see and compare cabinetry, benchtop and hardware finishes in person before making a decision.
For an accurate, itemised cost for your own premium kitchen renovation, talk to the team. We will scope your actual kitchen rather than quote you a range.