A dated kitchen, an awkward layout or rooms that no longer suit your lifestyle can make an otherwise much-loved home feel ready for a change. Refurbishing gives you the opportunity to improve how your home looks and works, while keeping the location and features you already enjoy.

Refresh Renovations® provides home refurbishment in Cambridge and across Cambridgeshire, bringing design, planning and construction together through one managed process. Whether you’re updating several rooms or planning a complete house refurbishment, your local Renovation Consultant, Simon Kelliher, will help you turn your ideas into a practical plan.

Book your free initial consultation to discuss your ideas, priorities and budget.

A home refurbishment designed around how you live

The best place to start is with what isn’t working.

Perhaps your kitchen feels disconnected from the rest of the house, your bathroom needs modernising, or your ground-floor layout leaves you with unused space. You may have recently bought a property and want to make several improvements before moving in.

We’ll discuss your priorities, budget and the way you use your home, then explore how the spaces could work better together. Planning the refurbishment as a whole helps you make connected decisions about layout, materials and finishes, rather than tackling each room in isolation.

Our home refurbishment services in Cambridge

Your refurbishment can combine a range of improvements, depending on your property and goals:

• Whole-house refurbishment: Update multiple rooms through one coordinated project.
• Kitchen refurbishment: Improve storage, workspace and the connection between cooking, dining and living areas.
• Bathroom refurbishment: Create a more practical bathroom, update fittings or explore an ensuite.
• Internal layout changes: Reconfigure rooms to make better use of your existing floor area.
• Open-plan living: Explore a more connected kitchen, dining and living space.
• Period property refurbishment: Update the home while considering the character and features you want to retain.
• Garage and loft conversions: Explore whether underused space could become an additional room.
• Interior finishes: Coordinate flooring, lighting, joinery and decorating as part of the wider refurbishment.

If your plans also include an extension, we can consider this alongside the improvements to your existing home.

Why choose Refresh for your property refurbishment?

A refurbishment involves more than choosing new fittings. Design decisions, costs, materials and trade schedules all need to come together.

Refresh gives you one point of contact throughout your project. Simon coordinates the people and stages involved, helping you understand the options and make decisions as the refurbishment progresses.

Our approach brings the design and build together from the outset, so your ideas can be considered alongside your budget and the practical requirements of the property.

How does the refurbishment process work?

1. Discuss your ideas

We start with an initial consultation to understand what you want to change, what you’d like to retain and your priorities for the project.

2. Explore the design and feasibility

We develop the proposed direction and assess how it could work within your home and budget.

3. Confirm the details

The design, scope and costs are developed further, with any required approvals considered before construction begins.

4. Manage the construction

Your Renovation Consultant coordinates the build and keeps you informed as the work progresses.

5. Complete your refurbished home

We oversee the final stage of the project, bringing the agreed improvements together so you can enjoy your updated spaces.

Home refurbishment across Cambridgeshire

Alongside Cambridge, Refresh works with homeowners in surrounding locations including Trumpington, Great Shelford, Histon, Impington, Ely, Cambourne, Huntingdon and St Neots.

Whether you have a clear brief or are still exploring possibilities, we can help you take the next step.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between home refurbishment and renovation?

The terms often overlap. Refurbishment commonly describes updating an existing property’s interiors, fittings and finishes, while renovation can also include more substantial changes to its layout or structure. We’ll focus on the work your home needs, whichever term you use.

How much does a home refurbishment in Cambridge cost?

The cost depends on the size of the property, the rooms involved, its existing condition and the extent of the changes. Updating finishes is a different scope from replacing kitchens and bathrooms or changing the layout. We’ll discuss your budget early and develop the project around your priorities.

Can I live at home during the refurbishment?

This depends on the work involved and how much of the property will be affected. Access to kitchens and bathrooms, disruption and the construction sequence will all influence what is practical. We’ll discuss this during planning.

Can you help refurbish a recently purchased property?

Yes. We can help you assess the changes you want to make and plan them as one coordinated project, whether you’re preparing to move in or improving the home in stages.

Start your Cambridge home refurbishment

Tell us what you’d like to change, and we’ll help you explore the possibilities.

Book your free, no-obligation initial consultation with Simon.