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Hi, I'm a complete and utter DIY novice, and with a Paris apartment at least hundred years old, and a kitchen quite literally out of the 1960's, I was looking to do a little bit of renovation on a budget. I had been under the impression the kitchen units were of high quality - designed and custom built to fit the kitchen. I bought the various bits and pieces to sand down the wood, treat it and then paint it, but as I pulled down the veneer (which didn't prove hard given its age), it seems the main frame of the unit is good wood, but the sides, underside and doors are chipboard! I really don't