A woman who got a £7,500 quote for a whole new bathroom was so horrified that she decided to scale the whole thing back - and managed to transform it herself - for just £33.50. Victoria Taylor, 42 also took the risky decision to paint a wall black - but is delighted at how it all came out.
Rather than get professionals in Victoria, a Marketing and Communications Manager from Redcar decided to go to B&Q and Ikea instead - and ended up doing the job at a fraction of the cost. She said: “We got quoted £7,500 for a new bathroom, with a new suite, including shower. This was a complete job, including tiling, flooring etc. The quote was outside of our budget so I decided to go DIY.”
She explained that the decision to ‘go black’ was based on other designs which she was a fan of: “The offices I work in have recently been refurbished and some areas have dark grey and black ceilings. We had recently painted our skirting boards black and liked how it looked. I want to make the ceiling in my living room black, which is a big risk for a big room.
