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Rachel Hains

OAP DIYer transforms dated kitchen for just £76 - saving £3k

With kitchen transformations typically costing thousands of pounds, it’s no wonder most of us put them off. But one savvy DIYer managed to totally switch up the look of her dated kitchen using one simple material: paint from B&Q.

Carol Fortescue, 73, who is retired and lives in Northampton, took three weeks to transform the kitchen. The process cost her £76 instead of upwards of £3,000.

Carol told money-saving Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK: "It started off when I was helping a friend decorate their static caravan. They wanted to change the dark woodwork, so we asked advice from the paint department at B&Q and they suggested the V33 cupboard paint.

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