Renovating your kitchen is notoriously costly but one mum-of-four has shared how she saved a whopping £10,000 on her kitchen makeover by using budget materials and sanding down her existing worktops.
Administrator Lauren Cundy, 35, pulled off an impressive transformation for just £120. As reported by LatestDeals, Lauren shared her tips on money-saving Facebook group, DIY On A Budget UK. She said: "My husband Scott and I tend to do things on a whim. I'm forever creating boards on Pinterest with ideas on how I'd like our home to look.
"We actually came up with the idea after we painted our front door and were so pleased with the results, so we thought 'why not do the kitchen? It needed a bit of a revamp anyway.
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"We used the Frenchic Al Fresco paint which requires very little prep work, just sugar soap and a light sand. We used a heat gun to strip the vinyl from the top cupboards, but we weren't 100% happy with the result, so after speaking with a Frenchic supplier, he said we would be able to paint straight onto the vinyl.
"So that's what we did with the bottom cupboards, and the feel and overall end result was much nicer. We used a Frenchic brush to apply the paint. We used one 750ml tin to do the whole kitchen."
Lauren continued to cut costs by using tile paint from budget store Wilko, keeping her original worktops instead of getting new ones fitted and repurposing some old shelves from the garage.
She explained: "We used Wilko tile paint on the tiles. I'd say out of everything this was the worst job. The paint itself is so thick so I would recommend anyone giving it a go to do light layers and wait until it is fully dry between coats. To save money we spray painted the handles with Rust-Oleum gold elegant metallic spray. This saved us about £60 on new handles.
"We also kept the original worktop to save on cost. We sanded these down and did around three coats of Danish oil. We actually found the shelves in our garage holding up wood we store for the winter to fuel our log burner.
"We sanded them down and oiled them with the leftover Danish oil from the worktops. This saved us around £30. Instead of changing the radiator we spray painted it with Rust-Oleum stove and BBQ paint. We already had all the appliances, so there was no extra cost for those. We plan to do the floor at a later date."
Lauren couldn't be happier with the end result of her kitchen's transformation. She said: "We spent approximately £120 on the whole renovation. We are so pleased with how it turned out, and our friends, family and landlord think it looks amazing.
"We’ve saved thousands. A new kitchen would be in the region of £10,000, so we’re super happy with the savings we’ve made.”
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