A thrift mum has shared her secret to achieving a dream kitchen on a budget - using paint and items she bought on ebay.
Rosie Holt, 29, who lives in Swansea, turned her wooden kitchen into a gorgeous sage green paradise using Frenchic paint, vinyl flooring and new eBay handles.
The insurance worker pulled off the stunning transformation for just £279 instead of spending on average £1,500 for a new kitchen.
Rosie told money-saving Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK : "I have always wanted a sage green kitchen and knew when I was buying my own house I was going to put my own touch on it.
"I loved the original kitchen but it was just too plain for my personality so I knew this was the opportunity for me to change it and have my sage green kitchen.
"I painted all the cupboards in Wise Old Sage Frenchic Alfresco paint.
“I painted two coats with a brush, using thin coats.
"It took me a whole day to do but purely because I had to wait for the paint to dry.
"I prepped the cupboard drawers first before painting by washing them down and using sugar soap after.
"Sugar soap is a must when painting with Frenchic as it makes things so much easier.
"Make sure the paint is nice and thin and there will be no drips."
The most costly part of the make-over were the vinyl floor titles, which came in at £225. The black handles Rosie bought from eBay for £31.
Rosie explained: "The flooring was expensive as I had to have latex placed on the floor first as the tiles weren't flat that the previous owners placed.
"Originally I was going to get herringbone flooring but when I went to look at all the vinyl flooring I saw this one and knew it was perfect for my kitchen.
"I mixed the latex and placed this on the floor making sure it was all level.
"This had to be left to dry for five hours before adding the vinyl.
"Once it was dry, I glued the vinyl on top after cutting it and making sure it was centred.
“Cost-wise, the floor was £225, the handles were £31, and the Frenchic paint was £22.95.
"I never had any intentions of getting a new kitchen as this kitchen was still in very good condition but if I wanted a new kitchen it would have been roughly £1,500 at the cheapest.
“So I have saved over £1,200 doing it myself."
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