Mum who was quoted £1,500 to overhaul her tired kitchen does it herself for a fraction of the price using eBay bargains
A MUM who was quoted £1,500 for her new kitchen has revealed how she transformed it herself for a fraction of the price using bargains from eBay.
Rosie Holt, 29, who lives in Swansea, turned her wooden kitchen into a gorgeous sage green space using Frenchic paint, vinyl flooring and new ebay handles.
Instead of spending £1,500 on a new kitchen, Rosie pulled off the project for just £279, reports.
The mum-of-one posted her astonishing before and after shots on the Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK.
Captioning her post, she wrote: "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.”
She explained that it had taken her just one day to repaint the cupboards, including time to coat the wood in sugar soap before painting and allowing the cupboards to dry.
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She continued: "I kept the doors on to paint as my house is small and I wanted to make it easier for myself but I do wish now I took them off as I think it would have been a nicer finish, even though I am happy with how it turned out.
"I wanted to keep the same handles and spray painted them black however they didn't turn out well so I bought new handles from ebay.
“Another challenge was having to fit the handles.
"I couldn't find any the same size as the previous ones so had to buy bigger ones, fill in the old holes, sand them down, paint the doors and then re-drill new holes and put on the new handles.”
Another challenging aspect came with fitting the new floor.
Rosie said: "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!
"I am a single mam to a two-year-old little girl and really want to make our house a home.
"I am so proud of how the kitchen has turned out!”
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Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, comments: “Kitchen renovations are a notoriously expensive part of transforming a home, but Rosie has shown that you can totally change the look of your space for under £300!
“It’s hard to believe it’s the same room, with the on-trend colours, handles and flooring totally elevating the space.”
