I saved £6k doing up my kitchen myself, it only cost £100 thanks to B&Q bargains and it looks totally different

A WOMAN has shared how she totally transformed her kitchen using bargains from B&Q.

Melissa Preston, 44, knew her kitchen would cost £6,000 to be professionally renovated, but found a much cheaper way doing it herself.

The mum-of-two from Northampton, shared how she used budget paint and vinyl from B&Q to totally revamp the space.

Melissa, who owns a cleaning company, managed to pull off the entire transformation for just £100, and it looks completely unrecognisable.

The mum even made a breakfast bar using an old wardrobe.

Melissa told money-saving Facebook group : “My kitchen was looking tired and tatty and didn’t go with the rest of the house.

Speaking on the finished project, Melissa said: “I’m so happy with the results as it all blends very well together. I love it!

“If I were to have a whole new kitchen it would have cost me about £6,000!”

She said she knew this would be the rough cost as her neighbour had the same size kitchen and had just had it refitted.

“I feel fantastic about saving such a huge amount as now I can make other home improvements with the savings,” she added.

Melissa told the group how she went about the DIY project, writing: “I had some of the green paint left from last year when I painted my living room and hallway, so I thought I would use that up and then decided on the colour scheme for the rest from there.

“I decided on painting the units dark grey and had some gold handles spare and used them.

“I wanted to originally get vinyl for the worktops to match the floor but I didn’t find anything that I thought matched so instead I went for a grey-brown wood effect which I feel goes very well.

“As my tiles were very old and I couldn’t afford to get new tiles I started to hunt for stick-on tiles but I didn’t like the options and the reviews were not great.

“Instead, I found a vinyl that has a tile effect and I fell in love with the pattern and style and colours, as they complement all the colours I’ve used in my house.

“I used an old wardrobe door to make a kitchen breakfast bar and covered this in black vinyl.

“I used V33 paint which was £29, painted the walls in the same colour as the hallway with leftover paint, covered the worktops in vinyl for £30, covered the tiles in vinyl for £30, and made the breakfast bar from an old wardrobe and covered it in vinyl for £10. The paint and vinyl were all from B&Q.

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“Then my £100 kitchen makeover was complete! It might not be to everyone’s taste but I love it.”

Melissa’s top tip for getting a pristine finish applying vinyl was to use a hairdryer.

She also recommends cleaning with sugar soap to remove any grease before you start as it will give you a much better finish and make the job easier.

She added: “Take your time! Remember you will make mistakes and want to throw the towel in. But it will be so worth it once you have finished.

“Remove all sealants and re-seal for a smarter and neater finish.”

Tom Church, co-founder of , comments: “The fact that Melissa managed to pull off such a drastic transformation for just £100 is mind-blowing.

“It can be hard to imagine renovating even a section of a kitchen for such a small amount, let alone the entire thing, and to such a high standard!

“She’s used my favourite budget material, DC Fix – and a particularly ingenious touch is the breakfast bar made from an old wardrobe.

“It just goes to show that you really can upcycle and repurpose from anything lying around in your home, rather than buying new.”