A mum-of-two from Pontyclun, Wales, has explained how she managed to get a designer front door look for less than £30.
Charlotte Greedy, 28, fell in love with a sage green door she spotted online - but it cost a whopping £850.
So she decided to transform her existing door herself.
Using accessories from Amazon and paint from Frenchic and B&Q she managed to pull off the same look for - saving herself £820 in the process.
"I saw a sage green door I loved on a website for £850 without fitting, and I thought ‘nah, I’m going to paint my own door’, as there was nothing wrong with it - it just needed a bit of jazzing up," Charlotte told money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk.
"I bought Frenchic Wise Old Sage paint that cost £17.99, some white masonry paint from B&Q for the front doorstep and walls around the door, a cheap sanding block and some frog tape.
"I also bought a lion head door knocker off Amazon for £14.99!
“I cleaned the door, lightly sanded it, then frog taped around the handle and letterbox.
“I did four light coats and left each coat to dry for a minimum of two hours.
“In total, the door paint and door knocker cost me under £30, so I now have a brand new door for under £30!
"The hardest bit was actually frog taping - I don’t have much patience so that was a nightmare for me.”
The retail worker, who shares her home improvement projects on Instagram at @missgreedyshome, said she was delighted with how the project turned out.
"I absolutely love it - I’m super chuffed with how it's turned out,” Charlotte said..
“I never expected it to be as nice as it is.
“After the first coat of paint was on I thought I was going to have to throw my door out it looked so bad, but just trust the process!
"Make sure to lightly sand down the door and wipe dry before painting, otherwise the paint won’t stick as well.
"Use frog tape not duct tape to cover the windows, letterbox and door handle - frog tape doesn’t peel the paint off with it - and make sure to wait at least two hours between coats! I did four thin coats.
"I also thoroughly cleaned my door beforehand with the Pink Stuff spray and a Minky glass cloth to make sure the door was super clean, otherwise you're painting onto dirt.
"It just feels so good achieving a new front door for such a small budget instead of the £850 I originally was going to pay. That will now go towards Christmas!”
