Kitchen renovations can often be very pricey, but one money-saving mum has now revealed how she managed to complete the job on a budget.
Sarah-Jayne Plant, 29, wanted a new, modern kitchen in her home but after knowing how expensive it could be, she decided to take on the task of renovating herself.
The DIY -savvy mum managed to transform her previously dull kitchen to a stylish space for just £170.
After saving thousands on the job, Sarah-Jayne is now sharing her tips and tricks to help others save money on their kitchen makeovers.
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"When we moved into our home, I managed to get the rest of the house feeling warm and homely but the kitchen never felt right," Sarah-Jayne told LatestDeals.co.uk.
"I looked at people's Instagram and Pinterests and thought I could never afford a beautiful kitchen like theirs, so I thought I could try and recreate one myself."
Sarah-Jayne started by transforming her cupboard with MDF boards from B&Q.
"I loved the idea of a shaker style kitchen so I went to B&Q and I picked up three MDF boards at around £12 each and they kindly cut them into three-inch length strips," she explained.
"I slightly sanded down the original cupboards and used wood glue to attach the MDF around each cupboard.
“A few hours later I went and filled in any gaps with polyfilla before painting them with Wilko supernova matte paint on the bottom cupboards, which cost £17 and B&Q matte cabinet paint for £15."
The mum-of-one then decided to create her own cupboard handles.
"When it came to finding handles I liked, I loved the look of leather handles and you can definitely buy them pre-made but it wasn’t in my budget," Sarah-Jayne said.
“Instead, I found strips of leather online for roughly £20 and cut them myself to size and made my own unusual handles.
"I also wanted to freshen up my kitchen worktops so I used DC Fix wood grain effect sticky back plastic. I used almost three rolls at £10 each.
"I already had tile paint from something I had done previously - it was B&Q durable liberty matte multi-surface paint at £22 - so I painted the tiles black too.
"The wood above the top cupboards is just simple wood strips from Proper Job at roughly £2 each. I used probably three of those and they’re just tapped in with nails so can be easily removed."
Sarah-Jayne is delighted with her kitchen transformation - which she managed to save thousands on.
"I wanted to make this room warm and cosy, and I think for my family I achieved a big impact on a small budget," she said.
"For anyone looking at creating similar I would just say take your time, and work on one thing at once so it doesn’t become overwhelming."
"Also mistakes happen and that’s okay. This took me over a few weeks to do buying bits at a time as and when I could afford to," Sarah-Jayne added.
“It would probably have cost at least £1,500 for professionals to do it and I feel over the moon with the amount I have saved.
"I didn’t think I could do it but it goes to show you can if you put your mind to it!”
