A DIY enthusiast has revealed that she was quoted £600 for a kitchen makeover, so decided to do it herself on the cheap.
So if the cost of living crisis has made your purse feel tighter than ever before, but you’re keen to give your home a quick and easy overhaul, then you’ve come to the right place.
Social media users think Maria’s kitchen looks ‘amazing’[/caption]
Maria Quaife was able to transform her kitchen from drab to fab, all thanks to a lick of paint.
Thrilled with her DIY overhaul, Maria took to social media and posted on DIY On A Budget, a private Facebook group with 2.2million members, to share a before and after look at her jaw-dropping project – and it’s left many open-mouthed.
The DIY fan, who is from the UK, explained: “I was quoted around £600 to redecorate my kitchen and with it being just after Christmas I didn’t want to fork that out.”
As a result, she decided that to keep costs down, she would do it herself.
Now, Maria’s kitchen has been given the ultimate transformation, as she continued: “£30 and six hours later and I have transformed it myself.”
Maria confirmed that to transform her space, she used a tin of GoodHome Kitchen Antibes Matt Emulsion Paint, which you can buy from B&Q for just £20.
As well as this, she also used shelf brackets which she got for £5, and paint brushes, which also cost her just a fiver.
Not only this, but she also used an old bookcase to make shelves and got her blinds on a budget from Amazon.
Overjoyed with her new kitchen, Maria explained: “I didn’t prep the doors at all, other than wipe them down with normal Dettol and a sponge to get any general marks off.
“The cupboards were painted in a matt finish before so I just painted over them and in the gaps of the doors as I didn’t want white around them.”
DIY fans beam
Facebook users were left beaming with Maria’s kitchen renovation and many eagerly flocked to the comments to express this.
One person said: “This is amazing.”
As they were professionals I guess they would have sanded, primer and all that stuff. I just slapped it on straight from the tin
Maria Quaife
Another added: “Looks good just proves what you can do with a bit of paint and hard work.”
A third commented: “Wow you have done a fantastic job, well done it’s gorgeous.”
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Whilst someone else beamed: “You’ve done a lovely job! Love the colour!”
At the same time, another DIY fan praised: “Well done for not giving in to those cowboys! Beautifully done.”
Wow you have done a fantastic job, well done it’s gorgeous
Facebook user
Not only this, but one Facebook user gasped: “£600 to paint a kitchen is daylight robbery in my view.”
To this, Maria agreed: “My thoughts too! But they were all coming in around that figure.
“As they were professionals I guess they would have sanded, primer and all that stuff. I just slapped it on straight from the tin.”
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