A WOMAN has revealed how she transformed her dated, period kitchen into a marble dream on a budget.
Freya Farrington had just moved into her new home and began redecorating straight away.
She said: “You’ll see from the before and afters what a difference a bit of budget DIY can do.”
The DIY whizz first showed what the kitchen looked like once they moved in.
It was clearly dated and she said it was a ‘period’ property – meaning it was built before the First World War.
The flooring was lined with murky brown tiles, and the walls were covered in wallpaper featuring colourful farm animals.
The worktops were a dark grey granite while the cupboards were made of pale pine wood – not quite the style Freya was going for.
“First things first is obviously this wallpaper has to go,” she said.
As she wanted to do it on a tight budget, Freya decided to just paint over the wallpaper rather than strip it.
She used a £16 paint by Layland Pure in brilliant White from B&Q and also used it on the ceiling.
For the cupboard doors, she used another white paint to complement her ‘clean’ aesthetic.
To ensure the paint adheres to the wood, first use sugar soap to clean it and use furniture paint, not wall paint.
You can buy furniture paint from Frenchic for £10.95 which is perfect for wood.
Freya also gave the cupboard handles a quick makeover by spray painting them black for a more modern touch; you can do the same, as Poundland offers them for £3.
“It’s much cheaper than if I were to have to buy all brand new handles,” she explained.
To cover the grim brown tiles, the savvy woman used cheap vinyl in a grey concrete style to cover it.
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She kitted out all of the worktops and backsplash with the marble vinyl she got for £9 from B&Q, and her cheap DIY transformation was complete.
Public Reaction
The YouTube clip quickly went viral with over 300k views and 6.6k likes.
People were quick to congratulate Freya on the results of her kitchen transformation which cost her just £100 to complete.
One person wrote: “FAB transformation! Painting the knobs was such a good shout they make such a nice touch.”
Another commented: “Just shows what you can do when you put your mind to it, looks clean and fresh, well done.”
“Hi Freya, your kitchen makeover is just so beautiful. You have done an amazing job,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “What a big difference you’ve made, it looks a lot cleaner and far more up to date.”
“HOLY MOLY!!! What a transformation! Can’t believe they’re the same kitchen cabinets – you’ve done a great job. Good luck with the house renovation!” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “OMG this is an amazing transformation. And on a budget! I love it.”
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