Single mother revamps her dated kitchen without professional help using B&Q paint and a floor stencil from Amazon - and it cost just £80
by Jessica Rach For Mailonline- Single mother has revealed how she transformed her kitchen for under £100
- Carly Thomas, from Telford, decided to give her kitchen a new lease of life
- Bought paint from B&Q and floor paint and a stencil from Amazon
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A single mother has revealed how she transformed her kitchen for under £100, using her DIY skills and budget buys found during the lockdown.
Carly Thomas, from Telford, Shropshire, decided to give her kitchen a new lease of life for herself and her children, as the family found themselves spending most of their time at home amid coronavirus.
The mother-of-three revealed how she spent just £80 after picking up paint and stencil for her floor tiles from B&Q and Amazon.
Sharing the results to Facebook page DIY On A Budget, Carly racked up over 1.3k likes and comments from impressed users.
The before picture showed a wooden-themed, dated kitchen with non-matching appliances, yellow walls and grey tiles.
Carly decided to paint the kitchen units grey with B&Q paint in 'Eggshell' costing £40, giving the room a modern feel.
She then covered the floor with a £15 stencil, along with £25 floor paint and varnish, giving it a vibrant new Geometric look.
Jennifer's kitchen transformation
B&Q paint in 'Eggshell',£40
£15 stencil, along with floor paint and £25 varnish, Amazon
Total: £80
She shared the results of the new kitchen to Facebook, injecting a splash of colour with a mustard rug, and writing: 'What a difference paint can make! Independent single women we got this!
'I used paint on the cupboards and stencil and paint on the floor with a tile paint, they need to be sealed with water proof varnish or will wear off.'
Complimenting her work, one follower wrote: 'I love your floor work so much! Well done!'.
Another added: 'What a work. Fantastic what you have made. I wonder how's it working with this stencil? Is it complicated?'
Elsewhere one wrote: 'Fabulous! It's your floor I'm most impressed with though'.
