B&Q shopper saves £6,000 renovating kitchen herself with £30 item - and it looks completely different

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A DIY-savvy mum has revealed how she completely transformed her kitchen on a budget by shopping at B&Q. Melissa Preston, 44, wanted to renovate her 'tired and tatty' kitchen but couldn't justify spending £6,000 to get it done professionally.

Instead, the mum-of-three took on the task herself and bought bargain items from B&Q such as £30 vinyl to help her transform her kitchen, which cost just £100 in total.

It now looks completely unrecognisable from its former self. Melissa told money-saving Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK : “My kitchen was looking tired and tatty and didn’t go with the rest of the house. READ MORE: Channel 4 is launching a new interior design show with renowned Manchester property developers “I decided on painting the units dark grey and had some gold handles spare and used them.

I used V33 paint which was £29. "I wanted to originally get vinyl for the worktops to match the floor but I didn’t find anything that I thought matched so instead I went for a grey-brown wood effect which I feel goes very well." One of Melissa's bargain buys was £30 vinyl she bought from B&Q, which she used to cover her existing tiles. "As my tiles were very old and I couldn’t afford to get new tiles I started to hunt for stick-on tiles but I didn’t like the options and the reviews were not great," she said. "Instead, I found a vinyl that has a tile effect and I fell in love with the pattern and style and colours, as they complement all the colours I’ve used in my house." Melissa also got creative when it came to making her own kitchen breakfast bar. "I used an old wardrobe door to make a kitchen breakfast bar and covered this in black vinyl," she said. “I covered the worktops in vinyl for £30, covered the tiles in vinyl