Mum Quoted £6,000 For New Bathroom Goes DIY For Just £140

• Alice, 28, didn’t like her ‘dull and tired’ bathroom and wanted to change it
• However she was quoted at least £6,000 to get the tiles updated
• She decided to go DIY and picked up bargain supplies for just £140

It can be easy to get put off updating a room if you’re told major work needs to be done. However, one money-saving mum decided not to get her bathroom tiles replaced professionally and got some budget-friendly supplies to transform the space for a fraction of the price.

Alice Fleming, 28 from Gorebridge, Midlothian who is a clinical support worker and mum of one with another on the way, told money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk: ‘We have been in our house for four years now and never liked the bathroom. I didn’t like the colours, and the room generally looked dull and tired.

‘We had previously looked at getting our bathroom done professionally. It would have cost us at least £6,000 and we just couldn’t afford that. They would have had to rip out the whole bathroom to change the tiles.

‘Over time the bathroom kept bothering me so I started thinking about how I could freshen the space up without spending thousands of pounds. I am a member of a few DIY groups on Facebook and I had seen other people using Frenchic paint to decorate their kitchens.

‘I thought - why not my bathroom? So I went online and browsed through all the different colours. I also looked at posts others had made on the DIY forums and liked the makeovers where people had gone with two colours. I decided I wanted to do the same.

‘It was important for me that I brightened up the bathroom so it became more of an inviting space. I ordered samples online so I could be sure the shades were what I expected before spending the money. Fortunately I was happy with what I chose so I ordered 3 tins for £72. I got the shades Dazzle Me and Cool Beans from the Al Fresco range.

‘There were some other changes we wanted to make. For example, it wasn’t just the general colour scheme of the bathroom which I wanted to brighten up - I also wanted to improve the look of the grouting without retiling the whole space. So I picked up a £3 grout pen.

‘The floor was the other big change with this room. I wanted to lay down vinyl which matched the new colour scheme and so we went to B&Q and picked it out. I got a style called Rome. In total it cost £65 which I think is a great price compared to getting the floor done professionally.

‘We were then ready to begin. The first step was to clean the whole bathroom with sugar soap. This helps with getting the paint to adhere to the walls better. We also lightly sanded the tiles before starting on the painting, for the same purpose.

‘We went in with white along the top, then beige for the bottom, to give the room a warmer feel. We applied three coats of the white and two of beige in the end.

‘After the paint was all done and dried, I went round with the grout pen and then my husband fitted the vinyl.

‘Time was the biggest challenge for this project. We have a 2 year old running around and I’m also 8 months pregnant - so it took a lot of planning when we would have the time. It took us two full days from start to finish.

‘I wouldn’t do anything differently if we were to do it again. We love the results. If anything I wish we had done it sooner! It’s now my favourite room in the house.’

Tom Church, Co-Founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, said: ‘By thinking outside the box and using budget-friendly supplies, Alice has achieved a stunning makeover at a fraction of the cost.

‘Her story is an inspiration to others who may feel discouraged by hefty price tags for home improvements.’

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