A WOMAN has revealed how she transformed her living room for just £150. Kerry Kellet, from Yorkshire, was desperate to revamp her fireplace, as when she first moved in to her home, it was incredibly damaged. Initially, she and her husband Richard, just plastered and painted over the fireplace, but Kerry wasn't happy with this, as she wanted to create a "focal point in the room.".
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Kerry had a vision to create a sophisticated ribbed fireplace and after completion, the DIY project changed the look of her whole front room. The DIY whizz of @klk.interiors, said: “The project took three days to complete and I’m pleased to say that it was fairly simple too.
![[Using DIY, she was able to transform the whole look of her living room]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/38-paint-made-really-pop-958308401.jpg?strip=all&w=547)
"The trickiest part was making sure the template was perfectly cut to size as it needed to fit flawlessly. "The easiest part was definitely painting the panels, I’m absolutely thrilled with the overall result.". She already had the paint and was gifted the panelling, meaning that the whole project only cost her £150.
![[Kerry is so pleased with the result]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/38-paint-made-really-pop-958308421.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
If Kerry were to have paid for the work to be done herself, the cost of labour and materials would have been approximately £712. This means that Kerry saved a whopping £562 by doing the work herself. Kerry has shared the step-by-step method she used to revamp her fireplace.
“We started by adding the travertine mosaic tiles to the back of the fireplace, using a tile adhesive and a notched trowel for an even finish", she said. "It was important to start with the tiles as we didn’t want to mark or damage the frame or panels.
