I gave my council house kitchen a total transformation using bargains from Amazon & The Range – my hack saved thousands
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A DIY fan has given her council house kitchen a mega makeover, without breaking the bank. So if you want to transform your home from drab to fab, without too much effort or cash involved, you’ve come to the right place and will need to take notes. A savvy woman, who is from the UK, explained that she used bargain buys from Amazon and The Range to give her kitchen a jaw-dropping overhaul.
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Keen to show off her kitchen’s new look, busy mum Gem Cee took to social media, sharing before and after photos of her DIY project, leaving many open-mouthed. Posting on DIY On A Budget, a private Facebook group with 2.2 million members, alongside pictures of her pad, Gem wrote: “Council house kitchen.
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“Crazy what a bit of Fablon can do.”. What were once boring, brown cupboards, have since been given a mega makeover, thanks to the self-adhesive plastic. Now, Gem’s cupboards are a stylish navy blue - an on-trend, yet timeless shade. She then added: “Still got to do the flooring, but it’s getting there.”.
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Gem then confirmed that to add style to her kitchen, she nabbed a three piece breakfast bar table set from Amazon. She also revealed that to transform her kitchen cupboards, which saved her thousands of pounds on getting new kitchen units, she used navy matt Fablon, which she bought from The Range.
