{"id":82200,"date":"2023-08-25T21:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=82200"},"modified":"2023-08-25T21:01:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:01:02","slug":"i-was-quoted-13k-for-a-new-kitchen-so-did-it-myself-using-ikea-bargains-i-saved-myself-thousands-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/fashion\/i-was-quoted-13k-for-a-new-kitchen-so-did-it-myself-using-ikea-bargains-i-saved-myself-thousands-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I was quoted \u00a313k for a new kitchen so did it myself using Ikea bargains – I saved myself thousands | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A SAVVY woman has set out to prove that you haven't got to spend a small fortune when it comes to getting a new kitchen.<\/p>\n

The DIY whizz explained how she was quoted a whopping \u00a313k by a professional to transform her kitchen.<\/p>\n


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Not having that sort of money floating around, she instead decided to do it herself – and has told how it saved her thousands.<\/p>\n

How? By shopping in Ikea and installing it herself. <\/p>\n

In a clip shared to TikTok (@diy_mummy<\/strong>), she explains: "I was quoted over \u00a313k for a new kitchen.<\/p>\n

"So I went to Ikea and bought all units, hot, extractor, oven and microwave and it all myself and saved THOUSANDS."<\/p>\n

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And it's fair to say the kitchen is completely unrecognisable.<\/p>\n

Gone are the dated wooden worktops in favour of a new marble-effect look, while the once-boring white cupboards have also been painted a stylish shade of charcoal blue, giving the kitchen a whole new feel.<\/p>\n

It wasn't long before the post racked up over 300k views and several comments, with many commending the DIY whizz on her very <\/em>impressive handiwork.<\/p>\n

"Looks spectacular," praised one.<\/p>\n

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A second enthused: "Good job!"<\/p>\n

A third penned: "That\u2019s amazing! Well done, love it! <\/p>\n

"I\u2019m so rubbish – my whole kitchen would be on the floor the next day."<\/p>\n

Another added: "Nice job done!"<\/p>\n

A further chimed in: "You\u2019re amazing!"<\/p>\n

The DIY whizz replied: "Thank you. I wouldn\u2019t be able to do all this if I had to pay professionals. <\/p>\n

"Thankfully I love DIY and gardening."<\/p>\n

Fabulous Digital previously told how a woman couldn\u2019t afford a new kitchen so transformed it on the cheap.<\/p>\n

Instead of ripping everything off and replacing it with new items, Sophie simply ''painted everything'', including the tiles, cupboards and worktop.<\/p>\n

For this, she claimed in\u00a0the video, you only needed ''a good primer and durable paint''.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, a savvy mum transformed her boring kitchen into a fabulous space for just \u00a339.<\/p>\n

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The mum of three said she was fed up with her dated brown cabinets so decided to give them a sleek DIY makeover using bargains from Amazon and TikTok Shop.<\/p>\n

She bought white gloss self-adhesive wraps for the cabinet doors for \u00a312 a roll from Amazon, needing two in total.<\/p>\n

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