A mother who wanted to update her kitchen without breaking the bank revealed how she transformed the space for less than £50. 

Cara John, from Troed-y-rhiw, in Merthyr Tydfil, explained how

A mother who wanted to update her kitchen without breaking the bank revealed how she transformed the space for less than £50. 

Cara John, from Troed-y-rhiw, in Merthyr Tydfil, explained how she gave the room a makeover by painting the tiles, cabinets, floor and ceiling.

The savvy mother spent £25 on cabinet paint, £15 on tile paint, and £6 on matte white paint for the walls and ceiling, all from Wilko.  

She shared the results on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group, where she was praised for her DIY skills. 

Cara John, from Troed-y-rhiw, explained she wanted to renovate her kitchen, and said she did so while respecting her budget, spending only £46 in total (pictured: her kitchen before)

The DIY-wiz used cupboard and tile paint from Wilko for £46 and rollers she already owned to obtain the sleek finish (pictured)

Cara explained she completed the makeover in January, and that the paint job had held up great in a Facebook post 

The transformation took place in January but could provide the perfect solution for frustrated home makeover enthusiasts looking for a lockdown project.  

Cara explained she only used paint to update the kitchen, taking it from the earth tones of the yellow and brown tiles that covered the wall before to a more neutral white and grey hues. 

She used a foam roller and paint trays she already had stored in her house in order to avoid paint streaks from spoiling the paint job. 

She use white tile paint on the tiles first, washing them before applying the paint and letting it dry naturally. 

She then moved on to the cupboards, with a tub of 2.5l wood paint, as she wanted to change their beige colour into something a little sleeker. 

A picture show the impeccable finish on the cupboard and tiles, which took them from yellow, black and brown to white (pictured after)

Before (pictured) the kitchen was styled in earthy tones of beige, yellow, brown and black, but Cara grew tired of it 

She painted them in grey, leaving only the white shelves inside, and made sure to cover the counter tops in order to avoid any spillage. 

Cara also explained she completed the DIY project in January, and that the paint had been easy to clean and was holding up great without a scratch, in spite of her active children and cat

At the end of the DIY job, the kitchen looked completely different, leading many to think she had fitted a whole new kitchen in place of the old one. 

The DIY-savvy mother covered her counter tops in order to avoid any paint spillage accident (pictured)

A picture shows the completely transformed tile, now completely white, and the grey cupboards 

Pictured: the kitchen halfway through the renovation works. Cara said she completed the DIY project in January 

Thanks to the £15 white tile paint, Caro completely recovered the colourful tiles that once decorated her kitchen 

On Facebook, people praised Cara's efforts.  

'What a difference,looks like a whole brand new kitchen. Well done,' she said. 

'You made it look easy I have to do mine and dreading it,' another wrote.

'WOW! Looks fab, a lot of hard work well done hun,' saisd another. 

'Looks like a whole new kitchen!! Well done! Great job,' one wrote.  

People on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group praised Cara for her impeccable efforts