I transformed my kitchen in 48 hours using a B&M bargain buy and people say it's the best DIY job they've ever seen | The Sun

A YOUNG woman has revealed that she gave her plain kitchen the ultimate transformation in just 48 hours, whilst on a budget. 

She explained that she spent just £80 in total and thanks to bargain buys from B&M and B&Q, her kitchen has been given an epic overhaul. 



Libbie O’Carroll took to TikTok to show off the impressive makeover, leaving users open-mouthed.

She shared her clip with the caption ‘£80 upgrade in 48 hours!’ and showed off the cheap DIY process.

To start with, Libbie’s kitchen had white cupboards and marble-look worksurfaces.

We then saw Libbie get to work as she began painting her cupboards black.

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She added some new glamorous cupboard handles too, which she had spray painted to give a fresh new look.

But not only this, Libbie had picked up some vinyl wrap to completely transform her worksurfaces.

Showing off the finished look, the kitchen was quickly transformed, with just a lick of paint and a new worktop look.

Libbie confirmed that she picked up paint from B&Q, from Rust-Oleum in the shade black sand.

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She also explained that she picked up the vinyl wrapping from B&M for just £9.99 a roll. 

Her budget kitchen transformation video has clearly impressed many, as it has quickly amassed 77.6k views.

It has 2,708 likes, 93 comments and 119 shares. 

Social media users were left open-mouthed at her new kitchen and were eager to express this in the comments.

One person said: “That looks amazing.”

Another added: “Wow!” 

A third commented: “This is the best one I've seen yet.”

Whilst someone else noted: “Looks lovely. I would love to do this but I know I would mess it up."

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To this, Libbie responded “Thank you so much!! I thought the same but If I can do it anyone can!” 

When asked about the process of wrapping the worktops, Libbie explained: “It was hard, I stormed off two times but it took two of us to finish it in around two and a half hours and I’d do it all again for the finish.” 

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