Savvy’s mum turned the kitchen on her own for £155 after being quoted a whopping £18,000

After being quoted a whopping £18,000 for a kitchen remodel, Jill Oliver decided to tackle the problem herself and renovate her kitchen herself for less than £200.

An understanding mother transformed her kitchen on a budget of just £155 after she was quoted £18,000.

Jill Oliver wants to remodel her kitchen, but renovating costs a lot for any changes she wants to make.

The mother in Durham didn’t let her stop that and took everything into her own hands.

She recorded her efforts on a Facebook group ‘DIY On a Budget UK ‘, Liverpool Echo reported .

She said: “I painted my kitchen on my first lockdown with a dark gray paint like I’ve seen others do this but I love shaker style kitchens.

“I just follow a lot of home accounts and see different people doing the same things.

“We had a quote a while ago and it varies but it would be something like £12,000 to replace the kitchen and I can’t justify that kind of money when I know I can do it myself updated simple doors to shaker style.”

After using MDF, a medium-weight fiberboard, in her bedroom for cladding as well as on her stairs and hallways, Jill taught herself.

She continued: “I was so hungry to be my kitchen, and after working in the hallway, I knew I could be my kitchen.

“So I contacted a local lumber merchant and asked them to cut an MDF board into 70mm strips, which meant it would cover all the old holes where the handles were.

“I chose a depth of 4mm as I tried different depths of MDF and any thickness it would stick to the side door.”

She cut each length with a manual saw and had her local wood dealer cut an MDF into 70mm strips.

“I did three light coats with a sponge roller,” says Jill. I used Valspar v700 eggshell paint for wood and metal.

“It’s color matched to Farrow and Ball Purbeck.”

She then drilled holes for the door handles and replaced the door hinges with soft-close hinges so they wouldn’t slam when closed.

Jill uploads premium kitchen for her Instagram The account has received over 300,000 views.

She concluded: “I paid £30 for the MDF panel, around £50 for primer and eggshell paint and around £75 for the new handles and a couple of pounds each for caulk and glue.

“I have friends who have paid at least £4,000 to have their kitchens professionally painted and that doesn’t include replacing them with MDF.

“People are scared to try, so my advice is to try painting a small piece of furniture first to get used to the paint, or if you have a spare kitchen cabinet stuck in your attic then practice a little about that.

“Obviously saving money is a huge benefit and that means I have that money to spend somewhere else.”