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Woman Transforms Bathroom For £400 After Professional Refit Cancelled
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A woman has transformed her tired bathroom for less than £400 after her professional refit was cancelled due to the UK's lockdown - and she claims she's saved over £1,500.Blogger Hayley Rubery, 29, from Essex, was scheduled to have a complete refit of her bathroom - costing around an estimated £2,000 in June 2020.
But with the job being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, DIY-savvy Hayley has upcycled her bathroom for a budget price of £375.99 and still managed to bring her dream vision to life in her £350,000 three-bedroom home.
Hayley used leftover Dulux paint, vinyl flooring from eBay and created a parquet counter for her cupboard using wood from the garden.
Blogger Hayley Rubery (pictured left), 29, from Essex, transformed her tired bathroom (pictured right) for less than £400 after her professional refit was cancelled due to the UK's lockdown
Hayley (pictured creating her new counter top) was scheduled to have a complete refit of her bathroom - costing around an estimated £2,000 in June 2020
She explained: 'We were initially booked in to have our bathroom re-done in June then the pandemic hit. Having our bathroom renovated just wasn't a financial priority anymore.
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'However, I wanted to refresh our bathroom as it was a little outdated so I set myself a challenge to do it on as little money as possible. I spent £375 in total. Our refit would have cost a couple of thousand.
'I loved the process of decorating, it was so fun to see my vision come to life. I'm really happy with the outcome.'
But with the job being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, DIY-savvy Hayley has upcycled her bathroom for a budget price of £375.99 and still managed to bring her dream vision (pictured) to life in her £350,000 three-bedroom home. Pictured right: The bathroom before the transformation
Hayley (pictured) used leftover Dulux paint, vinyl flooring from eBay and created a parquet counter for her cupboard using wood from the garden
As well as using paint and wood which she already had, she spent £36 on vinyl flooring, £29 on tile paint, £4 on some new handles, £9 on a toilet roll holder, £14 on a towel holder, and £15.99 on a rattan sheet for her cupboard upcycling project. Pictured: The bathroom before (left) and after (right)
Hayley added: 'Originally I wanted to buy some railway sleepers and scaffold boards for the shelves and worktops but even used ones cost around £80. I found some wood behind our shed and sanded two pieces down to make a worktop and a shelf.
