A thrifty father has revealed how he was able to refit the family bathroom for just £2,000, with bargains from budget high street stores.
Richard Plummer, who lives in Maldon, Essex, with his wife Emma and their three children, revealed he hadn’t planned to redo their bathroom so soon after moving, but decided to embark on a budget lockdown project.
Taking to Facebook page DIY On A Budget, the father-of-three revealed the before and after pictures, explaining how he found upcycled deals on sites such as eBay.
His impressive results racked up 15,000 likes and comments in just a day, with followers marveling at how he transformed the dated bathroom into a stunning, modern space.
Richard Plummer, who lives in Maldon, Essex, with his wife Emma and their three children, revealed he hadn’t planned to redo their bathroom so soon after moving, but decided to embark on a budget lockdown project (seen before)
He then unveiled the transformation pictures, boasting matte grey B&Q floor tiles, a stunning black walk-in shower screen by Heat & Plumb, a £100 bath from eBay, an upcycled £50 sink unit and chic black towel rail by Heat & Plumb (seen after)
Sharing a before picture, the bathroom featured old-fashioned wall tiles, pale lime green floor tiles, a boxed-in bath and a nineties shower along with a bidet.
He then unveiled the transformation pictures, boasting matte grey B&Q floor tiles, a stunning black walk-in shower screen by Heat & Plumb, a £100 bath from eBay, an upcycled £50 sink unit and chic black towel rail by Heat & Plumb.
Elsewhere, the look was finished with stylish accessories, including a bamboo bath mat form La Redoute, a plant from Aldi and a wooden bath tray.
The couple saved on labour costs by doing the refitting themselves.
Richard proudly wrote: ‘This is our recent DIY project. Not quite finished yet as need to accessorise and potentially paint the velux. We are so pleased with the end result.
‘This was 100 per cent done on a budget as we hadn’t planned to do the bathroom so soon! We have done everything ourselves as always and picking up bargains where we can.’
His impressive results racked up 15,000 likes and comments in just a day, with followers marveling at how he transformed the dated bathroom into a stunning, modern space
Sharing a before picture, the bathroom featured old-fashioned wall tiles, pale lime green floor tiles, a boxed-in bath and a nineties shower along with a bidet
Richard proudly wrote: ‘This is our recent DIY project. Not quite finished yet as need to accessorise and potentially paint the velux. We are so pleased with the end result.’
He continued: ‘The bath was £100 off eBay, brand new but the person had missed their returns period. The floor tiles were end of line discontinued and less than £100 for the lot. We kept wall tiling to a minimum rather than full wall tiling. All taps, sinks and fittings were again bargain prices off eBay.
‘The sink vanity unit is an upcycled sideboard which we originally bought for £50. All in we refitted the whole bathroom for around £2,000.’
And followers praised the look, with one writing: ‘Yes to all of this. yes to the recessed shelving in the wet areas and yes to the industrial looking shower screens. YES TO ALL THE THINGS.’
Another said: ‘It’s one of those rooms that will always give u a little smile when u walk on…. beautiful’.
Elsewhere one said: ‘I cannot explain how much of my life I actually spend daydreaming of having a bath like that’.
Richard wrote: ‘This was 100 per cent done on a budget as we hadn’t planned to do the bathroom so soon! We have done everything ourselves as always and picking up bargains where we can.’ (seen before)
The look was finished with stylish accessories, including a bamboo bath mat form La Redoute, a plant from Aldi and a wooden bath tray