I transformed my ‘awful’ lime green bathroom on the cheap with Amazon buys – my curtain pole hack has made it ‘gorgeous’
A WOMAN has revealed how she and her husband gave her lime green bathroom a mega makeover without breaking the bank.
Mum-of-four Katy Stephenson explained that whilst homeschooling her children during the Coronavirus lockdown, she decided to paint her bathroom bright green.
However, four years later, the savvy mum changed her mind on the bathroom decor and wanted to give it a fresh new look.
As a result, she nabbed bargain buys from the high-street and got her husband to work.
Thrilled with the DIY overhaul, Katy took to social media to share a before and after look at the space, leaving many open-mouthed.
Posting on DIY On A Budget, a private Facebook group with 2.2 million members, Katy shared snaps of her bathroom, which has been transformed from drab to fab, all whilst on a budget.
Katy confirmed that to keep costs low, she bought items from Amazon, B&M and Dunelm and even used a savvy curtain pole hack to add style to her space.
Alongside her post, she penned: “It’s taken weeks with so many problems caused by the builders who put in the original bathroom taking shortcuts.
“Quite literally blood, sweat and tears have gone into this bathroom.
“All done by my fab hubby in between working shifts.
“A few bits to add like a black hand-wash that I keep forgetting to pick up and pictures for the wall above the toilet but I haven’t found what I’m looking for yet.
“But I’m so happy with the end result.”
Katy’s bathroom has been totally transformed – what was once a lime green room is now incredibly chic and trendy, with grey interiors we’re sure cleanfluencer Mrs Hinch would love.
Not only have the walls been given a lick of fresh paint, but she’s even got a new shower and flooring too.
We couldn’t afford to pay thousands for a professional to do it for us so my husband decided to try and do it himself
Katy Stephenson
Katy added: “From Covid boredom lime green (left over from the boys’ box room) to the grey.”
The savvy mum explained that to really bring her bathroom to life, she bought faux flowers from Amazon and “used a curtain pole to hang them.”
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Katy later told Fabulous: “We decided to transform our bathroom after our shower broke and needed replacing, we realised that behind it the tiles weren’t very good.
“As Christmas was approaching, we couldn’t afford to pay thousands for a professional to do it for us so my husband decided to try and do it himself.
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“We used a local shop for the panels and sourced a lot of the other items from online shops to keep the cost down.”
DIY fans react
Social media users were clearly very impressed with Katy’s bathroom overhaul, as many quickly flocked to the comments to share their thoughts.
People praised the bathroom as ‘gorgeous’ and were impressed that it wasn’t done by a professional.
That lime green was awful but looks amazing now
Facebook user
One person said: “Wow, what a transformation.”
Another added: “Absolutely gorgeous.”
A third commented: “Massive husband points there! Looks amazing.”
At the same time, someone else claimed: “Would literally pay anybody to make my bathroom look half as good!”
Not only this, but one DIY enthusiast beamed: “That lime green was awful but looks amazing now, well done.”