Couple quoted £550 to overhaul their tired bathroom transform it themselves for half the price using B&M bargains

A SAVVY couple who were quoted £550 for a new toilet room have revealed how they did it themselves for less than half the price.

Lyndsey Thomas, 39, a teaching assistant from South Wales, and her husband Adrian, decided to see if they could get the look they wanted, but keep costs down at the same time.

Latest DealsLyndsey Thomas, 39, from South Wales, and her husband Adrian, decided to see if they could get the look they wanted for their downstairs toilet room, but keep costs down at the same time. Pictured, before the transformation[/caption]

Latest DealsThe couple shopped at sales, painted the bathroom themselves and found a cheaper local tiler to do the tiling. Pictured, after the transformation[/caption]

The couple, who have two daughters between them, found expensive WCs they liked on Pinterest, then hunted at Home Bargains and B&M to see if they could get the look for less.

They also shopped at sales, painted the bathroom themselves and found a cheaper local tiler to do the tiling.

“We had the idea for our makeover after researching small toilet and bathroom ideas on Pinterest,” Lyndsey said, speaking to DIY on a Budget UK.

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“We felt like we needed to make it look a bit special as it’s such a small room.

“We had two quotes to do the work from local companies. One was for £510 and the other was for £550 so we decided to try and do it ourselves.

“When we were looking for design ideas we trawled through Pinterest and found the look we liked.”

Lyndsey went on to explain how the couple went around the shops looking for the same products that they saw on Pinterest at prices which were in their budget – and ended up buying products from Home Bargains and B&M.

“I think if you’re prepared to look around you can get anything within your budget,” she explained. “Facebook Marketplace is a great place to pick up things for cheap too.

“We had some quotes from local tilers and we settled on somebody who we felt was right for us.

“His fee was £130 which included all the grout and the beading on top of the tiles.”

Lyndsey and her husband shopped around and found that B&Q had a sale on tiles, so they bought four boxes costing £35.20.

“We bought the floor vinyl on offer from a carpet fitter who was doing the rest of the house for £30 fitted,” she continued.

“The grey paint on the wall is called Cosy Grey by Crown Paints. This was £14.99.

Meanwhile, the mirror cost £11 from Home Bargains, and the vase and light shade came to £14, making an overall total of £235.19.

“Once it was complete we felt amazing at what could be achieved on such a small budget,” she said.

“By doing the work ourselves it’s given us more confidence to have a go at other projects!”

Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, comments: “By shopping around, buying materials during sales and doing some of the labour themselves, they’ve saved hundreds of pounds – and their WC looks fantastic and is totally unrecognisable.

“It just shows you should never accept the first quote you get, but do lots of research – it could save you hundreds of pounds.”

Latest DealsLyndsey (pictured) is delighted with the results of her bathroom makeover[/caption]

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