Mum saves £3,800 on kitchen with £300 bargain - and 'couldn't believe her luck'
The cost to install a new kitchen isn't cheap and can cost a few thousand, however, one savvy DIY-er has managed to bag herself a new kitchen for the cost of just £300.
Rachel Poolton, who runs Inch Go Lipo, was quoted over £5,000 for the installation of a new kitchen for her home and instead of forking out the cash, she decided to be a little thrifty instead.
The mum of two from Cardiff, who is always taking on small DIY projects in her home, made the decision to buy herself a second-hand kitchen which she then installed entirely herself.
This decision gave Rachel not only the new kitchen she wanted but also helped her save thousands.
Rachel was quoted over £5,000 for the installation of a new kitchen (LatestDeals.co.uk)The idea of buying a second hand kitchen came to Rachel when she was browsing Facebook Marketplace after she saw the high quality of the used items being sold.
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She said: "Loads of people moving into old homes and updating them to their taste and offering the existing kitchens for bargain prices, I knew it would save me thousands."
‘I bought a complete used kitchen for just £300 which included the integrated dishwasher, fridge freezer and ovens. I couldn't believe my luck!
"I also got the wall and floor cupboards as well as integrated housing units for the fridge and other white goods, I also purchased all of the worktops and baseboards, too. I knew I bought a lot more than I needed, but for that price, it was a complete bargain."
Rachel then paid a local man with a van £50 to drop it at a storage unit until she was ready to renovate.
The thrifty mum then picked up some stick tiles to use as flooring, which were on offer at the time for 14 tiles for £10 from Dunelm, waterproof drawer liners for £3.99 from B&M Bargains, and sticky-back plastic for the worktops which cost £6 a roll on eBay.
Overall, Rachel managed to save nearly £4,000 by buying her kitchen second hand and installing it herself (LatestDeals.co.uk)Rachel was kitted out with a drill, freezer bags, and a sharpie when she arrived at the property to pick up her new kitchen.
She said: “I labelled every door that came off and stored every item's nails and screws in individual freezer bags and handwrote what piece of the kitchen it came from. It saved loads of time when I tried to fit the individual items into my kitchen when they'd all been moved around loads."
When ready to assemble her kitchen, Rachel said it took a bit of time and effort as she had to jiggle the pieces around a bit to get them all to fit.
She added: "The challenges along the way were dealing with the uneven old walls and floors, as my house is an older build. If I had to do it again the only thing I would change is to plaster the walls to get a flush finish. However, the haggling with the spirit level and packing to make everything flush is part of the fun!"
On top of this, Rachel purchased a few added extras such as new blinds, dried flowers, and a new microwave, kitchen and toaster.
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Rachel wanted the design for her kitchen to be matte black which after researching the style, she decided to pair with natural warm wood tones finishes and tones.
The lipo specialist says she is "so in love" with the final result of her "new to her" kitchen and says her clients are always complimentary of the space she has created.
Rachel says overall, with the cost of the kitchen units, the flooring, the worktop and all the added extras she spent around £1,200 which gave her a saving of around £3,800 when compared to the quoted cost she originally got.
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