Rightmove photo before we moved in
Rustoleum Bathroom tile paint* £24.99
Rustoleum Kitchen Cupboard paint Steamed Milk* £24.99
Rustoleum Kitchen Cupboard paint Leaplish* £24.99
D-C-Fix Ribbeck Oak Sticky Back Vinyl* £42
20 Pack Kitchen Door Knobs Silver* £19.23
Floor tiles* £60
Lining Paper* £18.99
New roller blind £20
New non-ticking clock* £15.99
Silicone mats to protect the worktop* £13.98
TOTAL £223.58
How can you update your old tired, out of style kitchen on a small budget?
We moved into our house in December 2023 and the kitchen we inherited was very brown, beige and mushroom coloured. There were really no redeeming features, except the size of it and it was in OK condition.
It is not currently in our budget to replace but I hated it!
It does have a big window but it is side facing so not much light gets in, and with the brown all over, and the dark floor it made it even darker and not a nice place to be in and cook.
So I did some research on what I could do to improve the look of it all, what paints to use on the cupbaords and tiles and my challenge was to make it brighter and a nicer place to be.
You canwatch me complete the whole makeover on my Instagram and Tiktok.
For under £250 I managed to
- Painted the cupboards
- Painted the tiles
- Covered the worktops in vinyl
- Put new floor tiles down
- Stripped the 3 types of wallpaper
- Relined the walls
- Painted the ceiling, walls and woodwork
- Buy a new blind
- Buy a new clock
- Buy silicone mats to protect the worktops
It took me 7 days over 2 weeks, and I didn’t do it in the ‘right’ order as I had to fit in with the dog being here, work and life, so I did it in the order that worked for me.
But in a perfect world I would have
- Stripped the walls
- Linned the walls
- Painted the woodwork
- Painted the ceilnig and walls
- Painted the tiles
- Painted the cupbaords
- Covered the worktops
- Laid the floor tiles
READ ON TO FIND OUT ALL THE PRODUCTS I USED
The finished kitchen makeover
The kitchen cupboards & tiles painted, and worktops covered in vinyl
What paint to use on your MDF wrapped kitchen cupboards?
I purchased several samples, originally thinking I would go dark, but the room needed lifted in colour.
I decided to go with the Leaplish Green Matt Kitchen Cupboard Paint and Steamed Milk off-white Kitchen Cupboard paint in a kitchen and decided to go for the two-tone of the green on the bottom and off-white on the top.
You can read more about the process in this post
The kitchen cupboards & tiles painted, and worktops covered in vinyl
Painting the tiles
You want to have the right equipment to get the best finish.
I use Two Fussy Blokes smooth roller sleeves* and a Paint Warrior brush
You can see all the decorating equipment I use in this post
You want to use a thin coat of paint for each coat, it took three to fully cover the awful tiles and pattern on mine.
Adding DC Fix Vinyl to the worktops
I used the D-C-Fix Ribbeck Oak Wood Sticky Back Vinyl for the job. You can buy from Amazon here* they do various lengths and widths.
I purchased it from The Vinyl Superstore here I had to get 90cm width and 7 metres, as on the sink side I had 2 end overhangs and wanted to do a join towards the back.
For a full tutorial on applying the DC Fix vinyl to the worktops, see my other post here with a step by step guide on how I applied it
The kitchen cupboards & tiles painted, and worktops covered in vinyl
New budget kitchen flooring
I purchased the stick on floor tiles from DCO, but they are sold out. But Amazon have them here*
Here is me applying them
https://www.tiktok.com/@geekfairyjo/video/7358824263610125600?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7325407246563903008
Lining the walls and painting
I used Wallrock Fibreliner Smooth Lining Paper and painted the walls and ceiling with Farrow & Ball All White.
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