I repaired the pointing in the kitchen of my council house – all it took was a £10 Wickes purchase
A WOMAN has revealed she has given the joints in the kitchen of her council house a mega makeover.
With a £10 purchase from Wickes, Celene Francis, 27, a mother who lives with her young daughter in a two-bedroom house in Rotherham, has given her kitchen tiles a total transformation, all on a budget.
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With not much money left, the student midwife and mentally health an employee has told how she gave her kitchen a stylish overhaul on the cheap, leaving many open-mouthed.
So if you want to give your tiles a fresh new look, then you should check this out.
The savvy mum, who is currently pregnant with her second child, shared on social media the process of tiling and grouting her kitchen, as she explained that her pregnancy has put her in full nesting mode.
She said: “Can anyone tell me why I thought tiling the kitchen of my council house would actually be a good idea?
“I think at this point I actually wish we had paid someone to do it because yes, it saved us a ton of money, but it also took ages to get it done because we literally just spent it little by little.”
Showing off the unfinished tile work, she added: “Here we are months later with an unfinished kitchen.
“Obviously we’re not professionals here – we’ve never done this before, we’re not tilers so things aren’t perfect but that’s absolutely fine as it’s all just a learning curve and it’s been a fun little project for us to do.
“Also, doing this when you are 32 weeks pregnant is definitely not the right thing to do, but here we are.
“If anyone has any tips on grouting, please comment below as I will be starting this tomorrow.”
In a follow-up clip, Celene documented the grouting process, as she explained: “If I don’t clean out the drawers, I start new DIY projects, and Connor says I’m in full nesting mode now, which in my defense: this kitchen has been going on for far too long.
‘I just want to get this kitchen done before the baby arrives, and that won’t be long. Today we are going to add the kitchen.
“We have never done this before. We have never tiled before so it was all a project and a learning curve.”
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Celene used the anti-mould flexible colored grout, which you can get from just £10 from Wickes, as she explained: “So we chose this grout – we chose black grout and we got that from Wickes.
“Whoever said it’s absolutely horrible to get off and clean up once you’ve done it, thank you very much. You were absolutely right. This literally made me panic.”
I think it looks so much better now that it’s being grouted
Celène Franciscus
Celene gave her followers a close-up look at how the grout is applied to tiles, as she shared: “So we added water to the grout and mixed it. It should have the consistency of an ice cream: not too thick and not too thin.
“We used this little tool from Wickes: it’s basically just pushing the grout into the holes and then going down diagonally.
How to renovate your town hall cheaply
- Be inspired by more expensive stores and go to B&M, Home Bargains for interior decoration.
- Head to YouTube for easy-to-follow tutorials on how to decorate instead of paying for professionals.
- For a quick shine to your floors or anywhere with tiles, choose self-adhesive vinyl to save costs.
- A lick of paint does wonders to make a room feel new.
- Replace kitchen cabinet knobs with modern ones instead of buying brand new cabinets
“It’s a messy job, I’m not going to lie. And you’re going to need plenty of sponges and towels and things like that.’
But despite the cleaning that was required afterwards, Celene beamed: “I think the cleaning part is probably the most time-consuming part, because you have to keep going over it, and doing it over and over again, because it feels like you’re doing it more and more often. cleans. the more mess it makes.
“But this is where we are today. I think it looks so much better now that it’s being grouted.’
‘Looks like bait’
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @61the council househas clearly left many with their mouths open as it quickly racked up 38,600 views.
Looks good now, but it’s worth thinking about
TikTok user
Social media users were impressed with the kitchen makeover and many flocked to the comments to express their opinion.
One person said: “Looks great.”
Another added: “Looks good now but worth it.”
A third commented: “It’s worth it though [the] Tiles are now appearing.”
While someone else beamed: “Looking good.”
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