Couple give their grim bathroom a stunning Victorian makeover – and everything was FREE or off second-hand sites
A DIY-loving couple have given their bathroom a stunning Victorian-style makeover and it was all done using extremely cheap or entirely free second-hand items.
Natasha Hopkins, 36, a business manager in a primary school, shared their new look online and demonstrated how bathroom renovations can be done with a small budget in mind.
The existing bathroom was outdated and in serious need of sprucing up with rose pink -coloured tiles making up the walls and floors.
But the new bathroom features modern tones of green, white and black and even has a new floor made entirely of pennies - 25, 000 to be exact.
Captioning the snaps, Natasha wrote: “Another lockdown project completed – after being started months ago and never having the time to finish them."
She continued: “Tin bath and ladder shelving for the main bathroom.
“Shelves in the bath are old scaffold boards, the ladder is cut down from a full length wooden ladder, the sink pedestal is a Singer sowing machine base that I up-cycled and the floor is made from about 25,000 pennies!”
Speaking to , Natasha said “We live in a Victorian house and over the years (before we moved in) the bathroom had been changed to conform to the norm.
“This isn’t our style at all so we decided to go back to a Victorian inspired suite, roll top bath, high cistern toilet etc.
“We love to use everyday items in unusual ways and if they are salvaged from somewhere, and cheap or free, the better.”
She also revealed that the tin bath used as shelving came from Facebook Marketplace, while the shelving within it came from an old scaffold boarding their garage – which was left there when they moved in.
As for the the ladder shelving goes, that came from a salvage yard in Yorkshire and the sewing machine base for the sink was purchased from their home’s previous owners.
The stunning new look didn't go unnoticed as the post racked up a massive 1.8k likes and over 250 comments from fans praising her efforts.
“Amazing!" one person wrote. “I would never have the patience to do the floor using so many pennies. Looks awesome!”
And another gushed: “One word – stunning,”
A third commented: “ Omg I'm in love with your bathroom."
And added: “Love, love, love – best make over!”
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