A savvy DIY lover has shared how she saved up to £400 on an impressive office makeover by sourcing supplies from B&Q and taking on the project herself.
26-year-old lifestyle influencer Aimee Michelle Andres wanted to give her office a makeover, having moved into her first home two years ago. Telling Latest Deals how she completed the project, she said: "I wanted to make the white walls in the room more interesting to look at. Ever since I knew I was getting a house, I've been looking at Pinterest and Instagram accounts for inspiration.
"I wanted to give the room an ornate feel as opposed to a chunkier, modern set of panelling. I was originally going to do up one entire wall of the room with panels, but I then decided to divide the wall in two and do the bottom halves with panels instead. The divide would be marked with a dado rail.
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"The bottom half of the wall would remain white, and the top half would be a lighter beige colour. I shopped around and got some quotes to do the work, and it was just hundreds."
Aimee decided to take on the job herself in order to save some money and started by choosing paints and measuring where she wanted the rail to be using a spirit level. She then ordered some supplies from B&Q click and collect.
She added: "Once I had collected the supplies, I painted the walls with Farrow and Ball paint. It took four hours, but as I suspected, it only needed one coat.
"The first day was over at this point. On day two, I painted the dado rail with white emulsion. My parents were coming over, so my dad helped with the corner cuts for where the rails meet at each wall corner using a mitre saw.
"That evening, I laid out the measurements for the panels on the lower halves of the walls using a pencil and the levelling tools. I built a test panel to decide what tools to use to stick them to the wall. Again, I used the mitre saw to cut the wood strips to the right angle.
"On day three I woke up wanting to get the panelling, panel painting and caulking done. I had nine panels to do and I decided to use double-sided tape to affix the panels.
"I got to work cutting the rest of the wood strips and applying half of the panelling - I waited for my partner to help me finish it so we could use the levelling tool and ensure they aligned correctly.
"I used a nail gun to affix all of the panels to the walls, then got started on the caulking. I caulked all of the panel corners, then the dado rail corners. It was then time to paint the panels in the same shade of white as the original wall."
Overall, Aimee couldn't be happier with the end result of her office makeover, which has saved her a considerable amount of money. She added: "In total, I spent just over £230 and I know it would have cost hundreds more if I'd paid professionals to do it for me.
"I'm thrilled with how this room looks, particularly as I've been visualising it for two years. I've moved my furniture back in and picked up some more accessories, so now it looks great!"
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