Transform your Kitchen Counters for less than £50!

By Jenny Barker

Have you ever wanted to update your kitchen but couldn’t afford a complete renovation?

Well now is the perfect time to freshen up one the most used rooms in your home! I used to dread walking into my kitchen, it felt dark and dated even though it was a new build house!

But using DC Fix vinyl from @createyourworldltd I managed to change a black and beech style kitchen into a white and marble dream!

Here’s a quick and easy guide on how to create your perfect kitchen in ten easy steps for less than £50!

What you’ll need; Vinyl of your choice for cupboards and worktop. Measuring tape. Pencil. Scissors. Sharp craft knife. Smoothing tool. Hair dryer. Silicone sealant.

Step One

Remove all doors and drawer fronts and clean with soapy water or sugar soap and leave to dry. Then wipe down all worktops, surrounds and any other surfaces you’re going to cover and leave to dry too.

Step two.

Starting with the cupboards and surrounds; measure and cut your vinyl piece to size for the surface you’re covering including a 1-2cm excess on each side. Then line it up at the side of the surface you’re going to cover and peel back the first couple of cm of the vinyl to stick into place.

Step three.

Using the smoothing tool, peel back the dc fix vinyl a few cm at a time and smooth the vinyl onto the surface you’re covering as you go. When getting to the edges, use your hair dryer to heat the glue up slightly. It should loosen the vinyl and allow you to fold it around edges easily.

*Top tip*If you get any air bubbles, push them out to the side where there’s a free edge. If it’s right in the middle and you can’t get it out, get a small needle - prick the bubble and smooth the air out.

Step four.

Once you’ve heated and smoothed around all the edges, using the sharp craft knife you can trim off any excess for a neat finish.

Step five.

When doing corners; you want to cut one edge straight, stick it down and cut the next edge at an angle to stick over the flat edge. You can then trim the excess for a neater corner.

Step six.

Re-attach door handles and put the doors back onto the cupboards.

Step seven.

The worktop vinyl is thicker than cupboard vinyl so ensure you’ve got your hair dryer at the ready to heat the glue and help it to stick. Cut to size again leaving a slight excess to enable you to neaten later.

Step Eight

Going around the sink is the trickiest part, the easiest way to do this is to section off the middle part separately. The main section leading up the sink should go about 5cm past the edge of the sink then another block overlapping slightly across the front and back of the sink should be stuck into place.

Step nine.

When coming to corner joins on worktops, you should cut the vinyl into triangular pieces and overlap carefully in the middle to ensure a neat finish. Step ten.

Silicone around all the edges, around the sink and the hob. This will give you a completely waterproof finish and fully neaten the edges.

£50, 10 steps and 2 days later, a great use of time at home to keep you busy and transform your kitchen!For a full run through video and more ways to use DC Fix vinyl to transform your home.