'We saved £8k on our kitchen renovation by watching TikTok videos'

A savvy couple saved £8,000 on their kitchen renovation - by watching DIY videos on TikTok.

Amber Morris, 26, and her husband, Dan, 28, moved into their newly-bought four-bed home in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, in July.

The house was built in 2002 and needed "a refresh" and they wanted to start by brightening up and modernising the kitchen. But after being quoted £9,000 for contractors to renovate the kitchen they decided to give it a go themselves.

Dan, a systems engineer, and Amber, a social media manager, bought vinyl wraps for their worktops for £40 - rather than replacing them.

They repainted everything themselves using a spray gun bought on Amazon for £40 and installed their own sink, tap and extractor fan. They saved £84 by getting a custom paint mixed at B&Q, inspired by a Farrow and Ball colour they liked, SWNS reports.

The total cost of the new kitchen came to £570 - and it's barely recognisable thanks to the new light and airy vibe.

Amber said: "We knew we wanted to make the kitchen brighter because it was quite dark. But £9k was silly money to pay for it - so we decided to do it ourselves even though we're desk job people, not DIY people."

They watched TikTok videos and took advice from parents to learn how to do everything.

Amber said: "Before this the most we had ever done was painted a wall. We worked out what we needed to buy to do it ourselves and crossed our fingers it would come together."

The couple began working out what they would need in order to renovate the kitchen as a DIY project and got to work.

They started their mid-July project by spending a weekend painting the walls, and re-painting the cupboards with a spray gun after getting their custom colour at B&Q. They paid £300 for their sink and