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I turned my drab kitchen into a home using £12 bargain from Temu – people can’t believe how good it looks

Published on June 03, 2025 at 10:40 PM

A SAVINGS-savvy homeowner shared impressive before-and-after snaps of her kitchen after nabbing a Temu bargain.

Tracy Davies rid herself of her unsightly tiles with a handy £12 fix.

Grey kitchen cabinets and countertops with mugs and a bread bin.
Using stick-on tiles from Temu, this kitchen has been given a makeover
Kitchen countertop with electrical outlets and switches.
These were the original tiles in Tracy’s kitchen

Using peel-and-stick tiles from the bargain website, she completely .

“From painted tiles which I absolutely hated to stick on times from Temu,”; she wrote on the DIY On a Budget Official Facebook page.

“A massive improvement,”; she added.

Tracy’s bog-standard white square tiles have been covered with large, marble-style tile stickers, which give the kitchen a modern feel.

Fellow were shocked by the difference the simple solution made.

“Would love to do this, looks lovely,”; one wrote.

“These look great, I’m going to look into getting these,”; another said.

“I also used the stick on tiles to cover up ugly tiles in my kitchen,”; a third wrote.

The good news is that the stickers are easy to apply, and no grout is needed.

If you want to give your kitchen or bathroom some TLC, Temu offers a huge variety of stick on tiles in different colours and styles.

, and B&Q also sell packs of tile stickers.

The tiles on Amazon range from £8 to £20, while at Dunelm prices start from £18.

It’s not just stick-on tiles that have home fixers jumping for joy – there are even self-adhesive wood panels to add a little extra style to any room.

Betty, afrom theUKwho is currentlyher home, usedto– and it left many open-mouthed.

But while many were stunned and thought thewas incredibly “impressive”;, others thought it made Betty’s home look “dated”;.

Alongside her shortclip, the, who often sharesonline, beamed: “This is your sign to panel your hallway.”;

She then added: “If you’re going to make one update to yourfor maximum impact then let it be this!

“This has to be theproject that I’m most proud of (mainly because I finally tackled those angles).”;

Betty claimed that “preparation is key”; when it comes to panelling, as she pre-marked each location to ensure it looked neat once complete.

She later revealed that she got the dado rails as part of a traditional stair panelling kit from Roomix.

As well as adding panelling to her hallway, which Betty coated in Dulux Egyptian Cotton paint, she also painted the top of her walls in the shade White Mist from Dulux.

Kitchen makeover: new stove and marble-look backsplash.
The kitchen has been given a new lease of life thanks to the Temu tiles

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