12-Year-Old Girl Needed Just One Week And $125 To Completely Redecorate Family Home

“She’s very precise whereas one might call my style ‘slap-dash’ so what turned out to be a lesson in parental expertise backfired when she showed how good and how capable she could be”

“When she got her confidence, she then would suggest ideas to me”

“For example, for the kitchen reno, we had to use what we had as the stores were shut so she recommended painting the cupboards mismatched and it looked great”

Susie told Bea to go ahead and try whatever she wanted as she had all the time in the world to fix any blunders. This reassured Bea and helped her a lot.

“She now uses the handsaw, spirit level, electric drill, sander, and tile cutter confidently,” her mother said. “She even had a go at stenciling, and her next project is to renovate her brother’s room using some carpentry skills.”

Caper, the family dog, seems pleased with the way things turned out

“She was really worried initially but with some guidance and knowing there was no jeopardy, she went ahead”

Levache is a passionate recycler, and it really contributed to the renovation. “I love to reuse and to repurpose, and I like this process to be circular, not linear, so I have quite a stash of old handles, old frames, tired old broken furniture in my shed along with paint I have from previous jobs.”

“In terms of our budget, it was actually very little because we already had timber, glue, paints and old handles, etc., so, in real terms, we spent about $100-$150 on extra items,” Susie explained. “But everything else, we either raided the attic or painted stuff from other rooms to give it a new lease of life. We had a really productive week and did countless rooms in about 10 days, and we are still going.”

Susie says they know a few people who really want to change something around their homes but are afraid they don’t have the skills and faith to give it a go.

She and Bea are delighted because they are getting messages from moms, wives, and from kids all over the world saying they’ve renovated and are loving the changes they’ve made, all because of them.

“The one thing we keep saying is, ‘If we can do it, anyone can’. And you don’t have to spend lots of money”

Now their home looks like this:

People on the Internet absolutely loved the change