Savvy homeowner upcycles 25,000 coins to create unique bathroom floor 

A thrifty homeowner has revealed how she upcycled a variety of vintage items – including a sewing machine, a ladder and 25,000 pennies – to decorate her bathroom.  

Taking to the DIY On a Budget Facebook group, Natasha Hopkins, from the UK, who started redecorating before lockdown, shared impressive before and after photos of her unique bathroom. 

Thanks to her creativity, the once tired-looking room is now adorned with vintage re-purposed items – such as a Singer sewing machine, which Natasha turned into a sink stand, and a wooden ladder she transformed into a stylish shelf.

However, the pièce de résistance is the bathroom floor, which she created using 25,000 pennies – worth £250 – that she collected over a week thanks to penny jars donated by family and friends. 

The post quickly garnered hundreds of likes and comments, with many encouraging Natasha to take up a career in interior design.

Natasha Rrandom Hopkins, from the UK, took to Facebook group DIY On A Budget and revealed how she upcycled various vintage items – including a sewing machine, a ladder and 25,000 pennies – to decorate her bathroom (pictured)

Natasha’s tired-looking bathroom before the impressive transformation was in need of a modern update (pictured). She also moved a wall to make it appear bigger

In the initial post, the savvy homeowner explained that she started the project by painting the walls an earthy green. 

She then used predominantly copper coins of different currencies to form a unique and eye-catching floor. 

‘I applied 10mm ply over the floor boards and used a levelling compound to even it out around the old chimney breast,’ she wrote. 

‘I glued the pennies to the floor using a few different adhesives, gorilla glue, no more nails etc. I then used black grout and applied a clear glass epoxy resin over the top.’

Natasha completed the floor using copper pennies in different currencies, which she glued over the previous wooden boards

The thrifty homeowner used the legs of an upcycled Singer sewing machine to support her sink – and painted the walls an earthy green (pictured)

Sharing her project on the Facebook group DIY On a Budget, Natasha explained that she started redecorating the bathroom months ago but finished it during lockdown 

In total, the floor cost Natasha £400 to make – with the clear glass costing around £300, while the 10mm ply, glue and grout came in at a further £100.  

The DIY whizz also revealed she moved a wall so that the bathroom would be bigger, and furnished the room with items that added a touch of industrial chic. 

And that wasn’t all – Natasha also re-purposed a large tin basin, which she transformed into a handy shelf for toiletries and towels, and used the legs of a Singer sewing machine to support her white sink. 

She also cut a wooden ladder to fit the dimensions of her wall and decorated it with a vintage oil lamp and potted plants. 

Natasha created a unique sink by using the old legs of a Singer sewing machine to form the support (pictured) 

She wrote: ‘Another lockdown project completed, after being started months ago and never having the time to finish them. Tin bath and ladder shelving for the main bathroom.

And her decorating style proved a hit with DIY fans across the nation – with many admitting they were charmed by the unusual and stylish bathroom. 

‘I’m jealous of your Georgous bathroom,’ praised one, while a second penned: ‘Wow that’s awesome.’

A third added: ‘Omg I’m in love with all of this,’ while a fourth commented: ‘Wow I love this and the uniqueness of it.’

A further wrote: ‘Absolutely stunning love everything about it colour accessories everything and luuurrrvvvee your tin bath shelves clever idea well done.’ 

Natasha propped an old basin made of tin against the wall to form a new shelf for her toiletries (pictured) 

DIY enthusiasts were quick to take to the comments section and admitted they had fallen in love with the ‘gorgeous’ bathroom (pictured)