Mum shares budget home style hack to transform her stairs using Kmart’s self adhesive mosaic tiles

A thrifty Aussie mum has shown how she transformed her old staircase using Kmart’s adhesive tiles. 

The savvy shopper shared the results of her simple DIY in a Facebook post to popular home styling group Kmart Home Décor and Hacks Australia wowing hundreds. 

She nabbed several packets of the retailer’s self adhesive 3D tiles with a mosaic-style blue and white pattern for $26 each and applied them to each stair riser.

An savvy Kmart shopper has shown how she gave her tired wooden staircase a stylish makeover using the retailer’s self adhesive mosaic-style tiles

While intended for bathrooms and kitchen splash backs, more interior enthusiasts are using the Kmart tiles in more creative ways.  

The mum-of-two’s plain wooden stairs were given a stylish makeover using the renter-friendly tiles that don’t require any grouting or cementing, can be easily peeled off and cleaned simply by wiping with a damp cloth and mild detergent. 

She said she had a few tiles left over from a previous project and bought five or six extra packets costing her around $160 altogether. 

Hundreds of home stylists in the comments were impressed by the end result which one said looked ‘million bucks’. 

While intended for bathrooms and kitchen splash backs, more interior enthusiasts are using the Kmart tiles in more creative ways

‘This is the best I’ve ever seen them look! They have completely transformed this space!’ said a second. 

‘We have a large set of timber stairs in our new house and whilst I love them, it is SO MUCH timber. This is a great way to break them up,’ another wrote.  

‘Definitely brightens up the stairs. Very nice!,’ replied a fourth. 

Another asked whether the tiles would be easy to mop to which the DIY-er responded: ‘They have a rubbery feel to them, and very waterproof’.  

According to the Kmart website, the tiles ‘are suitable for use on kitchen backsplashes, bathroom backsplashes, worktops, table tops, bedrooms, living rooms and other flat surfaces’. 

Another Kmart shopper showed off her modern bathroom makeover she achieved by using the stick-on tiles. 

The clever mum shared the easy and effective transformation she performed on her bathroom wall using adhesive tiles from Kmart. 

Ree from Adelaide, South Australia, used the $25 Self Adhesive 3D Tiles to instantly modernise her family bathroom. 

‘These adhesive tiles make such a difference! It’s just a quick fix but looks so much nicer,’ Ree wrote. 

A mum has shared the easy and effective transformation she performed on her bathroom wall with the $25 Self Adhesive 3D Tiles from Kmart to instantly modernise her family bathroom

The tiles are resistant to water, oil, high temperatures and mildew, which makes them ideal to use in either the bathroom or kitchen

She simply applied the adhesive tiles directly on top of the outdated existing tiles and even added indoor plants to create a fresh look. 

The mum-of-two says that the hexagonal-shaped tiles are sticky and seem secure on her bathroom wall.  

Another mum who also has the tiles in her home says that if the edges have been joined and sealed properly they will last a long time.  

Another mum who also has the tiles in her home says that if the edges have been joined and sealed properly they will last a long time

Kmart stocks an entire collection of adhesive tiles in a range of colours, patterns and shapes to suit all homes and styles.  

Ree shared her transformation to Facebook to inspire fellow renovation fans and hundreds have since commented on just how good her bathroom now looks.    

‘What a difference – and the plants give it the WOW factor,’ an impressed user wrote. 

‘Wow amazing how it transforms the entire room! Looks great,’ another wrote.

‘Such a difference a small change makes. You’ve motivated me to update my bathroom,’ another wrote.