All of us Kmart Australia addicts are making the same huge rental mistake. This is my warning to all shoppers moving forward

An Aussie mum is warning shoppers to stay away from a popular DIY Kmart product that thousands are using to transform their homes. 

The woman got ‘creative’ with her rental property by revamping her kitchen bench, covering up the laminate counter using a terrazzo-style adhesive film from Kmart.

Months later she shared a video of the the ‘disastrous’ and painstaking process of removing the film before vacating her rental property. 

She told others to steer clear of the home improvement hack which she had tried out after feeling ‘really bored’ with her home’s interior. 

The woman showed herself peeling long strips of vinyl off using a Bunning’s scraper but said that the residue was still sticky and needed a ‘good scrub’ afterwards. 

‘Do not do this if you’re in a rental property,’ the mum said.  

‘I’ve spent three hours individually razor blading the s*** off, this is not fun.’

Hundreds slammed the mum for applying the ‘cheap’ vinyl product to the bench in the first place and said it didn’t show much respect for the landlord’s property.

‘Why would you even do that when it’s a rental,’ one said. 

‘Exactly, probably left scratches all over the home owners bench,’ another added.   

But one woman defended the ‘creative’ interior decorating touch. 

‘Some rentals are in such terrible shape that it gets very depressing, I can understand someone trying to fix a temporary situation,’ she said. 

Others were confused about why the home improvement fan had used an adhesive that was so similar in style and colour to the laminate counter top underneath. 

‘Just so we’re clear, you covered a grey speckled countertop with a grey speckled counter top,’ one said. 

A few advised the mum to apply heat, via a steamer or a hairdryer, to help loosen the adhesive as she was removing it to easily lift off the product without the residue. 

And others complained about the ‘cheap’ adhesive film and said the quality made it a ‘nightmare’ to remove from benchtops, walls and windows. 

‘You need the proper stuff, Kmart vinyl is no different to the stuff you put on books, you need vinyl that is made for bench tops, might cost more but worth it,’ one said.