A savvy homeowner has been praised for her clever bathroom storage solution.
Klara Senkerikova, 38, and her partner Darron, 31, were renovating their house in Hampshire and wanted to transform their outdated bathroom into a modern haven, complete with new tiles and fresh fixtures.
To make the most of the space, Klara and Darron decided to add drawers underneath the bath, which they created themselves for just £170 after seeing similar designs online. The drawers are made with waterproof MDF and runners from eBay.
Klara, who works as a marketing executive, told how she kept seeing the same bathroom storage picture on Pinterest, so showed it to her partner.
Klara Senkerikova, 38, and her partner Darron, 31, from Hampshire, transformed their bathroom – and even included a handy storage space under the bath. Pictured, before the transformation
Darron fitted the bathtub and then created the drawers using waterproof MDF and runners from eBay. Pictured, the bathroom after the transformation
When Darron set out transforming the couple’s bathroom, he made sure he did all the plumbing and tiling ready for the drawers to be made. Pictured, with Klara
Speaking about the project with money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk, she said: ‘When planning the bathroom renovation, storage was already in his head, so he did all the plumbing and tiling ready for the drawers to be made,’ she explained.
‘Once the bathtub was in, he created these using some waterproof MDF and runners from eBay. The amount you could hide there was just amazing.’
She said the key to creating a similar look is to ‘plan ahead’ so that pipes can be placed at the back of the space, leaving as much space as possible for the drawers.
Klara explained that she first used the storage hack when she lived in a one-bedroom maisonette, as space was an issue (pictured, after the transformation)
The total cost of the bathroom (pictured before the overhaul), including complete re-plastering, underfloor heating, tiles, three-piece bathroom suite, large mirror and small mirror, towel rail, doors, lights and blinds, came to £1700
For those keen to follow in her footsteps, Klara advised hiding all the pipes so there’s as much space as possible to make the drawers worth their while. Pictured, after the transformation
Klara, who shares her DIY projects on Instagram at @yetanotherhouseproject, says the total cost of her bathroom was £1700, but that the price of the clever storage unit cost just £170.
The idea proved so popular that it was even reposted by social media cleaning guru Mrs Hinch.
Klara continued: ‘The total bathroom cost, including complete re-plastering, underfloor heating, tiles, three-piece bathroom suite, large mirror and small mirror, towel rail, doors, lights and blinds, was £1700.’
Klara is delighted with her modern white and grey bathroom (pictured, after the transformation) – and added the amount of stuff her handy under-the-bath drawer can hold is ‘amazing’
The marketing executive got inspiration for the storage hack after seeing the same picture on Pinterest. Pictured, following the transformation
‘The cost of the storage was around £170, but £60 out of that was the cost of primer, undercoat and paint, which we were using for other storage and coving anyway.’
Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, commented: ‘Who isn’t constantly wishing they had more storage in their home?’
‘Klara’s ingenious solution makes the most of dead space that most of us never consider as a storage area – the empty space under your bath.’
‘I applaud her creativity and given the storage area’s huge popularity on social media, I’m sure many of us will be emulating this idea in our own homes!’