A MUM-OF-TWO who put her heart and soul into creating her dream salon said it has "worked out better than [she] could have ever imagined".

A former teaching assistant, Kealy Campbell began retraining as a beautician last year as she had long wanted a career change and to "be [her] own boss".

While she wanted to open a shop of her own, she was put off by the cost of rent and overheads while still growing her business, so came up with the unique idea to build an upcycled salon in her garden.

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The shell of the salon was constructed in JanuaryThe shell of the salon was constructed in January (Image: Kealy Campbell)
After her beauty training, Kealy has been slowly growing her client base by offering facial, eyebrow, eyelash, botox, and skin treatments from her Astley home.

Everything she earned, however, was going straight into her salon project, which started with the construction of a summer house back in January.

With her dad and husband helping to cement the base for the summer house, Kealy has spent the best part of six months bringing her vision to life amid her work and family life.

Kealy spent six months working on the salon in her spare timeKealy spent six months working on the salon in her spare time (Image: Kealy Campbell)
Kealy, 32, said: "We started with the shell of the building back in January and I have spent every minute I can decorating it and bringing my vision to life.

"Everything I have has gone into building this dream salon and I'm very thankful for the help from local businesses to get it up and running.

"I can be quite rubbish at giving myself credit but every time I look inside the salon, I just think wow, I've done this."

A host of local businesses helped to bring Kealy's dream a realityA host of local businesses helped to bring Kealy's dream a reality (Image: Kealy Campbell)
With 'Kealy Campbell Cosmetics' officially launching on Saturday, July 13, around 40 of her friends, family, and clients celebrated the opening with "fantastic" feedback.

Affording the beautician much more space to work and expand the business, the salon also feels special and homely, and in Kealy's words, has "worked better than [she] ever could have imagined."

More information about Kealy Campbell Cosmetics, located on North Lane in Astley, can be found here.