A 38-year-old mother who lives in a rented house in Devon with her husband and two sons decided to give a feminine touch to her abode.
The thrifty mom spent £300($370) to revamp her house and even up-cycled the old furniture.
Charlotte, who works as learning support assistant told LatestDeals: “We privately rent and the house was starting to look shabby but not so bad that our landlord would be willing to do much.
“We are a social family and I love to have friends and family around and I was starting to get very embarrassed about the dated appearance, especially of the kitchen. We were very reluctant to spend a lot of money on a house that isn’t ours so I decided to refurbish and add to what was already there as cost-effectively as possible.”
She started saving money by repurposing old Christmas accessories and took tips from Mrs. Hinch. She said: “I have sourced nearly all my accessories from bargain shops like B&M and Home Bargains and added pops of colour through plants and textiles.
“I have ‘Hinched’ curtains with the insides of toilet rolls, painted furniture purchased on Facebook Marketplace, added silver leaf to shop-bought items, sprayed kitchen doors with AutoPaint and added Fablon to generic items and worktops. In the lounge, I bought the bookcase and lamp table from Facebook Marketplace.”
The largest plants she bought were of £12($15) and the smaller ones were bought for £1($1.20) each. She explained: “I painted these items, my original sideboard and TV stand all with some emulsion paint that I had used in my son’s room a couple of years ago.
“I bought the wall hanging from The Range and added silver leaf to this which I had at home already. The plants were from B&M, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl.”
She took the full advantage of the discount on products and chose bargain pieces. The mom-of-two said: “The wallpaper from Home Bargains was reduced. The majority of the candlesticks were from Poundland and they are mercury glass.’’
“A couple of the bigger ones were from TK Maxx and were bought in the January sales for £3($3.70) each.The curtains were £20($25) a pair in the B&M January sale. The cushions were from the Matalan January sale and cost no more than £4($5) each.”
She also transformed her kitchen and gave oak effect to cover the worktops. “For the kitchen, I covered the worktops in oak effect Fablon – I used three rolls used at £8($10) each,’’ she added.
“The shelves and shelving unit were from IKEA and I bought a matching shelf from Facebook Marketplace. I used the leftover Fablon used on the worktops to personalize them.”
She took full advantage of the lockdown and decorated her bedroom as she wanted to give it a soothing look. Charlotte was thrilled to see the result as it looked completely different than before. She even told people to follow her footsteps in this quarantine period.
She added: “I am thrilled with how my home has turned out. It is my outlet for my femininity as my family consists of three males who are football crazy and if I’m not decorating then I am usually stood on the side of a football pitch or washing dirty football kits!”
“My tips to get the look would be to follow online DIY sites, be brave and experiment with new ideas – oh, and if your husband tells you ‘no you can’t put more shelves up or wallpaper a wall’, just wait until he falls asleep on the sofa like I do and just crack on quietly!”
“With a lot of people now confined to the home this is the perfect time to do those renovations and decorate those rooms that have been driving you crazy but you haven’t had time to tackle!”
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