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My home is so ‘stunning’ folk can’t believe it’s council – people say my hallway is ‘perfect’, I used Amazon & B&Q buys

Published on April 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM

A DIY fan has given her home a mega makeover without breaking the bank.

Carol Rowan, a from the UK, was able to her pad from drab to fab – and people can’t believe it’s a .

Wooden staircase with new flooring being installed.
A mother has given her council home a mega makeover whilst on a budget
Staircase with herringbone patterned carpet runner and black border. Carpet is from JW Carpets.
Using bargains from Amazon, B&M and B&Q, Carol Rowan was able to give her stairs the ultimate overhaul without breaking the bank

The young woman used from and B&Q to give her pad a jaw-dropping , all whilst staying on a .

Now, people have described Carol’s as ‘stunning’ thanks to her latest .

Eager to share a before and after look of her recent project – her hallway – Carol took to , leaving many gobsmacked.

Posting on , Carol gave her followers a before, during and after look at her overhaul – and it’s very impressive.

The , who regularly shares DIY clips online, was able to give her a new lease of life, .

Alongside her short video, Carol penned: “Turning my into a home.”;

At the start of the clip, we saw Carol’s prior to its .

The stairs were in desperate need of some TLC and were even broken and peeling.

But thanks to some from the and some hard work, Carol’s is now super stylish and .

Carol explained that she bought a matt black stair handrail from B&Q and nabbed her carpet from JW Carpets.

The gave her hallway a freshen up with a lick of and confirmed that she used paint in the shade Skimming Stone by Farrow & Ball for the walls and Dulux Black Eggshell, from B&Q, for the bannister.

To decorate the space, Carol bought a from Amazon, black wooden blind from Blinds To Go and a vase and pampas grass from B&M.

But Carol acknowledged that her wasn’t easy, as it involved “a lot of sanding”; and “a lot of filler.”;

She also confirmed that she “had to cover the front of the with sheets of MDF because they were so badly broken.”;

Carol described the as “such a long process”; and admitted she “was so close to giving up at one point.”;

DIY fans beam

But luckily it appears that Carol’s hard work has paid off, as her clip, which was posted under the username @carolrowan20, has quickly racked up 112,300 views, 2,775 likes and 50 comments.

Looks great

TikTok user

Social media users were stunned by Carol’s and numerous users eagerly flocked to the comments to share their thoughts.

One person said: “Love this.”;

Another added: “Gorgeous.”;

A third simply commented: “How did you get the stairs so perfect?”;

Meanwhile, someone else penned: “Looks great.”;

At the same time, another chimed in: “I love the way you turn the into a home.”;

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