THINK you need to spend hundreds, or even thousands to transform your home?
One savvy woman shared how she gave her a stylish face lift for just £30.
Nicky, who posts under @nickywinginit, shared how she did some DIY panelling using
She wrote: “How £30 transformed this room from this...to this.”;
The main purchase was MDF sheets (22mm) which cost £22, but were £20 when she bought them.
Nicky wrote: “I had 24 cuts across the longest edge of a 22mm MDF sheet at 50mm wide.
“I actually wanted smaller for this project but B&Q have a minimum cut width of 50mm.
“Once I’d mitred all the corners, I laid the strips out to make sure I had enough for the pattern.”;
She showed how she put her outside edges up to create her look before caulking with a £1.50 B&Q product.
Nicky continued: “I used caulk as the adhesive and for the edging (caused outrage) which I got so much abuse for on here from the usual male suspects.
“It’s still definitely on the wall and not going anywhere.
“Otherwise, use that tube of adhesive you probably have laying around and if not you can buy this for around £5.”;
Showing off the result, she said: “Am I weird for actually liking this pattern as it was?
“All caulked and then primed ready for painting.”;
Thankfully she didn’t have to spend a penny on paint as she had some lying around.
She shared: “Now I know most of us have a tin of paint laying around so I’ve calculated about £8-£9 for the amount I used on this project.”;
She loved the finished result calling it “perfect.”;
Many people praised the transformation, with one calling it “gorgeous.”;
Another added: “It Looks beautiful.”;
A third commented: “Well done for using caulk, saves an expensive replastering job down the line.
Those trolling you know nothing.”;
