I transformed my ‘awful’ council house on a budget using B&M & Home Bargains buys – I even got a £3k Next sofa for £200
A SAVVY mum has proved that you don’t need to spend thousands on your home to make it look chic.
Louise, from the UK, took to social media to show how she gave her council house the ultimate glow-up on a budget.
In another video, Louise showed how her council house looked when she first moved in.
“What I moved into vs what I’ve achieved so far,” she said.
“Such a long way to go still but here are some before and afters. The garden and drive were also awful.”
At the start, Louise’s house was a mishmash of different furniture that didn’t match and the walls were a boring beige colour, but she has since transformed it into a luxe paradise with bargain buys.
The mum of four boys said: “I’m going to show you how I’ve done everything in my house on a budget.”
She first showed off the hallway and revealed she made a gallery wall on a budget by getting prints from Boots and frames from Amazon.
The mum managed to pick up a small white fluffy rug from B&M for just £8, which she put with her arch mirror from The Range.
Next, she moved on to the front room and dining area.
Louise had chosen a Scandi-modern home, mixing raw wood with neutral colours and adding depth with texture.
She had a giant solid wood table for the family to sit on, which originally cost £340 from Dunelm.
But instead of paying full price the money-saving mum decided to search for it on Facebook Marketplace and grabbed it for just £50 instead.
She also pulled the same trick with her massive corner sofa which cost £3,000 from Next.
The bargain hunter instead found it on Facebook and paid just £200 for the entire thing.
“My sofa is a £3,000 sofa from Next,” she said.
How to do your council house up on the cheap
- Take inspiration from pricier shops and head to B&M, Home Bargains for interior decorations.
- Head to YouTube for easy to follow tutorials on how to decorate rather than paying for professionals.
- For a quick glow-up for your floors or anywhere with tiles, opt for stick-on vinyl to save on costs.
- A lick of paint does wonders to make a room feel brand-new.
- Switch out kitchen cupboard knobs for modern ones instead of buying brand-new cupboards.
“However, as we know, I love a bargain. I found this on Facebook Marketplace for £200.
“I went and picked it up, gave it a deep clean. It was in pretty good condition anyway, but, yeah, beautiful.”
Louise took viewers around the rest of her council home and as she did she shared her favourite ways to bag bargains.
Beautifully done.
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Not only was she a big fan of Facebook Marketplace for second-hand buys, she also used Gumtree to get her cooker.
The mum also enjoyed highstreet stores including Home Bargains, B&M, Dunelm and Homebase.
The clip was posted to her TikTok account @louisebxx with over 183k views and 3,300 likes.
People were quick to praise Louise for her money saving tips and her beautiful home.
One person wrote: “I love Facebook marketplace, half my furniture is from there. love a bargain.”
Another commented: “Beautifully done.”
“Your house is stunning,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “Beautiful home, well done you! Love a bargain myself.”
“What a beautiful home you have made,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “Beautiful house. Your house is lovely. You’ve done great with the bargains. Pays to watch Facebook and Gumtree.”
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