Donna saved money on her house transformation
A savvy mum has shared how she saved an impressive £47k on her house makeover by tackling the renovation project herself.
"We needed another shower in the house as there were six of us trying to get ready in the mornings. Plus, my husband and I would end up spending most of our time in the kitchen because our living room was normally full of our children and their friends. "I chose pink and green for the colour scheme as they both represent the heart chakra. Green is for physical healing and pink is for emotional healing, so they felt like the perfect colours for the master bedroom.
"That gave us the height to be able to create a proper staircase. My dad helped us with all the work, he is a civil engineer but can pretty much do anything. There was never an actual plan on paper. "I searched all over for materials, getting job lots of building materials from Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace. I got to know my local building and bathroom suppliers and was able to find end-of-line stock for a lot of supplies, plus we made a lot ourselves.
"I then thought about the space under the stairs and thought I could create somewhere lovely for my nice shoes. We just made plain white shelves and fitted a colour-changing bulb to help showcase what is on them. The wardrobes that I used in my dressing room were part of a fitted bedroom set that I bought second hand for £150 off Marketplace.
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