Clever DIYer Transforms His Lounge Using Surprising £9.99 B&M Material
- Daniel Huszar, 30, wanted to add a bit of pizzazz to his lounge
- He decided to use a B&M wallpaper which cost just £9.99 to create a panelling feature wall
- The entire transformation cost Daniel just £13
If your home needs a little extra something but you’re not sure what and don’t have a fortune to spend, get inspired by this budget transformation.
Daniel Huszar, 30, who lives in Durham and works in quality assurance, wanted to give his lounge a bit of extra pizzazz.
He used a B&M wallpaper which cost just £9.99 to create a panelling feature wall in his lounge.
Daniel told money-saving Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK: "I’d seen some wallpaper panelling ideas on Facebook by using wallpaper, and the layout of my lounge wasn’t really working.
“It felt quite cold, so I thought I would give the idea a try and do a feature piece.
"I re-arranged the lounge, moved the TV over and measured the gap between the frames.
"I then started putting up the paper, and used two and a half widths for this.
"The wallpaper was from B&M, it’s called 'Wooden Slats Wallpaper' and it cost £9.99 for a roll which was more than enough for the feature.
"The wallpaper paste mix cost £2.99 so it was a total of less than £13 to create the feature.
"It took approximately an hour and a half to do, and I have never put wallpaper up myself before!
“I just held the roll at top of the wall, dropped it to the bottom and just put a little cut where the skirting was.
“I cut this to size and then pasted the paper and put on the wall.
“I just fiddled around with the paper till it was right and matched up with no gaps.
"A tip for novices would be to get a paper that doesn’t have a difficult match, as that would’ve been much harder.
“I was anxious at first, prior to doing this, as I had never wallpapered before.
"But, once I took the jump and did the first strip, I thought 'I can actually do this!’
"When it was finished, I tidied everywhere up, and didn’t really look at it because I wanted to see how it looked when you walked into the room.
"So that’s what I did - I went out, shut the door, and walked back in. I really love the wall, and am proud that I did it myself. It’s made the room feel so much warmer, with a feature and focus rather than just plain walls with some pictures on.
"I love doing things on a budget as it feels like an achievement. It’s really warmed up the lounge and made it feel so, so homely.
"Being able to achieve this look for £13 is incredible and it just changes the whole lounge and feeling of the room!”
Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, comments: “Daniel’s fantastic transformation shows that you really don’t need to break the bank to make a difference to your home.
“Just a simple material from B&M has totally changed the look of Daniel’s lounge, and best of all, it only took him an hour and a half to do!"
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