I gave my bed an £18 glow-up using an unexpected B&M buy – people say it looks like a whole new bed but £1.6k cheaper
BEDDER BELIEVE IT I gave my bed an £18 glow-up using an unexpected B&M buy – people say it looks like a whole new bed but £1.6k cheaper
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BUYING a new bed is a huge expense that sends shivers down the spines of many.
But rather than forking out thousands on a posh faux fur bed frame, a savvy woman from the UK has shared how she gave her old bed, which she has had for the last three years, a quick and easy glow up.
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A savvy mum has revealed that rather than breaking the bank on a posh bed, she gave hers a mega makeover for less than £20
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This DIY fan spent just £18 and now has a bed of dreams, thanks to some very unexpected B&M bargains
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The DIY enthusiast and mother, who posts online under the username 'Cosy Home Life', used bargain and very unexpected buys from B&M to transform her bed frame, costing her less than £20 in total.
Posting on social media, the cleaning fan gave her followers a close-up look at her bed frame before and after its transformation, leaving many gobsmacked.
Prior to the DIY project, the woman's bed frame was grey and velvet.
But thanks to two super soft throws, which are just £5 each from B&M, and a furry blanket, which costs only £8, this content creator was able to give her bed a fresh, neutral look.
Using the blankets and throws, this influencer was able to cover her headboard and the base of her bed, making her very own DIY covers.
Thrilled with her money-saving idea, this mother described her hack as 'budget friendly.'
Showing off the finished bed, which not only looks incredibly expensive, but seriously luxurious too, the savvy saver beamed: 'Not perfect but a lot better than it was.'
While you can buy a range of affordable bed frames from DUSK and Wayfair, a very similar style to this woman's finished project, is currently being sold at Debenhams.
The HOB Furniture Luxury Sahara Bed looks strikingly similar to this DIY fan's, but was once priced at £3,300 and has now been reduced to £1,650.
But rather than breaking the bank on the faux fur bed frame, this woman saved a jaw-dropping £1,632 thanks to her purse-friendly project.
We're a family of 5 living in a one-bed flat - people think our situation is 'satire' but we can't afford anything else
To finish off the bed and make sure the covers are secure, the mother later added: 'Got a stapler coming as well!!'
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @cosy_homelife, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 64,600 views.
It turned out so much better than buying a whole new bed
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It's also amassed 4,730 likes, 25 comments and 736 saves.
Social media users were impressed with the 'gorgeous' and 'cute' bed makeover and many eagerly raced to the comments to express this.
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One person said: 'Wow, looks amazing!'
Another added: 'Looks lovely.'
A third commented: 'I need to see how you do this.'
Meanwhile, someone else shared: 'It turned out so much better than buying a whole new bed.'
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