The bedside cabinets I liked were £804 EACH, so I made my own for £35 – everyone says mine are much nicer
YOU don't need to spend a fortune on designer furniture to make your home look expensive.
One savvy DIYer got crafty with a budget side table and transformed it into the cabinet of her dreams - for a fraction of the price.
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The designer version that Jayne wanted to buy is priced between £740 and £888
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The side cabinet Jayne transformed using paint
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Sharing her transformation in the Facebook group, DIY On A Budget Official, Jayne Cummins spent just £35.
The post was originally uploaded in 2021, but has been re-posted in the same group and has gone viral again, read: "The bedside cabinets I liked cost £804 each.
"So decide to make my own dupe. Cost £35 each."
The designer side tables Jayne had her eye on were from Berkeley Designs, and they retail anywhere from £740 to £888 each.
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The product description for the designer item reads: "The Oxford 1-Drawer Side Table comes in textured espresso oak with gold handles and cruciform legs.
"The Oxford Side Table is equally at home in the living room or the bedroom and can help achieve the perfect finish in any home or interior design project."
Understandably, Jayne couldn't afford over £1600 for two, so made her own using an Habitat side table.
The Habitat X Frame Bedside Table comes in grey and is available to buy from Sainsbury's or Argos.
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It is now £45, but customers can get 20% off with the code FURN20 for a limited time, making them £36.
You're also going to need a couple of tins of paint, and a new handle, should you wish to change the current one.
I was quoted £48 to replace the skirting boards in my council house lounge so did it myself for £7.20
Jayne used "black paint [in the shade] Loof by Frenchic and gold paint [which] is Metallic Gold from Wilko".
The Loof paint has since been rebranded to BlackJack by Frenchic, but is available online for £10.95 for a 250ml tin.
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Jayne then painted the legs and handle in metallic gold.
And the result was stunning! Hundreds of people commented on Jayne's post, raving about her dupe.
One said: "Yours looks much better than the £804 one! What a crazy price for a side table."
"I prefer yours just goes to show that expensive isn't always better," a second comment read.
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The Habitat Bedside Cabinet Jayne bought and transformed with paint
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Someone else posted: "Yours look the most expensive, I really like them."
Lots of Facebook users said they would buy Jayne's dupe if she was up for making more.
One remarked: "If your up for making a fair few more I think you might be on to a winner here, amazing I'd buy some."
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Another wrote: "Incredible!! I love the colour and would definitely buy them off you."
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