Post by Wishfairy on Mar 11, 2004 4:16:22 GMT -5
;D
Just moved into our new house to find that every room needs decorating and some fairly major work done
Decided to cheer up my 9 yo son by doing his room first (he hated leaving his old one behind). Anyway he looked through the index book and chose a cabin bed with matching silver accessories. Next came the trip to B&Q where all paper he liked was £10 a roll
After a little research I found a really cheap wallpaper shop and managed to get the 4 rolls of paper we needed for £12 (it's not the same paper but the same style as the stuff he was picking) they threw in a huge box of paste free because I was so happy with my barain.
Then another trip to B&Q (they either think I'm a shop lifter or a store dectective by now) where we bought some timber, a sheet of mdf, sheet of chipboard, silver hammerite and some strong fixings - about £40 altogether. Hubby set to work on building the bed while I painted the woodwrk, radiator etc silver. We cut out a hole and put his old drawers behind it (painted silver) another carefully placed holes made a ladder which hinged to give him great storage space. The whole lot was painted silver. There was even enough mdf left over to make him a desk too.
The overall effect is very modern and funky - he says it makes him feel like a teenager! and of course I'm happy because it 'should' have cost about £250 and we did is for just over £50 ;D (although we did splash out and buy him a directors chair and desk lamp £15).
Now we just have to do the rest of it... any ideas or tips on frugal diy?
Just moved into our new house to find that every room needs decorating and some fairly major work done
Decided to cheer up my 9 yo son by doing his room first (he hated leaving his old one behind). Anyway he looked through the index book and chose a cabin bed with matching silver accessories. Next came the trip to B&Q where all paper he liked was £10 a roll
After a little research I found a really cheap wallpaper shop and managed to get the 4 rolls of paper we needed for £12 (it's not the same paper but the same style as the stuff he was picking) they threw in a huge box of paste free because I was so happy with my barain.
Then another trip to B&Q (they either think I'm a shop lifter or a store dectective by now) where we bought some timber, a sheet of mdf, sheet of chipboard, silver hammerite and some strong fixings - about £40 altogether. Hubby set to work on building the bed while I painted the woodwrk, radiator etc silver. We cut out a hole and put his old drawers behind it (painted silver) another carefully placed holes made a ladder which hinged to give him great storage space. The whole lot was painted silver. There was even enough mdf left over to make him a desk too.
The overall effect is very modern and funky - he says it makes him feel like a teenager!
and of course I'm happy because it 'should' have cost about £250 and we did is for just over £50 ;D (although we did splash out and buy him a directors chair and desk lamp £15).Now we just have to do the rest of it... any ideas or tips on frugal diy?
