My council house was gross but I completely transformed it thanks to Facebook freebies
A MUM has revealed how she completely transformed the living room of her council house using Facebook freebies.
Faye Jay, who often shares her money-saving tips on her YouTube channel, described her old living room as ‘gross’ and was desperate to give it an update on a budget.
Speaking on the video, she said: “We’re having lino put down in the lounge because carpet and animals don’t go together. It's about time anyway, it’s all frayed and battered.
“It gets really dirty and I just can’t be arsed with that, easy life over here and I can’t afford laminate in this house.
“The walls need painting, the reason my walls are a mess is because every Halloween we put bloody stickers on the wall and it leaves a mark.
“My lounge is a s***hole .”
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With the help of her partner Steve, Faye used budget touches to breathe new life into the space, giving the walls a fresh lick of paint with a can of Wilko Matt paint in Milky Coffee.
She then scoured Facebook marketplace for cheap furniture to fill the space out once the laminate flooring had been laid including a chic wicker shelving unit.
Faye says: “I picked this up off Facebook yesterday, it was £8 but they didn’t have change so I paid a tenner.”
But by far her biggest bargain was her new ‘funky’ chest of drawers which didn’t cost her a penny.
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She says: “Today me and Steve collected a unit which was for free on Facebook from a furniture shop, they were just getting rid of it and I absolutely love it.
“It’s not going to be everyone’s cup of tea but I really like it.
“Can’t believe someone was giving it away.”
With the new flooring, fresh paint and statement furniture accents the room looks completely different – and it’s safe to say that Faye was thrilled with the result.
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“Look at the room I can not believe how much of a difference this has made, I’m gobsmacked,” she says.
“It just looks banging doesn’t it? It just makes me feel dead happy.”
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