Council house renovation

A MUM has shared how she revamped her council house on a budget – but trolls say she shouldn’t live in social housing if she can afford to renovate. The mum documented the renovation of her home and she said she was “breaking a stereotype” in doing so. But some commenters have slammed her, saying […]

Pebbledash! A passing fad and a cheap wall covering that house builders used to use to cover up poor quality brickwork, but times change and many people want to change their pebbledash wall coating to something a bit more contemporary and up-to-date. This article shows you how we go about repairing and painting a pebbledashed

WHEN she first moved into a three-bedroom council house with her family, Sarah O’Brien was in tears every day over the state of the property. With walls covered in old-fashioned woodchip paper, thi…

A WOMAN who bagged herself a council house has revealed the three things she wasn’t prepared for after moving in. MK, from the UK, has been busy transforming her council house into a home, but when she first moved in she was stunned by how much she had to do. MK showed the one-bedroom flat […]

Part 1 of our little home transformation - the front of the house and downstairs 🙌 here’s what we did: 🤍 restored the front of the house by removing the pebbledash, repairing and repointing the bricks, restoring the bay window and taking down the porch, and replacing the windows 🤍 removed the downstairs bathroom and made the kitchen twice the size, completely renovating it 🤍 put up walls again around the living room as the whole ground floor had been open plan, and again completely…

A SAVVY decorator showed off the results of his budget renovation, transforming his mum’s shabby council house into a stunning sanctuary. YouTuber Nick Richards showed fans how he revamped the kitchen, living room and bathroom in the house. Using clever techniques and discount buys he managed to pull off the whole project at a bargain […]

This ex-council house in Maulden was purchased 4 months ago, and within that time-frame we have been granted planning permission, designed and refurbished the entire property!Now it has been transformed into a fresh, modern, 3 bed family home, with a driveway, open plan kitchen/diner, landscaping, downstairs cloakroom and a utility room.Not to mention the beautiful foldaway doors leading from the kitchen onto the south facing outdoor seating area - ready for BBQ’s. All installed by our…

UK renovation costs have risen of late but our community are finding ways to save tens of thousands.

Hannah Briggs on Instagram: "HOW WE BUILT IN ALCOVE UNITS ✨💞 What do you think?! 👇🏻 Obsessed with how these turned out one year on! 🤭 We still want to add LED lighting on the shelves to make it more into a media wall but in pretty pleased with it! We basically bought two IKEA sideboards from the IDANAS range, along with some MDF board and furniture board that we had cut down at B&Q for an easier fit! We then sanded, primed and painted 🎨 before nail gunning in. Little hack 💡 take a…

Emma Campbell was able to give her apartment a new lease of life after feeling inspired during lockdown and has transformed her flat with a new kitchen, floors and furniture.