Thrifty couple transform their drab hall and stairs into a sophisticated entryway for just £250 using old scaffolding boards and MDF from B&Q
- Couple revealed how they gave hallway a makeover to match their sitting room
- Tommy and Lisa Byatt, from Birmingham, stripped their drab beige hallway
- Laid runner rug on their staircase, painted the hallway with B&Q paint and made panels from MDF and a coat rack from old scaffolding and coat hooks
A crafty couple have revealed how they gave their hallway a makeover to match their sitting room, spending just £250.
Tommy and Lisa Byatt, from Birmingham, were keen to spruce up their family home on a budget.
Mother-of-four Lisa wanted to transform their drab staircase, introducing white wooden panels and teal blue walls to the hallway.
And the thrifty couple managed to turn the space into a vibrant entrance hall without breaking the bank, using old scaffolding boards and buying paint and MDF from B&Q, with Tommy performing the manual labour himself.
Tommy and Lisa Byatt, from Birmingham, have revealed how they gave their hallway a makeover to match their sitting room, spending just £250 (seen before)
The thrifty couple managed to turn the space into a vibrant entrance hall without breaking the bank, using old scaffolding boards and buying paint and MDF from B&Q, with Tommy performing the manual labour himself (seen after)
Taking to Facebook group DIY on A Budget, Tommy shared a picture of the carpeted stairs and stripped walls.
The couple then lifted the carpets, and laid a patterned runner along them, before painting the walls with B&Q paint in sapphire salute, and making the panels with MDF from the store – costing just £40.
Adding a vintage feel, the creative duo then secured coat hooks to an old scaffolding board for the family’s coats.
Mother-of-four Lisa wanted to transform their drab staircase, introducing white wooden panels and teal blue walls to the hallway and was thrilled when husband Tommy (both seen) transformed it
‘Sharing the pictures to the group, Tommy wrote: ‘Mrs wanted panels to match the living room so just finished these.
Sharing the pictures to the group, Tommy wrote: ‘Mrs wanted panels to match the living room so just finished these.
‘Transformation done by ourselves for less than £250 total
‘Runners are from B&QPaint is sapphire saluteI made the panels with MDF from B&Q cost £40 for all.I made the coat hook shelf from old scaffolding boards.
And the post quickly racked up 30,000 likes and comments from impressed Facebook users.
One follower wrote: ‘That looks stunning!’, while another added: ‘Amazing I love it well done very regal’.
Taking to Facebook group DIY on A Budget , Tommy shared a picture of the carpeted stairs and stripped walls
The couple then lifted the carpets, and laid a patterned runner along them, before painting the walls with B&Q paint in sapphire salute, and making the panels with MDF from the store – costing just £40
The sitting room, which inspired the stunning hallway, is pictured above