Just finished a very cheap makeover on our Attic Room
Thought i'd share a couple of photo's, don't be too harsh!
We're looking to emigrate to Lanzarote and list our house as soon as possible.
In the middle of ripping out the main bathroom and replacing with a really luxury inspired 4 piece suite. Hopefully you'll be impressed with that one.
However, meanwhile, the wife did this over two days with a little bit of help with the heavy lifting.
Everything except for the two new rugs came from a Charity Furniture shop just up the road. The whole thing cost just less than £450 including the two new rugs.
I had to take a door frame off to get the sofa up the stairwell, but a minor adjustment in our house!
The wife's pleased, so i can be pleased.
Just wanted it to be a relaxing space for guests, and although it has restricted head height, I think she's pulled it off.
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