I’ve found the best renter-friendly hack to transform your home – it’s all thanks to a £4.50 buy & it gives more privacy
A DIY enthusiast has found the best budget and renter-friendly hack to transform your home.
So if the cost of living crisis has made your purse feel tighter than ever, but you’re desperate to give your pad a glow up without breaking the bank, then you’ve come to the right place.
Lou, a DIY fan from the UK, explained that she used self-adhesive vinyl to give her home a mega makeover.
Not only does it look great and add colour and style to a space, but it also gives homeowners increased privacy too.
Thrilled with her ‘quick and easy’ overhaul, Lou took to social media to share a before and after look at the DIY job.
Posting online, the content creator uploaded her clip with the caption ‘Such a quick and easy change, I’ve used this before on a couple of other windows that I’m now going to change as I love this design.’
Lou then confirmed that she used the D-C-Fix window film in the shade Minster Blue, which she bought from The Range.
Detailing her impressive makeover, Lou said: “I’ve used some D-C-Fix window film on my porch window and I’m in love with the results.
“This is budget friendly and renter friendly, because it comes off so easily, and this roll only cost me £4.50, which I think is an absolute bargain.
“After trying to line the pattern up, taking it off and on and off and on, I think I got it where it needed to be and I don’t think I did a bad job either.”
As well as looking great, Lou was impressed with the added privacy her hack gave her, as she continued: “It’s nice because it’ll hide the rubbish in the porch and we have a lovely postman, but he does come in the porch as well, and although he is lovely, I don’t want him to see me in my pink doughnut pyjamas.
“I love the pattern, and I love the way it looks.”
DIY fans beam
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @loushomelife, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 561,000 views.
Not only this, but it’s also amassed 12,800 likes, 426 comments, 1,416 saves and 849 shares.
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Social media users were impressed with Lou’s home transformation and many eagerly flocked to the comments to express this.
One person said: “Lovely pattern, may do the same for mine.”
Another added: “Wow you did an amazing job.”
You did a great job, love it for privacy
TikTok user
A third commented: “That looks brilliant.”
Meanwhile, someone else chimed in: “Absolutely gorgeous.”
Most popular DIY jobs homeowners love to do
- Paint walls
- New carpet
- Paint fence
- Paint ceilings
- Wallpapering
- Paint skirting boards
- New light fitting
- Re-grout/replace bathroom tiles
- Hang curtains/blinds
- Paint/oil interior doors
- Paint a shed
- Paint stairs
- New plug sockets
- New hard flooring
- New front door
- Update kitchen sink
- Replace kitchen worktops
- Hang shelves
- Change/update doorknobs
- Paint/upcycle garden furniture
Not only this, but another DIY fan expressed: “You did a great job, love it for privacy.”
At the same time, one user asked: “What’s it like from the other side?”
In response, Lou confirmed: “Looks exactly the same from the other side.”
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