I bought a scruffy ex-council house – it’s been transformed to get that ‘new build’ look on a budget with little touches
A PROPERTY developer has revealed how he transformed an ex-council property into a new build style home with a number of small changes.
The three-bedroom home was “quite scruffy before” and “in desperate need of a makeover”, according to Matt Goodwin at High Peak Property.
The property guru spent £5,500 on the transformation but shared it’s the little touches that make all the difference when trying to jazz up your home.
And he reckons the simple changes added a whopping £22,500 to the house’s value.
Matt had the house replastered, fully redecorated it, gave it a “good clean” and added new carpets and skirting boards.
For those counting pennies and looking to do all their renovating themselves, they can skip getting their house replastered and apply DIY skills to redecorate it themselves.
Matt opted for modern greys and whites to repaint the walls and give a versatile canvas for furniture and decorations.
Similarly, he gave the stair bannister a “fresh lick of paint” to freshen up the area.
The bathroom was modernised with wooden-look flooring and
Matt said: “I think it looks pretty good and it should be a nice family home for the next people that move in.
“I’m also quite pleased that it came in on budget at £5.5k.
“I’m also pleased that it only took three or four weeks to complete.
“It didn’t drag on and on and on.”
The house was built in the late 1950s and hadn’t had any modernising work done on it.
Matt also advised that if a room feels small as it is, it’s best to not have low hanging lights.
He explained of his project’s dining room: “The ceilings are quite low in here and they had dangling lights which I think made it look even lower.
“So I’ve gone with these sort of bowl lights, like a fruit bowl light, that fit snugly against the ceiling.
“It just makes it look a bit better.”
Matt regularly shares property renovation tips, tricks and hacks on his YouTube channel High Peak Property.
He has a 30,000 strong following on the popular streaming site.
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