I transformed by dull garden on a budget thanks to a Facebook Marketplace bargain – it saved me £220 and looks so good
A CRAFTY woman has shared how she gave her dull garden a glow-up on a budget thanks to a buy from Facebook Marketplace.
Home and garden renovation projects can oftentimes be expensive – but as one woman, Jan Winspear, from Hartlepool, proved, this doesn’t necessarily have to be the case.
Instead of forking out for brand new garden furniture, Jan had a browse on Facebook Marketplace and there she struck the ultimate gold – an iron bistro set consisting of a pair of chairs and a table.
The total cost of this, she proudly shared in the post, was just £18.
Fellow gardening enthusiasts will know that a similar set typically retails anywhere from to £120 at B&M to an eye-watering £240 at other retailers.
Not only did the savvy shopper manage to save more than £200 but Jan also found an easy way to upcycle the weathered furniture, which had arrived with chipped paint.
To do this, the DIY fanatic had also nabbed a tin of gloss paint for just £6 – and one project later, the iron bistro set looked as good as new complete with a black glossy finish.
”Used my powerful jet wash to remove most of the old green flaky paint and then used Turner & Grey exterior gloss from B&M,” she explained in the comments.
”Over the moon with my facebook bargain. £18 for the table and chairs and £6 for a tin of gloss paint.”
Her post, uploaded on the popular Gardens On a Budget group on social media, racked up more than 300 likes, as people raced to comments to praise her.
One person said: ”Wonderful you got a bargain well done.”
”Looks fantastic,” a second chimed in.
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”I have the same table an chairs but in the condition as your before, wow they have come out amazing,” someone else was stunned by the makeover.
”That’s a very effective update,” a Facebook member penned.
”Recycled and looking good,” another admired the work.
Gardens On a Budget is home to close to a whopping 200k members who regularly share their garden transformations, as well as various tips and tricks.
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