I transformed my kitchen and created my dream breakfast bar for just £19 with this savvy Ikea hack
IF you’re short on kitchen space but don’t want to spend thousands renovating, then fear not, because you can still get the space you want on a tiny budget.
Just ask this mum-of-two from Telford who created her dream breakfast bar for just £19 with a savvy Ikea hack - and it looks incredible.
Harriet Lees, 24, was fed up with how much space her kitchen table was taking up, so thought a breakfast bar would work better.
But she was looking at spending a bucketload, which she couldn't afford, so she did it herself instead.
She picked up a floating shelf from the Swedish furniture giant which set her back just £19.
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Despite being a shelf, it's wide enough and big enough to sit at and enjoy a meal, while being small enough to give her some much-needed kitchen space.
Harriet told money-saving community : "I didn’t have the money at the time to fork out on an expensive bar that would have probably been a few hundred pounds, so I’m really happy with the result!
"I came up with the idea because I’ve never been happy with my table in the kitchen as it always took up too much room.
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"I use Pinterest a lot and searched some space-saving hacks and came across loads of space-saving tables.
"I went straight to IKEA and was looking at tables. But I saw a floating shelf and shelves with brackets, put two and two together and thought ‘what a good idea’.
"I thought 'I’ve got space to put that on the wall where the table was’.
"I also bought two brackets for extra support."
To accompany the look, Harriet bought four stools at Argos for £70 and wrapped them with £6 DC Fix for a classy finish - which she nabbed for just £6 from B&Q.
"The total cost was £95," she revealed.
Harriet is delighted with the result of her affordable breakfast bar and says it’s transformed the look and feel of her kitchen.
"I can’t believe the result," she added. "I love it, the kids love it and I also have the space back in my kitchen.
"The bar fits a full-sized plate and the kids love eating from it.
"It saves space and I feel I have my kitchen back.
"It was very simple and very easy to do, nothing that I struggled with."
Offering some tips, she said: "I'd definitely recommend doing this with somebody else, as we had to level it all out before we screwed in the bracket.
"I'd advise to put another two brackets each side of the shelf for extra support.
"My top tip for the people who are wanting to wrap with DC Fix is to use a hairdryer on low heat.
"It melts the DC Fix and gives it a smooth finish for round surfaces."
Tom Church, co-founder of , comments: "Breakfast bars can typically cost hundreds or even thousands of pounds.
"I’d never have thought you could get one for less than £20, but Harriet’s idea of using an IKEA floating shelf is genius!
"Her new table set up is stylish, cool, and really wallet-friendly and simple to copy.
"I also love the look of the Argos stools and the DC Fix.
"DC Fix is one of my favourite materials to give your home a stylish effect without spending a fortune.
"Using that finishing touch makes the stools absolutely perfect for the space!"
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