I’m a thrifty mum and gave my dull garden furniture a new lease of life with some bargain paint – it saved me £1.5k
A THRIFTY mum shared how she saved £1.5k but deciding to revamp her dull garden furniture herself using just some bargain paint.
Rather than shell out a small fortune on new outdoor seating, Leanne Oliver, 36, from Bolton, got to work transforming the drab furniture herself.
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“My garden furniture was originally purchased from JYSK - I'd had it for years and it was in a sorry state.
“I thought I’d paint my old furniture.
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“I’d previously painted my front door in Frenchic paint so I knew it would be ok.
"My mum said it will never work as it’s flexible and will start to chip off.
"Knowing I had nothing to lose, I went ahead and used two tins of Frenchic Al Fresco in Swanky Pants.
"I cleaned it up first and pressed the paint into the crevices with the brush.
“The furniture was scrubbed by me and my six-year-old son with fairy liquid.
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“But Leanne’s handy trick shows you don’t need to have a lot of upcycling expertise or a huge budget to make your old garden furniture set look as good as new.
“Hats off to her for repurposing her old furniture, saving it from landfill and saving a fortune too!"