From Freecycle to eBay, cut the cost of refurbishing your home with these top tips — plus how you can win £15k
You'd be surprised just how much money you can save on DIY projects
DOING up your home is no cheap feat.
UK homeowners spent an average of £23,100 on refurbishing in 2017, according to interior design site Houzz. Sun Savers has some ideas to get modernising.
DIY. You can’t fashion an entire living room with little money, but why not get crafty to give yours a lift?
Head to and download a free knitting pattern.
The Bernat Seaside Blanket is a lacy knit that is simple to make. Hobbycraft also has plenty of yarn from £1.
SAVE: £40 on a chunky throw from Dunelm.
Freecycle. Furnish for free by joining your local Freecycle, a non-profit movement of people giving and getting items for nothing. You can find all sorts, from beds and microwaves to wardrobes and fake grass.
Users are not limited to goodies in one area. You can sign up to the posh part of town and discover what household treasures the other half wants to get rid of!
SAVE: £349 on a new double bed from Dreams.
Little touches. You might not be able to renovate your entire kitchen but there are a few tricks to update it. Refresh surfaces and cabinets with self-adhesive cupboard coverings. You can get marble-effect rolls from B&Q for £6.50.
Instead of a new light fitting, pick up LED strip lights from B&M for £15, and add extra glow to your cupboards.
SAVE: Up to £1,000 on a new fitted kitchen from .
eBay. Start early if you want to buy with Best Offer and think about where you will be when the bids end. You can stay on top of your bidding and buying on the go with the eBay phone app.
Modern furniture tends to be cheaper, with nearly new Ikea pieces often half-price.
SAVE: £180 on an Ikea Klippan sofa.
Art. Adding pictures and designs to your walls can improve mood and add a classy touch. Get cheap prints at for £2.95 and a frame from Flying Tiger stores for £1.
SAVE: £99 on a print.
Shop & save
GET your little ones ready for Halloween with this fairytale dressing-up set from . Was £19.99, now £9.99.
SAVE: £10
Cheap treat
GET two for £2 on Kind peanut butter and dark chocolate bars from Tesco. Usually £1.29 each. The offer ends on October 21.
SAVE: 58p
My Sun Savers fiver
JOELENE SORBI, from Kettering, Northants, says: “I used my fivers to pay for a hotel to use with my free Sun Superdays Legoland tickets.”
- Share your Savers fiver stories at and you will get 28 codes worth £5 if yours is used. Please include your name and town.
Designer double
INSTEAD of keeping your sports gear in this adidas duffle bag, above, make a dash for the Domyos by Decathlon fold-down cardio fitness bag, below.
SAVE: £25.96
Reader's saving tip
DONNA ELSBURY from Oldbury, West Midlands, says: “Save an empty fabric conditioner bottle, then buy a new one. I pour half into the old one and add water as diluting it makes it last much longer.”
- Share tips at and you will get 28 codes worth £5 if yours is used. Include your name and town.
Deal of the day
GET ready for party season with this berry sequin high-neck fishtail from Quiz Clothing. Was £99.99, now £79.99. Offer ends midnight today.
SAVE: £20
Save a fiver
GET two for £5 on the Ferrero Rocher Collection 15-piece box at Usually £5 each.
Don't miss out on our Xmas hamper
DON’T MISS your last chance to order a bargain festive hamper with Sun Savers. Christmas is often expensive, so here at Sun Savers we wanted to help you cut the cost with a cracking offer on two hampers.
As the last chance to pay for this bumper hamper is October 5, you need to have the cash in your wallet now, or be just a few codes away. You can grab a standard hamper worth £28 for only £15, using your Sun Savers wallet, or get a luxury hamper, worth £47, for just £25.
The standard hamper has shortbread, crisps, choc truffles, toffee and more, while the luxury hamper comes with a bottle of bubbly, cake, a mint selection, chutney and other festive treats.
For a full list of the goodies, head to “Offers” in the Sun Savers app or website and click on each Christmas hamper promotion.
To order, select either a standard or luxury hamper, then click “Pay & Order”. You will be sent a confirmation email to let you know that your hamper has been reserved.
If you don’t have enough money in your Sun Savers wallet, pay later by clicking “Not Now”. Then keep collecting the Sun Savers codes, printed daily in the paper. For every 28 codes you collect we will stick £5 cash into your Sun Savers wallet. Today’s code is on Page 20.
We’ll even deliver your hamper straight to your door in time for Christmas.
Not already a Sun Savers member? Search “Sun Savers” in the app store or register at sunsavers.co.uk. All you need to enter is your name, date of birth and email to get started. Remember to always check for app updates so that you don’t miss out on the latest offers.
As a Sun Savers member you will get access to massive competitions, bonuses on Sun Superdays and FREE cash. You would be crazy not to get involved, so sign up today and start entering your Sun Savers codes.
Terms & conditions
Subject to availability. Open to UK residents, over 18s only. ROI, Isle of Man & Channel Islands excluded. Multiple code collect. Maximum of one of each hamper per household. Online access required. You must reserve your hamper by Friday, October 5 on the Sun Saver app or at sunsavers.co.uk. Full payment of either £25 for the luxury Christmas hamper or £15 for the standard Christmas hamper from your Sun Savers wallet must be made by Friday, October 5. Delivery of hampers will be made by Monday, December 10. Items may change and be substituted with similar items of equal value. No refund or exchange on Christmas hampers will be offered.
Is your paper worth £50?
SUN SAVERS is all about helping you pocket a little extra cash, so this weekend we thought we would give away thousands of pounds to our loyal readers. There will be hundreds of winners – so do not miss out.
For a chance to win in today’s draw, find the Sun Savers code printed on page 20 then head to the Sun Savers app or sunsavers.co.uk to enter your Sun Savers code there.
Lastly, go to today’s “Is Your Paper Worth £50?” draw in the “Offers” section, and click “Enter” before midnight. Don’t worry if you’re not a winner today, as there will be another draw tomorrow, when we will give away more cash. So pick up The Sun on Sunday and grab your Sun Savers code to enter. Best of luck. For T&Cs .
Play now to win £15,000 on the Sun Savers Raffle
JOIN thousands of readers taking part in the new Sun Savers Raffle.
Every Sun Savers code you enter will earn you a ticket for our £15k monthly Raffle. And for every ten tickets you collect in a calendar month, you get a GOLDEN TICKET for our £80k Raffle, which takes place every three months, with the first one at the end of June.
There is no limit to how many tickets you can collect. So the more you enter, the better your chances.
To take part go to or open the Sun Savers app. Then opt in to each month’s Raffle by clicking “Yes!” when prompted and start collecting the Sun Savers codes printed daily in the paper.
Today’s code is on Page 20. Every time you scan or enter a code into Sun Savers, you get a Raffle ticket in the £15k Raffle.
Not yet a Sun Savers member? Just go to sunsavers.co.uk or find “Sun Savers” in the app store to get started.
- T&Cs apply. Full T&Cs at .
Fancy a free fiver?
YOU can get FREE cash with super Sun Savers just for buying your favourite paper.
Our brilliant new rewards club will pay back our most loyal readers.
Just pick up the paper each day to collect your Sun Savers codes and we will GIVE YOU £5 when you have collected 28.
This isn’t a one-off and there is no limit to how much cash you can save.
For every 28 codes you enter, we will give you a fiver. So over the course of a year, that could add up to £65.
We are keeping it super-simple. You don’t have to enter codes from consecutive days, so don’t worry if you forget a day or two.
Download our easy Sun Savers app and quickly scan your code using your smartphone. Or go online and enter your code at .
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