I swear by a £12 buy from Dunelm to make your home look bigger – it's renter-friendly and my hack avoids a DIY disaster
So if you've got a small pad but are on a mission to give it a glow up, then you've come to the right place.
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A DIY fan has shared a simple hack that will make any room look bigger
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Using a £12 buy from Dunelm, this woman added style to her space
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And don't worry if you don't own the property, as this handy hack is renter-friendly, with limited damage to walls.
Posting on social media, a DIY guru who posts under the username 'Home Embrace', regularly shares tips and tricks to transform properties without having to break the bank.
In one clip, the content creator explained how creating a
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The bargain hunter then acknowledged that her hack cost her just £60 in total, as she reflected: 'Now, my wall was looking really, really bland and it was time for an upgrade, so I got these over the door mirrors from
'Now, after everything was up, I absolutely loved it.'
However, the young woman explained that you must follow her advice to avoid a DIY disaster, as she stressed: 'But, if you wanna know whether the command strips are actually strong enough for the hold - this fell down about a year later.'
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As a result, she added: 'The main tip here is that you need to leave the command strips up for 24 hours before putting the mirror on.'
Showing off the finished result, the woman beamed: 'Once you do that, you'll find that it lasts and since then, I've had no issues.'
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As well as her DIY mirror display, the woman also gave the wall a fresh lick of paint, using the shade Pale Olive in a matte finish from Homebase.
What was once a plain white wall has since been totally transformed and we think it looks fabulous.
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And it's clear that many others do too, as the TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @
Not only this, but it's also amassed 827 likes, 24 comments and 466 saves.
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One person said: 'This is stunning.'
Another added: 'I'm glad I found this today!'
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