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The hottest budget home hacks and how

You Can Achieve Them Yourself

Elevated skirting boards

Custom art

Large, abstract wall art pieces can set you back thousands, but with a little creativity and some all-purpose wall filler, this style of art is super easy to recreate at home. It also makes it completely unique, because there will never be two the same in the world.

Low-key lighting

There’s one rule in every Gen-Z house: Never use the ‘big’ light. But lamps are also overrated, so why not opt for low-lighting?

Using LED strips round the back of your sofa can help create a warm and cosy glow. Plus, they’re easy to set up and remove if you’ve had enough.

If you’ve ever been in a stately home, a luxury hotel, or even a palace, you’ll notice they have one thing in common: high skirting boards. They make even the most basic of themes seem more endearing and you don’t need to remove your existing skirting boards to follow suit - there are plenty of layer-over options on the market that are easily removable.

DIY box moulding

Panelled walls were arguably one of the biggest trends of 2022, and they’re only set to get bigger and better in 2023, with people opting for ‘boxed’ wall art over canvases and photographs. You can DIY this by sticking some perfectly-measured wood to your wall, and painting over it to match your theme. So chic.

Two-tone stairs

Stairs that combine wood and carpet have made a huge resurgence recently, but they’re actually a super elegant classic. You can achieve this look by ripping up your old carpet and painting the bare wood, before adding a simple runner rug up the middle.