ONE mum went to extreme lengths to create the ultimate play area for her kids by building a wendy house in her daughter’s bedroom.
With help from her husband, the crafty mum sectioned off a corner of the bedroom to build the life-sized playhouse – and it only cost them £40.
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Proud of their efforts the mum-of two- shared the result of hard work and creativity, along with progress shots throughout the DIY project.
The mum revealed that they’d built the playhouse using wood, MDF and wallpaper before decorating the exterior with faux foliage, plants and various decorations.
The Wendy house resembled a real life house so much that it even came complete with a picket fence, a life-like door, a window and a patch of grass.
Posting to the DIY On A Budget Official Facebook page, the thrifty mum revealed how her and her husband managed to pull it off while sticking to such a low budget.
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In her post, she said: “My husband and I made our kids a cottage playhouse in my daughters bedroom. All done on a budget, total cost around £40.
She also explained that they picked up the laid brick wallpaper from Wilko and b&m at a reduce price while they snapped up most of the wood from B&Q “for a small donation”.
The post provoked a surge of curiosity with parents eager to find out what other bargains the parents managed to find in order to construct the amazing play area.
And the mum later added: “Wow blown away with the response on this, it’s our first time doing something like this. “
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“The eucalyptus leaves around the edge are from The Range, plant box we got in the sale £3 at Next and the roof is a garden trellis on clearance at B&Q.
And speaking of Mdf, the mum explained: “The walls of it are mdf which we got from B&Q, it was an old display they broke down and had for free with a suggested donation to a local charity which we did.”
One impressed mum said: “Oh wow that looks awesome”
While another wrote: “Oh that is so cute. Your kids will be so chuffed well done xx”
And a third added: “So sweet. They’re going to have so many make believe adventures in there. Just what childhood should be like. We’ll done mum and dad.”
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But in the inside has been decked out also, and features cute tropical wallpaper, hanging bunting and arm chair and even a toy kitchen.
The mum also revealed that the play house is so big that it fits her entire family of four including her and her husband and their two kids.
Speaking to Tyla, the mum said: “We decided to create this as a little hideaway for our daughter, three and son, one, as somewhere they can play together, as it was something both me and my husband would have loved as kids.”
She revealed that her husband built most of the structure while she got to work on the decor.
The crafty idea as racked up almost 3,000 likes, and we can see why – it looks amazing.
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