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I live in a council house with no storage & made a dream dressing table for £21… it's great for those with limited space
A MOTHER who lives in a council house with no storage has shared how she made her dream dressing table whilst on a budget.
So if your pad has limited space but you want somewhere you can sit and get ready in the mornings, you've come to the right place and won't want to miss this.
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Crystal Jewell, a 32-year-old mum-of-two from the UK, was able to transform her council house and create a dressing table of dreams for just £21 - yes, you heard that correctly.
The savvy DIY enthusiast nabbed bargain buys from The Range for her bedroom's makeover and took to social media to give her followers a before, during and after look at the overhaul, leaving many totally stunned.
Alongside the short clip, the brunette beauty beamed: 'Dressing table space saver hack!!'
Crystal then said: 'Do you want a dressing table but don't have enough room? I'm gonna show you how you can make one for only £21.'
Disappointed with the storage in her council property, Crystal explained: 'Let's not even go there with the storage - I have nowhere to store anything in this house, so I just have baskets here, there and everywhere filled with c**p that I will probably never even need.'
As a result, she shared: 'I went to The Range yesterday, picked up a free wallpaper sample, then I picked up two floating shelves that were only £8 each.
'I actually cannot wait to have somewhere to sit, do my hair and do my make-up.'
After giving the wall next to her wardrobe a lick of paint, Crystal added her trendy panel-effect wallpaper sample and continued: 'I know you're all wondering why I haven't done the wallpaper down to the floor - I'm gonna cut it into the bottom shelf and just paint the bottom of the wall.'
Following this, she attached her floating shelves and a mirror she bought for just £5 in the sale.
Thrilled with the finished look, the DIY fan beamed: 'Now I'm just gonna decorate it with all the little bits that I already have lying around the house.'
You'd never know I live in a council house thanks to how good it looks - I shopped in IKEA & an Amazon tip saved me cash
To finish off the dressing table, Crystal added wicker baskets, a vase with pampas grass and a white jewellery box.
We think Crystal's DIY dressing table is gorgeous and it's clear that many others do too, as the TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @ has quickly racked up 204,800 views.
Rules on transforming your council house
According to Gov, the kind of improvements you can make to your council property depends on the type of tenancy you have.
Introductory tenants are usually limited to minor improvements like redecorating inside.
If you're a secure tenant, you have the right to carry out improvements to your property. These include:
installing a new bathroom or kitchen
building an extension
putting up a garden shed or greenhouse
installing a new gas fire or fireplace
cavity wall insulation
redecorating the outside of a house
fitting an aerial or satellite dish
You might need your council's written permission for work you do. Contact your council if you're not sure.
It's also amassed 4,977 likes, 281 comments, 1,661 saves and 757 shares.
Social media users were left stunned by the DIY dressing table and many eagerly raced to the comments to express this.
One person said: 'Looks great.'
Another added: 'Looks so amazing!!! Love it.'
A third commented: 'This is what I need!!'
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: 'This is so lovely.'
Not only this, but another DIY fan beamed: 'That looks so chic, love the wallpaper and mirror.'
