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Amber Hicks

Mrs Hinch toilet roll curtain hack that's free - and has incredible results

A toilet roll curtain hack is taking Mrs Hinch fans by storm - with dozens sharing their incredible before and after photos.

The trick has been inspired by cleaning sensation Sophie Hinchliffe, from Essex, who has been changing lives with her top tips she posts on Instagram .

From the 59p item to making carpets look as to popping tumble drier sheets into cushion covers so they smell glorious.

And now she has inspired fans to come up with their own innovative home transformation trick – using toilet rolls as curtain spacers.

Using the empty rolls, thrifty homeowners are spacing them evenly between curtain pleats so they hang perfectly neat and uniform.

The Instagram star regularly posts cleaning tips on social media (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

The first step is to collect a good amount of empty toilet rolls before they are binned. Have at least 10 to hand.

Next, cut them open so you can pull them on and off the curtain pole without having to take the whole thing down.

You can also cut the rolls to the size you want the pleats to be spaced out.

Then place a roll between each curtain ring and tape closed so they don’t fall off every time you open the curtain

The process takes minutes and is completely free.

Hundreds of people have been copying the idea with fabulous results.

One wrote: “Who would have thought a little toilet roll tube would make such a difference to how my curtains look!”

Another said: “My mum did the same thing with her new curtains last year. It's a brilliant idea and really works xx.”

And a third said: “Curtains are a bug bearer of mine. They need to hang right or I flap. Now I have perfectly hung curtains. All thanks to the toilet roll tube.”

Meanwhile as we recently reported, a woman who became tired of her 'shabby' sofa - but didn't want to buy a new one - has given it an incredible makeover using cheap fabric so it looks

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