As a homeowner, you're aware that the cost of furnishing your home is always increasing, but that's not to say there aren't ways to revamp on a budget.
At the moment there is a growing market for budding DIYers who are generous enough to share their top tips for saving both your cash and time.
One savvy mum posted her money-saving hack to the DIY On A Budget Offical Facebook Group, explaining her need to make more room at home after her niece and nephew moved in.
Mum-of-three Louise Serena Clark decided that instead of splashing the cash on a new dining room table - which was in perfectly good condition - she would... slice it in half?
She said: "So I had this crazy idea to cut my old six seat dining table in half, and I have to say I'm pleased with how it turned out!"
She continued: "I have five kids, my nephew and niece moved in with me last year as well as three of mine, I didn't want to move house after a lot of bedroom moving around and a whole house de-clutter."
So, instead of making the dining room table bigger, she found a way to make her kitchen more spacious by swapping the large, chunky table to a corner counter, reported Daily Mail.
After purchasing five ottomans from B&Q for £35, fablon and seat cushions from The Range, and four hair pin table legs from eBay for £34, she was ready to start the revamp.
Louise started by removing the old table legs, before cutting the table itself in half using a jigsaw cutter tool.
She then fixed a support beam to the walls in the corner of the room, and covered the old wood with Fablon - a sticky back plastic - before pushing the ottomans underneath, and adding the new chair covers.
She admitted: "It may not be perfect but it works and the kids love it. I'm loving less of their clutter lying around. I did every little bit myself and I've never used a jigsaw before."
The post received almost 4,000 likes and was inundated with others praising her idea.
One said: "Love it! What a fab idea".
And another agreed: "Oh my God super woman wow wow."
A third also said: "Love how inventive you have been it looks fabulous and if it works for you and your family bravo".
