If you are a home owner who likes to keep up with the latest interior trends, you'll most likely be familiar with wall panelling.
The popular decorative trend can add shape and style to any room - but it can be expensive to get it done professionally.
One mum-of-three has now unveiled a clever way to introduce panelling to your home, without spending hundreds of pounds.
Single parent Joanne Mccabe had always aspired to have panelling in her home, but couldn't afford to buy the wood needed.
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It was only when her neighbour was disposing of some unneeded wood she came up with the idea to try create it herself in her bedroom.
"I came up with the idea because as a single parent, money can be tight and I have always loved the look of panelling but never had the money to afford to buy the wood," Joanne, 45, told LatestDeals.
“Then last year a neighbour across the road had some wood he was going to take to the tip and asked if I wanted it.
“It sat in my garden for months then I thought 'why not give it a go? If it doesn't work I've wasted no money."
Joanne already had paint, a sander, wood filler and a hand saw sitting in her shed, so all she needed to buy were two tubes of no nails glue which cost £5.98.
"I didn't have a design in mind so I worked it around the socket on my wall so that I wasn't left with little cuts," Joanne explained.
"The first thing I did was measure the middle of my wall and propped a length of wood against the wall. Then I got more wood and started to lean them up against the wall.
“This meant I could work out my design before making any cuts so once I worked out where I wanted the wood to go, I stuck the wood to the wall using the no nails glue.
"I did the bottom first, then the sides, then the top so it looked like one giant square.
“Then I glued my long middle sections to the wall and from there that's where I worked out how big I wanted my squares."
The DIY-savvy mum says she wanted her panelling to look different from traditional walls she'd seen.
“In the in-between sections I went for two smaller squares and one larger square just to be a bit different as in most panelling I have seen, all the squares are the same size," Joanne said.
"The only bit I didn't enjoy was sanding each bit of wood to make it smooth, because it was time-consuming, not like going to the shop and buying MDF all smooth.
"I attached all the wood to the wall, used wood filler for the joints, then sanded them back.
"I then got some really dark navy paint out of my shed and mixed it with white emulsion to give me a lighter colour as I didn't want to have to spend money on buying paint.
“It only took two coats to cover the wood and the wall."
Joanne is extremely pleased with the outcome of her new panelled wall - which cost her as little as £6.
"I figured out what to do as just by looking at panelling, you can get the gist of what you need to do," she said.
"I'm really proud of myself for taking on such a big project and achieving the look I was going for.
"I love going into my bedroom now - it feels really cosy and classy and the best bit is it cost less than £6.
“Something like this would typically have cost hundreds, which is way out of my budget.
“If I can do it with no joinery skills, I'm sure there are others that can achieve the same results."
