A mum-of-three has shared her cheap hack to transform tired, old furniture, saving herself thousands of pounds.
The Amazon trick has helped refresh Carmen Wilkes' old sofas while also saving her money too.
The 48-year-old wanted a new sofa suite but didn’t want to blow the budget on brand new furniture so she decided to use a £20 product from Amazon to dye her battered old sofas.
She now has a brand new-looking stylish grey sofa set for a fraction of the price.
Carmen discovered the money-saving idea on Facebook and purchased three bottles of dye from Amazon at £19.99 a bottle and then got to work.
She said: "I was very hesitant about doing it so waited probably six months before starting.
“For the larger sofa, I did two coats with a sponge then the third coat I did with a gloss roller which gave really good coverage.
“I had to let each coat dry first but you can speed the process up by using a hairdryer.
“For the second sofa I went straight in with a small gloss roller and it only required two coats.
"It took me two days in total to do as I wanted to make sure that it was dried completely between coats."
Carmen says she has saved more than £1,000 as she would of bought a new sofa suite, but instead spent just £60 on the dye from Amazon.
"I am over the moon with the results and am completely blown away by the response I have had from it," said Carmen, from Cornwall.
"I hope this will encourage others who are a bit worried about doing theirs to now go ahead and do it."
The mum says this trick is perfect for anyone who has changed colour scheme and doesn’t want to or can’t afford to purchase a new suite.
Carmen added: "My dog has jumped on and off the sofa since doing it and hasn’t left any marks so hopefully it’s pet-proof too!
"And another good thing is if I change the colour scheme I could buy a different colour and redo to match.
“It really does look like a new sofa, and it definitely saved me buying a new one!”
Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, said: “Furniture can be an incredibly expensive investment, so I’m always looking for great money-saving ideas.
“Carmen’s idea is genius: she’s basically got a brand new sofa set for £60 as opposed to £1,000!
“Her sofas look as good as new - and as she says, it’s so easy to change them up whenever she feels like it.”
