Woman's genius idea transformed her staircase for less than £30

Any dog owner will tell you to expect accidents and chewed up belongings when you bring your puppy home - but one woman has tackled it perfectly.

Sandra Young shared photos of her brand new staircase after her Alaskan Klee Kai puppy Nanci started tearing up the carpet on her stairs to eat the underlay.

Removing the carpet altogether, Sandra and her husband transformed their stairs - and stopped Nanci eating them in the process - for less than £30

Sandra's husband Mark removed the carpet and sanded the staircase (Sandra Young)

Sandra shared her story in the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK , and said: “After our puppy kept loosing the carpet to eat the underlay it had to go.

“So after seeing a post on here, my husband sanded down the stairs varnished them the used 2 rolls of sticky back vinyl from b&q costing £10 a roll with the varnish £28.99 altogether and it is not slippery at all.

“I'm in love”.

The finished result - which cost £28.99 (Sandra Young)

Using varnish and self-adhesive vinyl, the couple has completely transformed their stairs, having replaced the carpet with exposed wood steps with patterned tiles, for £28.99.

Many have shared their similar results in the comments, while others insist they’ll be trying the technique themselves.

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