I did up my council house garden on a budget – trolls fume I got ‘taxpayer subsidised housing’ when I have spare cash
No matter where you live, you want to turn it into a home.
So when mum-of-four Louise moved into a council house, she decided she wanted to make it her own and transform it.
In a recent video, she shared how she had transformed the garden in her council house into the perfect spot for her and her boys to enjoy.
Louise showed what the massive garden looked like before the transformation and it was littered with metal sheds and broken paving stones.
She said: “Took two metal sheds down, there were lots of cracked slabs and glass, not safe for children.
The patio was no better, with many of the slabs uneven and broken.
She first started by levelling the garden and removing the hedge to put a fence up, which she painted a dark grey hue.
Next, the mum got busy installing a summer house at the bottom of the garden and laying some new grass to cover the dead lawn she was left with.
The mum also got rid of the concrete pavement along the side of her house and began to install a patio area.
Lastly, she put up a trampoline for the boys to enjoy.
Louise added that she still had some work to do and wanted to put a path down the garden and install a wrap-around patio.
“Work in progress, but it’s getting there! Still need to put a path in and finish the fence and patio area,” she captioned the post.
Public Reaction
The clip has since gone viral on her TikTok account @louisebxx with over 190k views and 2,000 likes.
People seemed divided in the comments over the garden transformation with some claiming they paid for it themselves.
One person wrote: “I wish I had a subsidised by taxpayer council housing so I could spend my own money doing other stuff.”
Another commented: “It’s amazing what you can buy with benefits.”
How to do your council house up on the cheap
- Take inspiration from pricier shops and head to B&M, Home Bargains for interior decorations.
- Head to YouTube for easy to follow tutorials on how to decorate rather than paying for professionals.
- For a quick glow-up for your floors or anywhere with tiles, opt for stick-on vinyl to save on costs.
- A lick of paint does wonders to make a room feel brand-new.
- Switch out kitchen cupboard knobs for modern ones instead of buying brand-new cupboards
“I’m glad I paid for your gardens,” penned a third.
But Louise was quick to clarify that she paid herself in the comments section.
“Did you? Strange because I thought I paid hun,” she wrote
Meanwhile, a fourth said: “Great job!!! It’s amazing what imagination, hard work, and love can do!”
“It looks so nice! Good for you,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “What a difference already.”
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