Incredible real-life home makeovers that changed dingy rooms into stylish and cosy spaces
Small budget, big style! DIY enthusiasts reveal the results of incredible makeovers that changed dingy rooms into chic and cosy spaces – some with little more than a lick of paint
Bored Panda shared room makeover pictures from the UK, US, and CanadaAmong the makeovers is a dingy patio that became a cosy hideaway One of the makeovers shows a dingy home office changed into an elegant study
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Everyone has less than desirable spaces in their homes – whether it’s a dated kitchen, dingy bathroom, or unloved lounge.
But these DIY enthusiasts from the UK, US, and Canada managed to transform their neglected rooms into chic and cosy spots, shown in before and after shots collated into a gallery by Bored Panda.
Among the amazing makeovers a tiny New York studio, which looks much bigger after a thoughtful makeover.
Another set of photos shows how the residents of a Newfoundland home totally overhauled their bathroom on a tiny $100 budget.
Here FEMAIL shares the best real-life room makeovers.
This tiny, sparse New York studio flat, which costs $1750 a month to rent, was carefully designed to maximise the 400 square ft of floor space, with the tenant hanging curtains from the curtain, around the bed, to create the feeling of a separate sleeping area
Restoring the hardwood floors, and adding carefully curated touches like this $400 rug from Wayfair, and vintage coffee table, transformed this Nova Scotia home. The owners say the refurbishment did not take much time or money, with painting and a week spent working on the floors their biggest investments
A Reddit user from Idaho revealed how some simple tweaks, including white paint, slick new cupboard handles, and a fresh lighting fixture transformed this bathroom from meh to modern. The work took three days and cost less than $500
It cost just $100 to refurbish this tiny bathroom in a Newfoundland home. Instead of splashing the cash, the owner relied on DIY fixes, like repainting the bathroom cabinet, and putting up a practical shelf using a plank of wood from IKEA
Trendy navy blue paint revitalised this UK home office, along with new sleek storage which helped make the space tidier. The desk is custom made to fit the room, and the black pegboard was a bargain from Amazon, costing £52
This incredible Indiana bathroom renovation bathroom cost around $6,000, with the resident all the work themselves – a major saving on the cheapest quote of $15,000. The home owners sourced all items, buying the vanity from Home Depot and the shower curtain from Overstock
The owners of this Texan home spent around $7,000 remodelling their bathroom. With that budget, they were able to install new flooring, cabinets, marble countertops, and new plumbing as well as new lighting
An amateur enthusiast took on this NY State kitchen, spending two weeks removing, sanding, and repainting the cabinet doors in an effort to brighten and modernise the space. They estimated that reworking the wood themselves saved a significant $2,000
This Norwich home has been upgraded with an ensuite bathroom refurbishment, which cost around £6,000, with the bulk of the budget being spent on labour, the vanity unit, brassware and the new green tiles
This compact Astoria apartment, which measures just 650 square ft, was largely transformed using affordable high street items, including plants, a book case from Amazon, and LOTS mirrors from IKEA, costing around $10 each
The resident of this US home spent a whole year gathering decorative pieces and the necessary furniture to transform their barren concrete patch into a covetable patio complete with string lighting and a BBQ pit
This Colorado bathroom was given a facelift during quarantine, with the resident making the most of the time to change the floor and wall decor, sourcing pieces from accessible outlets, like this vanity unit from Wayfair and wall tiles from Floor and Decor
