My dining room: Transforming your home on a budget

I Love, love, loveee being creative especially in my home. I like to be different by clashing colour patterns as I find it takes an otherwise normal interior and makes it a piece of Art thats personal to you.

My aim is to make great interior design affordable for those who are house proud. For this room I decided to go for a quirky dining space, with a modern and eclectic look but at a minimal price.

It all started with a sofa bed. A friend of mine spotted one dumped out in the street. We brought it back to mine and thought; ‘What we gonna do with it now?’ It was a bit of laugh at first but then we started thinking of ideas.

Habitat, TK Maxx and IKEA are all great places to grab a bargain when shopping for cute pieces of furniture. I managed to get the lamp, lamp shade, shelving and the Buddhas all at good prices.

My dining room is small so I had to think what it would work best as other than a storage space. I still wanted it to be a place for the family to have dinner but I also wanted it to be a bit of a lounge for when I have people over and also for it to double as somewhere I can work from home.

I found that Ebay was a great place to find items I needed at surprisingly low cost will definitely be checking on there first in the future. I managed to get the table and chairs and the wallpaper.

I’ve had great feedback on the wallpaper which is good to hear as I was hesitant when purchasing as it was a bit out there even for me (this coming from the woman who has Marylin Monroe plastered all over her downstairs toilet); but I love it especially when we all start naming the fish after a few drinks.

Ultimately the possibilities of this room are endless as it’s a great place to take pictures, meditate and my personal favourite host an alcohol fuelled night in with the girls.

By Charlene West