A DIY fan built her own privacy pergola for £38 to prevent her neighbours from looking into her garden.
Kim Stewart used super savvy hacks to help with the transformation including using her grandson’s old bed frame.
A grandmother created her own privacy fence for cheap[/caption] She up-cycled her grandsons old bed frame[/caption]She revealed the results by posting into the Facebook group called Gardening On A Budget Official.
The grandmother shared a number of pictures, and wrote: “Needed some privacy from the houses that overlook my wee garden.”
The pictures showed a bamboo privacy fence which was fitted in her garden and decorated with fairy lights.
It looked like the perfect place to relax, creating shade for when the sun is shining and a cosy relaxed setting for the warm evenings.
And the homeowner managed to do it all herself by using some surprising hacks.
She said: “I used the end panels of my grandson’s old metal high sleeper and the support bar to create a frame.
“Then added bamboo screening to make a roof and sides.”
The bamboo screening cost her £30, and the coloured fairy lights cost her £8.
She added: “Bargain and I love it.”
The post gained a lot of attention, with over two hundred people liking it.
Many rushed to the comments section to share their thoughts.
One wrote: “And I’ve been thinking of getting rid of our metal bunks! Fab job.”
Another added: “Great idea…looks fabulous..well achieved.”
A third said: “Great example of recycling.”
Others praised the grandmother for thinking of the idea in the first place.
She used the metal railings from the frame to create the shape[/caption] The grandmother then added bamboo to form the fence[/caption] She decorated it with coloured fairy lights which cost her £8[/caption]One wrote: “Clever thinking it looks fab.”
A second said: “Omg I love this. What a brilliant idea, looks so beautiful.”
A third said: “This is genius and truly DIY brilliant.”
And a fourth thought: “Very clever idea,” whilst someone else added: “Brilliant idea, love it.”