Thrifty mum creates incredible playhouse under the stairs for her daughter using bargain items from B&Q for under £100

A CREATIVE mum decided to transform the space under stairs into an incredible playhouse for her young daughter. Karen Adamson, 37, from Midlothian, Scotland, made a girly den that resembled a miniature home for three-year-old Holly. The best part of the project is that it was achieved for less than £100 using bargain products from […]

A CREATIVE mum decided to transform the space under stairs into an incredible playhouse for her young daughter.

Karen Adamson, 37, from Midlothian, Scotland, made a girly den that resembled a miniature home for three-year-old Holly.

Karen Adamson

Karen Adamson, 37, decided to make a playhouse for her three-year-old daughter Holly[/caption]

The best part of the project is that it was achieved for less than £100 using bargain products from B&M, Amazon and B&Q.

The outside of the playhouse was made to look like a little house, with a cut-out window and a front door with a knocker.

Inside was everything a young tot could need, from a sofa to a toy kitchen and a washing machine.

Speaking to Tyla, Karen said she made the entire playhouse in just one afternoon and evening.

Karen Adamson

The space under the stairs was transformed to look like a mini home for under £100[/caption]

Karen Adamson

Inside Karen added a sofa, toy kitchen and a washing machine[/caption]

She said: “I did the project on a Sunday afternoon with my partner Kevan, it was 3pm by the time we started so it ended up being a late night making sure it was ready for the wee one the next day.

“We cut out a hole for the window, lined it with MDF and used skirting board for the frame, we also made the cross on the windows from MDF. All these materials were from B&Q.”

Next the couple painted the interiors and added a brick-design wallpaper to the outside to make it look like a home.

Karen Adamson

Karen created the incredible playhouse in just one day with her partner[/caption]

Karen Adamson

Karen added a flowerbox to the window and lined the outside of the ‘house’ with brick paper[/caption]

All the paint, wallpaper and window box were bought from B&M, and the couple didn’t have to splash the cash to get them.

Karen also purchased a working doorbell and brass hardware from Amazon, and she next hopes to add curtains and a letterbox.

She added: “Holly absolutely loves it and enjoys pretending to make dinner for everyone, although she did say ‘but I haven’t got a dining room’.”

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