Dad creates a stylish outdoor bar for just £30 using B&Q paint and an old packing crate

A MUM has shared the stylish outdoor bar that her husband created using an old packing crate and some B&Q paint

The anonymous woman took to the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, run by money saving mum Holly Smith, where she shared the finished results.

She posted several photos of the project’s progress with the bar starting life as a wooden pallet before her hubby used a £7 outdoor paint to bring new life to it.

The end result saw the couple with their very own beer garden perfect for summer entertaining, with it all costing just £30.

Captioning her pics she wrote: “Hi guys. Would like to share an idea. Might be not to everyone’s taste but I love it.

“So I asked my hubby to build me a bar in garden for my birthday party. The idea was to make it a cheap project.

“Considering that my other half is not into DIY it has turned out great. So all the pallets and worktops offcuts were free from B&Q and some local retail places.

“Main bar top is just old floating shelf which sat in the storage for few years. We only paid for primer and paint which in total was just under £30 plus few hours in the garden painting it.

“That’s the final result which cost only fraction of what you have to pay for ready made one.”

Her post has since received over 8,000 likes and almost 2,000 comments from equally impressed group members who praised her husband’s handiwork.

“Super cool well done hubby” wrote one with another agreeing “Can I steal your hubby for a day so he can make me 1.”

A third commented: “OMG I so want to make one of these.”

Overwhelmed by the comments the mum who shared the photos later thanked everyone for their feedback.

She wrote: “Thank you all for your kind comments. Never thought that this many people will like our project. So glad to inspire so many of you.

“Wish you all luck and can’t wait to see the results. Maybe accidentally we have started a new summer must have project. Now we just all need lovely summer to make a good use out of our bars.

“Please always remember to drink responsibly and share with others.”

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