Make over your home on a budget

Get a new kitchen and bathroom for less than £77

See how you could completely change the look of your kitchen and bathroom without spending a fortune. Shopping online is a great way to make sure you get all the best deals. We had a look around online to see how you could spend less than £100 getting the things you need for a quick home makeover in well known stores! (It's worth bearing in mind that you might also need to buy a few extra bits like paint brushes or tiling adhesive if you don't have any already. You can still shop around online to make sure you buy the cheapest ones around.)

Bathroom – total £38.48

Kitchen - total £43.06

All prices correct on 16 March 2012

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Websites that will save you money

Mydeco.com

This is a great place to start if you're running short of ideas. It's much more than a price comparison site, you'll also find it's crammed full of top tips and style ideas too. You can check out their special offers and even plan out what your room will look like by using their 3D room tool.

justdoors.co.uk and doorchic.co.uk

Don't spend thousands of pounds on a new fitted kitchen. Try upgrading your kitchen with new doors, handles or worktops to give it a completely new look instead.
Just Doors deliver in the UK for free. All you need to do is measure the doors and drawer fronts that you already have and tell them what colour you want.
Or, if you don't want to replace your kitchen doors, you can use door chic to just add some new door handles to old doors, making them look new and expensive.

cityfurnitureclearance.co.uk

City Furniture Clearance sells used and refurbished contract furniture. You have to sift through to find something nice, but if you're looking for things like mirrors or antique reproduction furniture then it's perfect. There are loads of really good bargains to be had, especially if you don't mind having second hand furniture.

showhomewarehouse.co.uk

This isn't an online shop, however if you head over to The Showhome Warehouse in Northamptonshire, you'll find you can pick up all sorts of ex-show home and sample pieces of furniture with huge discounts. You could get savings of up to 75% on beautiful items, so it's well worth a trip if you're in the area.

Freebie websites

Now you really can get something for nothing! Websites like snaffleup.co.uk, craigslist.org and gumtree.com all have categories where you can search for items in your area that are being given away for free. You'll have to be quick, as they tend to go quickly, but it's worth keeping your eye out just in case!