How to style your home on a budget: Melbourne mum shows how she created her dream home for less

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Creative mom wows hundreds as she shares how she designed her dream home using cheap shopping and clever decorating hacks

  • A Melbourne mum has shared how she created her dream home on a budget
  • The home stylist mixed investment pieces with budget buys to style her home.
  • She bought many of her home fashion items at Kmart, Amart, and Target.
  • The mom also revealed some of the cheap and easy DIYs she used around the house.

A Melbourne woman has wowed hundreds after showing off her dream home decked out in ultra-stylish decor and furnishings.

Suzan’s house may look like it was taken from the pages of a high-end magazine, yet she bought many of her pieces on a budget from retailers like Kmart, Target, Amart, and Facebook Marketplace.

The creative mom is amassing a social media following with her page. style my home for posting pictures of his chic monochrome home and offering budget-friendly styling tips and tricks.

Suzan, a creative mom from Melbourne, earned hundreds of

Suzan, a creative mum from Melbourne, garnered hundreds of likes and comments on social media after showing off her dream home that she decorated herself with cheap purchases.

Suzan's home may look like it was taken from the pages of a high-end magazine, yet she bought many of her pieces on a budget from retailers like Kmart and Amart.

Suzan’s home may look like it was taken from the pages of a high-end magazine, yet she bought many of her pieces on a budget from retailers like Kmart and Amart.

The boucle bed frame in the bedroom Suzan bought from Adairs for $489.99 while the travertine nightstands were handcrafted from slabs by Bunnings.

The boucle bed frame in the bedroom Suzan bought from Adairs for $489.99 while the travertine nightstands were handcrafted from slabs by Bunnings.

Suzan shared her home improvements in the popular Facebook group Kmart Inspired Homes exciting thousands of members who have been anxious to know where he purchased many of his cheap items.

In the living room, Suzan splurged on the $1,915 Ossa Oval coffee table from Globewest, as well as a $3,000 Abbottsford sectional sofa from Focus on Furniture.

However, he mixed the investment pieces with more modestly priced items, like Amart’s two $449 black buffet tables, to which he added a touch of class by adding Kmart’s $9.50 gold half-moon handles.

Suzan said she got the artwork on the walls from the Facebook marketplace, while all the accent pillows on the sofa are from Adairs.

In the dining room, atop the $349 Hensley white buffet table is Big W's Ember table lamp for $40, as well as two circular cut-out vases from Kmart for $15 each.

In the dining room, atop the $349 Hensley white buffet table is Big W’s Ember table lamp for $40, as well as two circular cut-out vases from Kmart for $15 each.

In the living room, Suzan splurged on the $1,915 Ossa Oval coffee table from Globewest, as well as a $3,000 Abbottsford sectional sofa from Focus on Furniture.

A tall arched mirror leans against the wall that Suzan said she got from Kmart and added some terrazzo vinyl that can be purchased at Kmart for just $3.75 a roll to the frame.

In the living room, Suzan splurged on Globewest’s $1,915 Ossa Oval coffee table and paired it with two $449 Amart black buffet tables to which she added $9.50 Kmart gold handles a

His daughters' quaint shared bedroom features twin beds with mosquito nets, wall stickers, custom wicker signs, bedding by Harris Scarf, and a wicker table from Kmart.

His daughters’ quaint shared bedroom features twin beds with mosquito nets, wall stickers, custom wicker signs, bedding by Harris Scarf, and a wicker table from Kmart.

A tall arched mirror leans against the wall that Suzan said she got from Kmart and added some terrazzo vinyl, which can be purchased at Kmart for just $3.75 a roll, to the frame to match the rest of the room.

In the dining room, atop the $349 Hensley white buffet table is Big W’s Ember table lamp for $40, as well as two circular cut-out vases from Kmart for $15 each.

Suzan got her hands on the patterned round rug on Facebook Marketplace while she found the table and chairs at various furniture stores in Melbourne.

Even the laundry storage for laundry was stylish with matching towels and baskets, as well as jars to store laundry detergent and powder, all on a shelf from Target.

Even the laundry storage for laundry was stylish with matching towels and baskets, as well as jars to store laundry detergent and powder, all on a shelf from Target.

How to make a stylish stone side table for under $60

You will need to:

  • 3 travertine pavers (I used these and they were 600mm x 400mm x 30mm, or 24in x 16in x 1in)
  • Glue to hold Selleys

How:

  1. Pick up the first paver on the short edge and apply glue along the long edge, perpendicular to the floor.
  2. Pick up the second paver and press it into the glue, making sure it is well centered on the first paver. Also, check to make sure both pavers are completely flush with the ground and have good contact. If they don’t or seem to be a bit out of line, consider flipping them over so the straighter edge is flush with the floor with good contact.
  3. Apply glue to the top edge of the T that is formed by the first two pavers. Add a decent amount of glue to ensure a good hold.
  4. Pick up the third cobblestone and place it on top of the first two. Make sure the top sits in the middle of the base, I made sure there is equal distance from both sides of the base.
  5. The glue stays pliable for about 15 minutes after you put it together, so you may want to use some masking tape to hold it together if you find it slipping (I didn’t need to do this, but some people have said it did). Then, let the glue dry for 48 hours before moving or removing it.

Fountain: vanderzeil gin

He said the vase on the dining room table, the books, the candle display, the black frame ring, the clear lampshades on the dining room table were also from Kmart.

The trendy curved boucle bed frame in the master bedroom Suzan said she bought in Adairs for $489.99 while the travertine nightstands were handcrafted from Bunnings slabs and the wall lights are from Kmart.

His daughters’ quaint shared bedroom features twin beds with mosquito nets, wall stickers, custom wicker signs, bedding by Harris Scarf, and a wicker table from Kmart.

Even the laundry storage was stylish with matching towels and baskets, as well as jars for storing detergents and laundry powder, all on a shelf from Target.