I’m a Mrs Hinch superfan and transformed my garden for summer for just £50 using bargains from B&Q – it even has a bar
A MRS Hinch superfan has revealed how she transformed her entire garden for just £50 using bargains and freebies lying on the street.
Gemma Krelle, a 35-year-old mum from Surrey, UK, reveals she's always loved making stuff on a small budget - so it was no surprise she managed to revamp her entire garden for just £50.
The mum-of-two speaks exclusively to Fabulous on how she gave her garden a budget glow-up using freebies and bargains from B&Q.
"I don't like to go and spend tons of money if I can do it myself for a small amount of money," she says and often thanks Mrs Hinch for showing her how you can make something special without spending lots.
Ever the superfan, Gemma managed to meet her hero earlier this year at a book signing for Welcome to Hinch Farm.
"It really was surreal. Because she recognised me from Instagram because she follows me, and it's kind of surreal, she was so lovely," she reveals.
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The money-saving mum spent a total of £50 on her garden, and she even managed to find some goodies on the side of the road and in skips.
"I was driving home one evening and saw some pallets on the floor that had a note on it saying take me.
"So we took a couple and thought let's try and build a bar, my husband thought I was a bit crazy to be honest.
"I was like no this is gonna work, it'd be great."
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Gemma took the pallets to make an L shape for the base of the bar which she fitted together with two brackets.
She then headed to B&Q for a sheet of MDF for £6 and placed it on top to make the table for the bar and used another bracket to keep it in place.
The brackets cost the bargain-hunter just £6, and she used left over white paint in her house to finish it off - costing her a total of £12.
And the bar was the perfect edition for the garden, where Gemma would use it for parties for her kids.
It even served as a haven in the evenings so she and her husband could enjoy a sneaky drink or two while the kids were in bed.
For the rest of the garden Gemma managed to complete it with just £38.
She decorated her bar with a light-up sign she bagged in Poundland for £5 as well as some plastic wine glasses, and grabbed a green trellis from a skip to stick on the wall behind the bar.
She also bought a flower wall from B&M for £29 to create a luxe backdrop for her patio set.
Always looking to repurpose furniture - Gemma didn't just use the bar in the garden and would often bring it inside at Christmas or Halloween to make the most of it.
"We actually carried it inside the house. And we use it because we have quite a big kitchen. And it would always be there for any party that we had," she recalls.
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The DIY whizz regularly shares her transformation over on her Instagram account,
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