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My council house has a huge lounge – so we split it into 2 rooms & made a glam walk-in wardrobe with DIY & Ikea bargains
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MANY of us dream of having our own luxury walk-in wardrobe, to stuff full of our clothes and accessories.
But the costs of having one professionally fitted can skyrocket, so most of us do without.
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One DIY-savvy couple have taken to TikTok to show off their incredible council house transformation, and how they managed to get their own walk-in wardrobe for less.
They split their massive living room into two separate spaces - and turned one half into a gorgeous storage solution.
, which used "bargain" flooring and affordable Ikea units.
The video started by panning round the huge living room space, while Roseann explained: "Originally, this living room was around 6 meters long and we had no storage whatsoever.
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"Luckily for us, it was big enough that we could create our own."
She went on to explain that as soon as she had suggested the idea, her partner Jessie "had basically built a wall".
The pair managed to score stunning luxury-look vinyl flooring from for under £100.
They fitted the flooring themselves, and showed the immediate impact it had on the room.
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Roseann told viewers she'd planned her glam fitted wardrobe using .
She explained in the comment section that the spacious Pax units had cost around £300.
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She said: "If you know me, you know that I love an IKEA Pax. I think they're amazing for organising.
"This has given us so much more space to play with and I absolutely love the finished look."
The camera then panned to the finished room, which was completely unrecognisable from it's original state.
The new wardrobe housed a generous amount of clothing and shoes - even neatly storing away the hoover!
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Viewers in the comments were blown away by the impressive DIY transformation.
One person, impressed by Jessie's handiwork, joked: "Do you know what TikTok has taught me, is that I should have married a woman because my man can't even put a flipping shelf up."
Someone else said: "Love a DIY project! Great work! Looks fantastic!"
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While somebody else chimed in: "Such a good idea for those long lounges!"
And another person agreed: "This is such a good idea?!"
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