TRANSFORMING your home can be expensive – but one woman has proved you can save some serious cash if you know where to shop.
TikTok user Alice (@ aliceandherbooks ) recently revealed that she had spotted a gorgeous lamp at – but couldn’t justify forking out almost £100.
Alice told herself she’d save a little every month to treat herself at the end of the yearCredit: tiktok/@_aliceandherbooks_
Unlike the pricey version, rival store HomeSense was selling the beautiful green lamp for a budget-friendly £24.99Credit: tiktok/@_aliceandherbooks_
The stunning piece in question was Rockett St George Green/Gold Palm Desert Island Table Lamp and determined to have it, Alice told herself she’d a little every month to treat herself at the end of the year.
However, luckily to the TikToker, a rival store was selling an almost identical lamp for a fraction of the price, she shared in the video .
Although the lamp looked slightly different and was a mauve colour instead of khaki, Alice “couldn’t pass it up” – especially since it was going for £29.99.
But at the end of the aisle the lucky TikToker then spotted what looked like a near-identical copy of the expensive Next table lamp.
Unlike the pricey version, the rival store – – was selling the beautiful green lamp for a budget-friendly £24.99.
“It’s like the stars aligned,” Alice told her followers in the video.
Thanking the popular retailer, the delighted shopper continued: “Keep hunting for them little pieces of happiness, people.
“Even if it’s in the form of lamps,” the 27-year-old chuckled.
In total, the cash-savvy TikToker managed to save close to a whopping £65 – or nearly 4x the price.
Posted just one day ago, the clip has racked up more than a staggering 137k views, with dozens flocking to comments.
“Homesense …..probably the best shop in the land,” one home interior fan said.
“I think the cheaper version is nicer!” another viewer thought.
“I literally thought oh I would love that in pink. thank you. I’m defo making a trip to get one,” a third thanked Alice for sharing her bargain buy.
Meanwhile, others revealed where they got similar table lamps, with one thrifty viewer writing: “I got a nice one in £20.”
”I got the green one from tkmaxx last week and the brightness is terrible, i had to return it,” a disgruntled shopper said.
Looking for more cheap buys for your home thank won’t break the budget? Bargain-mad Brits have also been raving about an unlikely site that sells chic, cheap mugs, including .
In other home interior news, one expert also recently revealed – and it’s so popular with her clients.
WHAT TO AVOID
INTERIOR experts have revealed the one colour they would never use when painting a small room.
Interior designer Terry Fisher of We Buy Any Home explained that it could actually be sabotaging your interiors without you even realising.
Terry said: “Dark grey is one of the worst colours you can choose for a small room.
“It might look stylish on Pinterest, but in reality, it tends to suck the light out of a space – especially if there’s limited natural light to begin with.
“People think it’ll make a room look moody and cosy, but what it actually does is shrink the walls, make ceilings feel lower, and highlight awkward shadows.
“It can end up feeling more like a storage cupboard than a snug.”
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