JANUARY sales include everything from festive decs to outdoor lights, so it’s time to be creative at home without a big spend.
If you’re sad to say goodbye to the twinkling Christmas tree, try these budget ideas for year-round glow.
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SHINE ON: Hanging wall lights look great in any kids’ bedroom and the soft shine will act as a night light.
Dunelm, has cut the price of fairy lights. Roar dinosaur string lights, usually £10, are now £8, and Llama lights are just £3.50 when they are usually a fiver. Bargain!
SAVE: Up to £2
GLOW UP: Add soft light to teen bedrooms without forking out a fortune. I found the 2m x 2m Indoor Copper Firefly Christmas Curtain Wire Lights, which make a glowing wall, reduced to £27.99 from £39.99 at amazon.co.uk.
You can get a similar effect for less at Argos, where the Habitat 160 Warm White Icicle String Lights are now £6, usually £9.50. Very.co.uk also has a Duo Neon Star Room Light Christmas Decoration with £11 off, making it £24.99.
SAVE: Up to £12
BOTTLE IT: It can’t just be me who polished off a few fancy bottles of gin over Christmas. Well, you’ll be pleased to know that a hangover need not be the only thing you’re left with.
Wash out empty bottles and use hot water to remove labels. Then pick up ten battery-operated string lights for £1 from Poundland and pop them into the bottles. Not only does it look great, but it’s good value — John Lewis is selling a Talking Tables light bottle stopper for £10, and you’d need batteries on top of that, so go DIY for around £1 a time.
SAVE: £9 per bottle
TOAD DIE FOR: If you want to plan ahead for next year, head to lights4fun.co.uk as it has cut the price of all its reindeer outdoor lights. But for year-round glow, choose its toadstool fairy lights, which are down from £12.99 to £9.99, or its 100 LED net light for fences, down from £14.99 to £11.99.
SAVE: £3 on both sets
- Prices correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
Deal of the day
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BLOW out the cobwebs with the Draper 3000W 3-in-1 garden vacuum, leaf blower and mulcher from Robert Dyas, reduced from £59.99 to £32.99.
SAVE: £27
Cheap treat
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COOK up a feast for dinner with the Sainsbury’s medium unsmoked british gammon joint 1.4kg, was £5.70, now £3.95.
SAVE: £1.75
What’s new?
WANT to style your kitchen like the Instagram queens or maybe become an influencer yourself? Poundland’s new kitchenware range has been inspired by influencers and it’s divine. Pick up your own jar-labelling sticker set for £1, while cool kitchen storage starts at £3.
Store swap
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CLICK into the New Year with the HP 15.6in laptop in silver, currently reduced to £399 at currys.co.uk, or get the same laptop in gold at hp.com for £319.99.
SAVE: £79.01
Leah’s little helper
THIS could save you a lot of stress and a little cash. You can get free replacements for missing screws, dowels and small parts from Ikea for its Billy, Hemnes, Poäng, Malm and other popular ranges. Search for spares at bit.ly/34bLJeh and you won’t have to pay for delivery either.
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