Amazon shopper uses genius £20 product to transform her tattered sofas and saves thousands

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A savvy shopper has revealed how she transformed her old sofas using a £20 product from Amazon. Mum-of-three Carmen Wilkes was tired of looking at her two tattered brown sofas, but could not afford to replace it.

Instead she decided to purchase dye from the online retailer to upcycle her existing suites - which helped her to avoid spending thousands on a new sofa.

Carmen bought three bottles of dye, which cost her £60 in total, and the result left her with a brand new-looking stylish grey sofa. READ MORE: Mum transforms kitchen with £1.99 Home Bargains tiles and it looks unrecognisable "I came up with the idea after seeing it on Facebook," Carmen, 48, told money-saving Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK. "I was very hesitant about doing it at first so I waited probably six months before starting. "I purchased three bottles of dye from Amazon at £19.99 a bottle.

Doing this has saved me so much on buying a new sofa." Carmen explained the process which she said took her two days in total. “For the larger sofa, I did two coats with a sponge then the third coat I did with a gloss roller which gave really good coverage," she said. “I had to let each coat dry first but you can speed the process up by using a hairdryer. “For the second sofa I went straight in with a small gloss roller and it only required two coats. "It took me two days in total to do as I wanted to make sure that it was dried completely between coats." The Amazon shopper has saved thousands by up cycling her furniture instead of purchasing a new suite. “The total cost was £60 as opposed to over £1,000 for a new suite," Carmen said. "I am over the moon with the results and am completely blown away by the response I have had from it. "This is perfect for