Woman refurnishes entire house for a bargain price using only 'underrated' social media marketplace

When it comes to buying a new home, it seems like the costs and expenses are never ending. One new homeowner decided to cut back on costs by refurnishing her home using a social media platform’s second hand marketplace, where she furnished her sitting room for £265.

Bargain hunter and expert thrifter Becky Chorlton says she furnished her “entire house” using only Facebook marketplace. In a video that has gone viral with over half a million views, the 25-year-old from Lymm, in Cheshire, showed off her bargain furniture haul.

“I furnished my entire house using only Facebook Marketplace and here’s everything we got. First up I absolutely love this modular sofa we got for £200. Some of the seams were a bit damaged but we just sewed them up and everything was as good as new,” she said.

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She then bagged a £130 smiley face lamp for just £35 and upcycled a £10 vintage step ladder into a rustic table to fit her plants and trinkets.

“Next I found this rug - they actually ended up selling it to us for £20 not £40. I love the way the colours sort of match the couch and yellow decor,” adding “it’s definitely not finished yet but we managed to furnish this room for £265.”

In another video, Becky began furnishing their kitchen also using Facebook marketplace where they found their “dream dining room table” for £150. Becky says they drove two hours to collect it but it was “totally worth it.”

“Next up I found two sets of dinner plates for £15 - I know one of these sets goes for £45 so this was such a good bargain.

“We managed to