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HOMEOWNERS will know just how expensive it can be to transform any room in your house.

But one savvy DIY whizz has proven that you haven't got to fork out a small fortune to make a huge difference...as she revealed how you can update any room in your house using a bargain buy from Ikea.

Ida revealed how she transformed her room using a bargain buy from Ikea
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Ida revealed how she transformed her room using a bargain buy from IkeaCredit: tiktok.com/@siivousfriikki
The £5 purchase is the perfect way to add instant mood lighting
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The £5 purchase is the perfect way to add instant mood lightingCredit: tiktok.com/@siivousfriikki

And perhaps the best part of all? It costs just £5.

Ida, who regularly shares cleaning and home tips on her social media pages, took to TikTok (@siivousfriikki) and explained how she purchased the 'VATTENSTEN LED lighting strip, white, 1m' from the Swedish retailer.

The online product description reads: "With this LED lighting strip, you can unleash your creativity and decorate with light in all kinds of places in your home – above cabinets, by the TV or under the sofa.

"The possibilities are endless!"

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And Ida demonstrated exactly that as she showed off the stunning results after applying it to the bottom of her sofa.

"Ikea hack: Mood lighting," she penned.

Delighted with the results after it instantly helped to light up the room, she added: "Best living room hack ever!"

I now have this light in 5 different places in the house. It gives a perfect ambient light, it does stick well on the wall, tiles, desk...doesn’t come off and very easy to install

Satisfied Ikea customer

And it seems she wasn't the only one impressed with the finished look, with social media users all flooding to the comments section.

"Wonder if it'll cover a king size bed, excited to give it a try!" wrote one.

Ida replied: "I bought two of these LED lights for my couch so you might also need more than one."

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A second praised: "Sooo cosy!"

A third enthused: "I love it!"

Meanwhile, a fourth commented: "Wow!" followed by a love heart eye emoji.

Other satisfied customers also rushed to the review section on the Ikea website and were full of praise for the bargain buy.

One said it was a "great little addition," adding: "I now have this light in 5 different places in the house.

"It gives a perfect ambient light, it does stick well on the wall, tiles, desk...doesn’t come off and very easy to install."

Another noted how it "fits anywhere" and continued: "Really easy to put up.

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"I used under my kitchen cabinets and it gives a great light to work by."

Another added: "Practical, affordable and hip. Easy to set up.

"So far the sticky pads have been holding well, hopefully it'll stay that way."

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A further chimed in: "Daughter purchased for above her bed, lights up the room lovely, she’s very happy."

And one more praised: "Pretty lights! These lights were bought for under the shelves of our white unit and look really good."

Many praised how easy the LED lights are to apply
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Many praised how easy the LED lights are to applyCredit: tiktok.com/@siivousfriikki
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