Bunnings shopper stuns with 'magical' Christmas hack using $5 item: 'Really easy'

'Tis the season to be jolly and decking the halls – literally! It feels like this year, people are getting even more into Christmas decorating than ever before – possibly because it's seemingly never been more affordable to do so!

A Bunnings shopper has revealed how she transformed her hallway into a 'magical', festive space. Cheryl, who goes by @ourcountrycoastalhome on Instagram and TikTok, reveals to Yahoo Lifestyle how she created the incredible look for under $100!

Bunnings shopper creates 'magical' hallway with Christmas decorating hack

Cheryl's stunning space came to life with some $5 renter-friendly hooks from Bunnings, some solar-powered fairy lights and some baubles. Speaking to Yahoo Lifestyle, she shared that she found her inspiration on Bunnings' Instagram page, where they posted a similar hack.

Sticking the hooks on the ceiling, she threaded the fairy lights through, zigzagging them down the hall, and then hung baubles from the lights

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Describing the set-up, Cheryl tells us it's "very easy" and you could very well do it without any DIY experience.

"All you need are some little hooks that stick onto your ceiling, some wire string lights and some colourful baubles. We got everything we needed for this from Bunnings," she says.

She also shared some hot tips for people looking to try out the hack for themselves, jokingly telling us, "All you need is a patient husband to do it for you! Just kidding... the best tip I have is to measure the overall length and divide it by the number of hooks you have and you also want the string lights to go diagonal from one another. What also looks better is to place the baubles offset from each other."

Interestingly, Cheryl says they chose to use solar-powered lights to save a little money on energy use as well.

"To help on power bills we went with solar string lights and just placed the little solar boxes in a spot where they would be exposed to sunlight that way it automatically turns on at night and off in the morning," she explains.

While many of Cheryl's followers loved the hack, she says that she is just happy her little boy also loves it, saying, "That's what is more important."

She adds, "It’s a really easy little Xmas DIY and I hope other families will get to enjoy it, it looks amazing at night."

Bunnings shared their own version of the hack a couple of weeks ago, but they chose to let the lights hang down a little lower than Cheryl's, with both options looking beautiful.

Cheryl's followers praise her Christmas hallway hack

Cheryl's followers loved the hack, with one user writing, "This is stunning! Better clear my husband's schedule next weekend!"

"This is soo beautiful already shared it with my husband," another said.

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"Oh my gosh yes that is magical," a third wrote.

"This is such a clever and festive idea!" someone else said.

"Wowza, thanks amazing," yet another agree. "What a magical space."

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