The simple $4 Kmart hack – using string!
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<p>It’s amazing what you can do with a few everyday items and a whole lot of creativity to make a thrifty addition to your décor, as home stylist Ashlee White has demonstrated using a $4 cushion from Kmart and some string.</p>
<p>The DIY designer created a striking feature for her lounge chair in her predominantly white colour-schemed house, starting with the very reasonably priced Kmart Kira cushion with a macramé finish, reports the <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6301953/DIY-artist-saves-fortune-decorative-pillows-sharing-simple-4-Kmart-hack.html" target="_blank">Daily Mail</a></em>. She added an intricate pattern using jute string to make the tie-up pillow.</p>
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<p>White, who designs hacks using affordable products from Kmart, <span>had a simple tool bag with a ruler, a black marker to set out the insertion points in the pillow, scissors to make the holes, and a large needle.</span></p>
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<p>She threaded pieces of string through the holes, then used a knot-style to create the decorative pattern. The home decorator finished off the inventive hack with tassels made from four pieces of string tied into a knot, attached to each side of the pillow.</p>
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<p>White posted the impressive result in a series of pictures on her Instagram account, and her followers loved it.</p>
<p>One mum said the “clever” cushion hack could be a great addition to a worn couch.</p>
<p>“Very clever !” she wrote. "I have an old couch ( which I won’t be updating any time soon with small children ! ) and it’s very hard to find cushions to go with the colour however this would work perfectly!”</p>
<p>Another said, <span>“I love it, so gorgeous.”</span></p>
<p>Will you be trying this cheap and stylish design hack? Tell us in the comments below. </p>
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