Colchester couple in the running for DIY competition with window hack

Margaret Ann Finkle, 71, and her husband Granville, from Colchester, decided to use lockdown for some home improvements. 

Fed up with looking out of their dining room window onto their neighbour's fence they set about coming up with ideas to make the view more appealing. 

They decided to try their hand at stained glass in a bid to obscure the view. 

She said: “We have a dining room window that looks out onto a wooden neighbour's fence around five feet away, which isn’t an attractive view at all.   

The window before the couple made changes

“We discussed how to obscure the view and decided to have a go at stained glass. 

"My husband, Granville, designed the windows and off we went. It took us a while, but we managed it as we had plenty of time during lockdowns. 

"We are so pleased with the result and now we can entertain during the daytime without feeling we have to draw the curtains.” 

The window after the couple made the changes

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And they are now in the running to win a competition launched by SCS. 

The firm is seeking the best DIY changes with the winner bagging a sofa set worth more than £1,500. 

The nationwide competition will close on Monday. 

Amy Forster, Content Executive at ScS, said: “We are loving all the wonderful home transformations that have been entered so far – there are some really impressive projects.

“Though lots of these people have clearly put time and effort into these fantastic renovations, there can only be one winner, so if you have a transformation of your own, don’t miss your chance to enter.”  

To enter the competition visit https://www.scs.co.uk/lifestyle/lockdown-glowup.html