I turned a sad, beige bedroom into TWO rooms for my kids – I used bargains from eBay & B&Q, people say it’s ‘beautiful’
A WOMAN has revealed that she turned a sad, beige bedroom into TWO rooms for her children.
DIY fan and mother Lauren Francesca has left many open-mouthed with her children’s bedroom overhaul.
Lauren explained that to keep the makeover on a budget, she used bargain buys from eBay and B&Q.
Lauren took to social media to show off her childrens’ shared bedroom makeover, posting on DIY On A Budget Official, a private Facebook group with a staggering 2.2 million members.
Lauren shared a before and after look at the room and penned: “From one single beige room to a split for my boy and girl.”
The savvy mum explained that the once large bedroom had been transformed into two, with a little bit of professional help.
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She shared: “It was done by a joiner with a timber frame and then plasterboard.”
Lauren claimed that the cost of the ‘fake wall’ was between £300-£400.
Now, each of Lauren’s children have their own space - whilst her son’s is the ultimate Marvel room, complete with Spiderman decor and posters, her daughter’s is pretty and pink, with adorable floral details.
The mother explained that she bought her son’s Spiderman rug from Facebook Marketplace, his bed from eBay and his bedding from Argos.
Lauren explained that for her daughter’s bedroom, she used Dulux paint in the shade Boho Blush, as she beamed: “It’s a lovely paint!”
With regards to the blue paint, Lauren shared that she used a Dulux paint in the shade Sapphire Salute.
If you want to get your hands on some Dulux paint, you can nab it from a variety of stores, including B&Q, Screwfix and Homebase.
When it came to her son’s ‘Jax’ letters, Lauren claimed: “I actually hand made them.”
She added: “I got the letters from Hobby Craft, I think they were £2 each, and then bought sample pots of emulsion and used frog tape and then printed out the logos and stuck them on with a hot glue gun!”
Lauren was thrilled with her childrens’ new bedrooms, as she later penned: “Obsessed.
“We are very lucky with sizing!”
Lauren’s post has clearly impressed many, as it has quickly amassed a staggering 1,700 likes and 215 comments.
'Beautifully done'
Social media users were stunned at the bedroom’s new look and many took to the comments to express this.
One person said: “Beautifully done, looks great.”
This is class
Facebook user
Another added: “Awesome job.”
A third commented: “Wow fab work, looks lovely. Two very lucky children.”
At the same time, someone else penned: “This is class.”
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Meanwhile, another user claimed: “Looks beautiful.”
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