A SAVVY mum saved herself hundreds of pounds after creating a bespoke Minecraft bedroom for her son.
Elizabeth Doherty wanted to give her son’s bedroom a revamp while keeping the costs down.
The savvy mum created her son a Miecraft bedroom on a budget[/caption]
It was much cheaper than buying a mural online[/caption]
The mum’s son is obsessed with Minecraft and she wanted to give him a bedroom he’d love.
But instead of splashing out on a wall mural, like the Wallart one above that costs £247, she decided to give it a go herself.
Using some leftover paint she had at home and a pencil she created a Minecraft masterpiece and shared it on social media.
“My wee boy wanted a Minecraft room and I couldn’t find <inecraft wallpaper so I tried to paint a wall,” she wrote.
She first painted half of the wall blue to represent the sky, adding some white squares to look like the clouds in Minecraft.
Once done, she stencilled the Minecraft logo on to the middle of the wall and used grey and black paint to create a shadow effect.
For the bottom of the wall, she used a mix of green and brown paints to recreate the cubes of earth and grass found in the game.
But instead of forking out for ten different paints, she decided to use tester pots to save cash.
She added: “For anyone wanting to have a go themselves, I used Johnstone paint tester pots from B&M for the bottom as it was cheaper than buying whole tins.
“And I used old paint I already had for the top (it is DIY on a budget after all).”
For a final finishing touch she bought her son some Minecraft bedding.
The clip has since gone viral after it was shared on the Facebook group DIY on a Budget.
People were quick to praise the mum for her DIY skills.
One person wrote: “I thought this was a wall mural wallpaper at first you did a fabulous job.”
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Another commented: “Absolutely awesome.”
“I’m sure he will look back on this and appreciate it even more when he’s older with the effort you put in,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “That’s awesome! Well done. Lucky little man.”
“This is cute,” claimed a fifth
Someone else added: “It looks absolutely spot on. You’ve done a grand job.”
