Mum Of 2 Saves £100s Turning Plain Grey Room Into Tranquil Mural Masterpiece
- Danielle, 31, wanted to give her plain grey bedroom a revamp
- She picked up bargain supplies from B&Q, Dunelm and Amazon
- By going DIY she saved over £100 on professional painter costs
Many of us spend hours browsing Pinterest and saving ideas to mood boards, but it’s rare that we actually get around to making our online inspiration a reality. However, one mum of 2 has turned her grey bedroom into the tranquil haven she envisioned after finding cheap supplies online and dodging professional costs.
Danielle Love, 31 from Preesall who works as a tour coordinator and has 2 children aged 10 and 8, told money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk: ‘I have wanted a green bedroom for quite some time, but I had always put off doing my own room as there were always other places in the house which needed work.
‘I had been looking on Pinterest and had seen a few different items I liked. I gravitated towards green, and I have a light grey bed. That was the colour scheme I ended up working with, and I based the project on this palette. I wanted to create a calming vibe.
‘The biggest piece I bought for the project was a mural from a site called Bimago. It cost me about £100. I wanted it to cover the entire wall behind my bed. The mural is called Foggy Nature and uses the same tones of green that I wanted to apply to my walls and decor.
‘The flowers and leaves cascade down the wall and create a lovely relaxing ambience. You can get the mural in many different sizes, so those on tighter budgets wanting a smaller mural can pay as little as £20.
‘The paint was mixed from B&Q’s own range and the shade is called Sea Turtle. I got 3 tubs for the price of 2 thanks to a special offer and so the final price worked out at about £26 for a 5 litre tub.
‘The bedding came from Dunelm and cost around £40; the cushions were from B&M and cost £10 each. I got the curtains for £20 from the Online Home Shop and the bedside cabinets were £37.50 each from Amazon.
‘The most time-consuming part of the project was the green paint. It took about three coats but I’ve had plenty of compliments from people when they see the finished product.
‘The mural was pretty straightforward as it came numbered. It almost got put up upside down, but we got there in the end! My mum’s partner completed this step because I didn’t want to mess it up. I think that was the only challenge we faced, really - which way the paper goes up!
‘After that it was just finishing touches, which is the fun part. I am so pleased with how the project has turned out. I’m just waiting on some wall art now to finish it off.
‘If I was going to do this project again, I would have put flooring down. However, I can always change that at a later date.
‘It would have cost over £100 to get a painter in to do the job professionally. I love doing DIY so paying someone seems silly to me.
‘Since doing this project I have had loads of people asking me where I got the mural from and complimenting the shade of green so perhaps other bedrooms like this will pop up in the future!’
Tom Church, Co-Founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, said: ‘Danielle has shown that with a bit of creativity and hard work, it's possible to transform a plain room into a tranquil masterpiece on a budget.
‘By finding cheap supplies online and doing the work herself, she has saved over £100 on professional painter costs.
‘Her bedroom is now a calming oasis that reflects her personal style and taste. We hope her project inspires others to take on their own DIY projects and save money in the process.’
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