A thrifty mum-to-be has used the time she had during lockdown to clear out her tiny box room and transform it into a pretty pink nursery for her baby girl.
Ruby Natalia, 23, from the East Midlands, spent just £380 on the transformation, using products from IKEA, Groupon, B&M and Amazon.
‘We had a spare room which was used pretty much as a family wardrobe and storage space,’ said the mum-of-two, speaking to money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk.
‘With a baby girl on the way we wanted to transform it into our dream nursery despite the lack of space.
Ruby Natalia, 23, from the East Midlands, cleared out her tiny box room and transformed it into a stunning nursery for her baby girl. Pictured, before the overhaul
The mum-of-two, who has a third baby on the way, spent just £380 on the transformation – using products from the likes of IKEA, Groupon, B&M and Amazon. Pictured, the nursery after the transformation
Ruby (pictured) said that because the space was small, she wanted to maximise every corner and make it as a bright as possible
‘The space is really small, so we wanted to maximise every corner and keep it as bright as possible.
‘Our flooring we already had down, it’s B&M grey wooden floor tiles. The drawers we also had and they are IKEA.
The outreach worker went on to say she picked up the pink chair from Homesense before lockdown – and sprayed the silver legs with gold spray paint so that it fit the theme.
‘The clothes rail is also a rail we already had and sprayed gold,’ she continued. ‘A family friend made her cot which is lovely as it’s one of a kind.
The thrifty mother added some personality into her daughter’s nursery with a pink swan from Jellycat at Selfridges and a footstool from Groupon – which she uses for extra storage
Prior to the impressive overhaul (pictured, before), the spare room was used as a family wardrobe and storage space
Ruby, who is preparing for the imminent arrival of her baby girl, bought the drawer organisers (pictured) from IKEA for £70
‘The footstool we use for extra storage and it’s from Groupon for £26.98 – this was the cheapest place we found it.
The savvy mum went on to reveal that she picked up the £29.99 lamp from Amazon, the light shade from Laura Ashley, the pink swan from Jellycat at Selfridges and the drawer organisers from IKEA for £70.
‘Anything we didn’t already have we got online, but it was nice to find a new use for things we had laying around,’ she explained.
‘The project cost £380 for the paint, chair, rug, ottoman and accessories. Everything else we already had or repurposed.’
‘With being we took our time over a month. But it could easily have been achieved in less than a week.’
Ruby is delighted with how the project turned out, and found that the activity of de-cluttering and transforming the room was a great lockdown distraction.
The savvy homeowner spent £380 on the project – including the paint, chair, rug, ottoman and accessories. Pictured, the nursery after the transformation
Ruby found the activity of de-cluttering and transforming the room a welcome distraction amid the coronavirus lockdown. Pictured, neatly packed drawers
‘This was a great project to work on whilst pregnant and is the ideal way to keep a pregnant mind focused during lockdown,’ she added.
‘I’m super happy with the result. It’s my dream nursery for my daughter.
‘We were worried with it being so small we wouldn’t be able to get it how we wanted but it’s better than I imagined!’
Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, commented: ‘Ever since Marie Kondo became a worldwide icon, we’ve all been obsessed with decluttering, and it’s only become more popular since we’ve had more time than ever at home since the lockdown.
‘Looking at Ruby’s before and after photos, the room is unrecognisable! It just shows that it doesn’t matter how small your space is, if you accessorise it properly, you really can create the nursery of dreams.’