A MUM has been labelled a “genius” after sharing the clever hack she used to save herself hundreds on wallpaper.
Katie has been decorating her daughter’s bedroom, turning it into a “big girl room”.
She explained in a video on her TikTok page that she hadn’t wanted to shell out loads on the transformation – especially on wallpaper – so came up with an idea to create a wallpaper “effect” instead.
“When you don’t want to pay hundreds for wallpaper,” she wrote over the top of the clip.
Katie then showed herself applying a large stencil, which she’d picked up from Amazon, to the green walls, carefully taping it to keep it in place.
She then took a roller loaded with a paler green, and painted over the top of the stencil.
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When she removed the stencil, a gorgeous pattern with woodland animals and flowers was revealed beneath.
“Her big girl room is going to be my fave room in the house!” Katie gushed.
“OBSESSED!” she added in the caption.
And people in the comments section were quick to praise her, with one writing: “Omg I love this! What a fantastic idea!!!”
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“Genius …….straight up genius,” another said.
“What a perfect alternative to wallpaper,” a third gushed.
“Now that’s such a smart idea and so lovely too,” someone else praised.
And others said they’ve also gone for stencils over wallpaper in their own abodes.
“Omg I did this exact stencil on the walls in my granddaughter’s play room!” one wrote.
“It’s lovely.”
“I’ve stenciled in three rooms in my house and it looks great!” another said.
“People always think it’s wallpaper.”
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“I used this stencil in my baby’s room,” a third wrote.
“Matte wall and then the same color in a glossy for the animals. Amazing!!!”
Some people also asked Katie for her tips and tricks, as she said that she doesn’t wait for the paint to dry in between doing each stencil section.
“How do you line up the next one without overlapping and messing up the part you just painted?” one person asked.
To which Katie replied: “When I roll it on with a foam roller, none of it really goes anywhere.
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“Just be careful to not apply too much pressure, and don’t take it too seriously.
“You can and will always have to touch it up anyway at the end.”
