Man Uses Old Newspapers to Decorate Apartment, Saves Money on Wall Paint, Clip of Interior Decor Goes Viral
- A creative Nigerian man showed people how to be economical when redesigning their room's walls
- The young man spent about R130 to get gum and got old newspapers for free to carry out the interior decoration
- Many people were wowed by how much the room changed after he was done with it, as some said they could read the newspapers' headlines
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A brilliant Nigerian man showed people how he changed his room to a beautiful one using old newspapers.
Before he started redesigning the room, he showed that the apartment had a cracked wall. He said he spent about R130 on the whole decor.
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Newspapers as interior decor materials
After getting newspapers for free, he used close to 8 hours to paste each spread on the wall. When he was done, the outlook of the room was amazing.
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Many people in his comment section said he deserved more praise for turning the room around with little money.
Watch the video below:
As of the time of writing this report, the video has gathered over 500 comments and more than 14,000 likes.
Briefly News compiled some of the reactions below:
Sandra said:
"Why is this not viral cause u try die cause I can't I too lazy."
Lilian ifunaya said:
"If I did this.. I’d eventually read every paper on that wall."
He replied:
"Funny how I’ve not read a single one."
phavour222 said:
"Won’t it get cold and start tearing off since it paper but this cute."
De Frydays said:
"The only problem with this beauty. It doesn’t last long."
Cassandra asked:
"I’m so doing this….what kind of gum did you use."
Idazstan said:
"This is very creative."
Amala said:
"Na my baby brothers go tear am, I dey wait make them wise up."
Mom of 1 who makes furniture from wood dreams of learning plumbing and welding
Meanwhile, Briefly News earlier reported that a skilled young mom residing in Johannesburg who makes videos showing people how to make furniture and other household items has big dreams to grow her brand.
The 30-year-old loves working with her hands and dreams of learning the skills of welding and plumbing.
Talking to YOU Magazine, Ndivhuwo Nelwamondo-Dlamini said that she started her DIY journey after her four-year-old daughter needed a bed and the cost of the one in-store was super pricey.
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