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 N3,500 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 N3,500 on the whole decor.
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.
YEN.com.gh 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:
Pretty Ghanaian lady takes her search for a man to social media: “I want a man who will cook for me”
"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."
Lady uses newspaper to design wall
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh earlier reported that another young Nigerian lady, @Nora_ice, who rented a one-room apartment in Lagos state, shared how she beautified her room with a DIY technique.
The lady purchased old national newspapers to plaster on the wall to give her room a good look on a budget.
Before plastering, she applied some glue after turning the newspapers into spreads. A young man helped her out to put some glue on the wall the papers would be placed on.
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