Mum transforms her daughter’s wardrobe into an incredible dressing room space complete with a vanity

A savvy Australian mum has surprised her five-year-old daughter on her birthday by transforming her wardrobe into a beautiful dressing room space with a vanity.

Bec, from Queensland, posted a series of before and after images to the Bunnings Mums Australia Facebook group – which has more than 157,000 members – and shared how she completed the impressive makeover.

The 39-year-old single mum of two told FEMAIL she transformed the wardrobe and bedroom for only $160 by using paint sample pots from Bunnings Warehouse and budget storage items from IKEA. 

Bec, 39, told FEMAIL she transformed the wardrobe and bedroom for only $160 by using paint sample pots from Bunnings Warehouse and budget storage items from IKEA

‘Ready for [my daughter’s fifth] birthday tomorrow. I’ll show the whole room before and after tomorrow – all done by me even custom built shelves, all by myself,’ Bec said online

‘Update from my late night selfie on Sunday. I’m obsessed with making the wardrobe a feature, leaving doors off makes the bedroom feel so much bigger,’ she said online.

‘Ready for [my daughter’s fifth] birthday tomorrow. I’ll show the whole room before and after tomorrow – all done by me even custom built shelves, all by myself.’

To create the new dressing room, Bec detached the wardrobe doors from the hinges, removed all the items inside and painted the wall using sample paint pots from Bunnings. 

To create the new dressing room, Bec detached the wardrobe doors from the hinges, removed all the items from the closet and painted the wall using Dulux paint from Bunnings Warehouse

She also used $11 Frog Tape to create the mosaic-like pattern on the wall and painted the assortment of triangles using a trio of pink shades.

Once the wall was done and the tape was removed, Bec added glitter glue on top of the white lines to enhance an extra element.

To keep the cost under $200 the vanity mirror, drawers and stool were second-hand. 

Bec said the IKEA Lekman square storage boxes were also on sale for $15 each. 

Bec said her young daughter ‘loved’ her new dressing table and now always uses the vanity 

To keep the cost under $200 the vanity mirror, drawers and stool were second-hand

Others online were impressed with the home renovation and praised Bec online.

‘Love this! Great idea to use this space,’ one woman said.

‘Wow this is amazing, even has glitter!’ another said, a third added: ‘What a fantastic idea, looks fabulous.’

The post also inspired other mums to create similar spaces in their homes for their kids.

Bec said her young daughter ‘loved’ the surprise and now uses the vanity each day.