A WOMAN has revealed how she managed to install a floor-to-ceiling wardrobe that looks so expensive despite being done on a budget.
Nerrisa explained that she wanted to have a go at doing it all herself after seeing it trend on social media platform TikTok “because again I’m basic”.
Explaining that she ripped out the skirting boards she had just installed into her bedroom, she used two PAX wardrobes from IKEA that she already had from the flat she lived in before.
“And then we bought a third and fourth smaller one off of Facebook Marketplace,” she continued.
Scenes from the video saw her putting the unit together as she added a panel to the side with a staple gun she had just bought.
“Once we got the shell built, I completely forgot to start filming it,” she said as a man installed smaller cupboards on top of it to touch the ceiling.
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“You’re going to have to take my word for it that we basically extended the tops by cutting up the fourth wardrobe that didn’t fit in the room.”
@nerrisaexplainsitall then installed two white doors that she purchased from Facebook Marketplace, adding that they paid £80 for six doors.
She then primed and painted the doors, explaining that she “hated every single minute of this” because it took a long time.
Following this, she asked for her mum’s help to fill in the holes “on the open middle bit”.
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Placing a long piece of tape over the handles she bought for the drawers, she marked the spots where she would have to drill holes.
“You put a bit of tape on each hole and then you put that on the door and drill through the holes,” she explained. "So I had already drilled one on here and then I used a spirit level just to make sure that they were even…
“And then you literally just drill through the paper. It worked 100 percent of the time, every time, so go me!”
Nerrisa explained that she got the handles from IKEA, adding that they are “basic” and were two for £12.
“But I wasn’t done yet,” she went on. “Someone on my last video said that I should get a metre/mitre box.
“Thank you to whoever that was because it has changed my life. So again, another TikTok trend because I’m still basic, it hasn’t changed since I started recording this… I decided to do some faux fluting on the front of these drawers.”
Sharing a clip of herself sawing the fluting to fit the drawers, she explained that her reasoning behind this part was because the IKEA PAX drawers are “really short” and she wanted to lengthen them.
Nerrisa added that she didn’t want people to know it’s an IKEA product.
While she first glued them onto the drawers, she switched tactics when they started popping off during the trimming process.
Instead, she used her staple gun to get them tightly onto the drawers before filling in the dents and painting the fluting.
“I added on the handles,” she went on. “And here I am having a moment to myself because I can’t believe we did this ourselves on a budget and in two weeks time.”
She then shared the “hot mess” of the before showing off the finished product.
“I think I might actually be good at this DIY stuff guys,” she added as the video came to an end.
“TikTok made me DIY it: PAX floor to ceiling wardrobes AND fluted drawers in one video, yep, I’m still chaotic AND basic pals,” she wrote in the caption.
Viewers were left in awe at the masterpiece she had created and took to the comments section to share their thoughts.
“The drawers were really worth the effort though! Looks great xx,” one person gushed.
Another said: “Stunning job! Well done, living the color and the added texture-it’s everything!” [sic]
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A third suggested: “That looks amazing! A nice mirror leaning against the wall behind the flowers would look fab! Especially an arched one”.
While a fourth shared: “Basic or not … you smashed it and it looks good”.
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