All kids have a favourite movie they are obsessed with.

And Poppy Jones, 31, a mum-of-two and artist from South Wales, decided to give her son Frank the bedroom of his dreams inspired by his favourite movie, Ghostbusters.

After seeing eyewateringly expensive accessories on sale for as much as £1,000, Poppy decided to create the room herself. 

Using papier-mache, self-adhesive vinyl brick paper and trusty paint from B&Q, Poppy created a showstopping room for just £80. 

Poppy told money-saving Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK: "We just moved house after spending many years and lockdown in a cramped two-bed. 

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"The kids finally had their own rooms so I wanted them to be particularly spectacular as it was a special occasion and a long time coming finally having a room each. 

"My son Frank has autism and his latest obsession includes Ghostbusters. He watches it every day."

"When I was browsing Ghostbusters merch, everything was so expensive. An official pop-out wall art Slimer is around £500 to £1,000. 

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“That’s absolutely not suitable for a four-year-old fan, but there wasn’t anything available on a budget so I decided to make my own. 

Poppy went on to say how she thought long and hard about how she could make one and tested several materials. 

"I remember doing a project out of papier-mâché whilst in art college and how easy paper was to manipulate and that’s when it came to me," she continued.

“The papier-mâché Slimer took over 20 hours and several layers to make. 

“He’s made entirely out of PVA glue and newspaper, finished with acrylic paint. 

"I then pierced bracket holes in the back of him so he’s just hung using Rawlplugs and screws.'

Poppy handpainted the bedroom using paint she already had in her studio and explained how the green is emulsion Valspar from B&Q and the rest is acrylic. 

She added that most of the other stuff is mainly from Amazon.

I remember doing a project out of papier-mâché whilst in art college and how easy paper was to manipulate and that’s when it came to me

"The fire station look wall is self-adhesive vinyl brick paper from Amazon around £5 a roll and I needed four for one wall," she explained.

"The yellow stuff on his bed and on the chest of drawers is hazard safety tape, again from Amazon at around £4 a roll. 

"I used the excess emulsion for the slime drips and the background of the Slimer sculpture. 

"The logo itself was handpainted by me just by copying an image online. It glows in the dark! I got the paint from B&Q. 

"I created a perfect circle using a pin tack and attached a pencil to the other end to swoop and trace it around. 

"I got some silver vinyl to cover the bookcase to give it that fire station feel, from Amazon again at around £6 a roll. I used it to make a trim on the shelves."

Poppy went on to say how the green beanbag for the snug under the bed cost £16, the bedding £25 and the LED strip lights £5 – all of which were from Amazon.

"The lampshade was one we already had and I upcycled it by painting it with the hazard stripes," she added. “You just have to be careful when painting fabric around lights and always use LED safe bulbs. 

“Everything else we already had and upcycled it. The whole project cost around £80 total.

"Frank absolutely loves his new bedroom and is so happy. He’s been playing Ghostbusters in there every day and acting out some of the scenes. 

Tom Church, co-founder of LatestDeals.co.uk, comments: “I love Poppy’s positive attitude: rather than giving up when she saw accessories for £1,000, she decided she’d have the room she wanted, but at a fraction of the price.

“Frank must absolutely adore his new room, and what’s even better is that it’s totally unique in the world, as no one else will have any of these handmade designs!”

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