I’m a DIY mom – I made my kids’ bedroom twice the size with a simple addition

KIDS don’t want to feel like they don’t have enough space to roam freely in their own bedrooms.

There’s an awesome way parents can solve the issue of a crowded bedroom to make it appear way more spacious and open.

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A woman named Kristen on TikTok shows off how crowded her kids’ bedroom looks before making some changes[/caption]

Kristen is a mother-of-three who lives in North Carolina and shares DIY videos with her 1.2 million followers on TikTok, where she goes by  @SouthernEscape.

One of the best clips she posted is about how she seemingly doubled the space in her kids’ bedroom.

She starts the process by emptying the room of all its furniture and painting the walls a new color.

“I came up with an idea of how I wanted the beds to be,” she said.

Kristen said she listened to some suggestions from her followers about moving the beds up from off of the floor. 

She and her husband built wooden bed bases that are sturdy to the bedroom walls.

She continued her video by saying: “Let me tell you how much more space… It just makes the room look so much bigger!”

She added a wooden ladder attached to the edge of the beds, which creatively helps make the beds look as though they’re floating!

With all the extra floor space in her kids’ room, they now have a much bigger area to run around and play with their toys.

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Kristen reveals how much space the bedroom gained after she moved the beds off the ground[/caption]

Someone concerned about safety measures posted: “This is really cool, but I’d be scared. How do you know the beds won’t fall?”

Kristen responded by saying: “In order for the beds to be fixed securely, it was imperative to secure them to wall studs. The free-floating corner also has its own support system.”

Another person excitedly wrote: “I love that! So happy you found a solution you loved! You’re gonna be so happy you did that! Thanks for sharing!” 

As of now, Kristen’s video has pulled in over 584,600 likes on TikTok with hundreds of comments.