A mum who is obsessed with everything from the year 2000 has given her house the ultimate budget makeover. <br /><br />Jemma Murphy, 33, has spent £1k and used her own DIY skills to transform her home into a noughties paradise. <br /><br />Her favourite room - the bathroom - is entirely Bratz Dolls themed, which were popular in the early 2000s. <br /><br />The Y2K obsessive spent around £300 on the look, including paint, flooring, bathmat, shower curtain and vinyl tiles. <br /><br />In the hallway she spent four hours pinning 80 stuffed toys to the wall, the majority of which she found in charity shops.<br /><br />She found noughties toys like Care Bears, Pokémon and My Little Pony to create the impressive looking mural. <br /><br />In her bedroom she has hand painted "psychedelic" daisies and rainbow hearts on the walls.<br /><br />Jemma shares the three-bed semidetached house in Solihull, Warwickshire, with Partner Aaron, 27, and her three kids Brandon, 10, Cody, eight, and five-year-old Pixie.<br /><br />The mum of three calls her style “dopamine décor” – which she said is all about being "over the top" and "colourful". <br /><br />She said her daughter “loves” the look, but her boys are less keen, especially on the doll-themed bathroom. <br /><br />Jemma, who is self-employed, said: “I’m obsessed with the Y2K look - it inspires my house and the way I dress and do my hair. <br /><br />“I love a girly fem look which includes anything pink, flowers, hearts and butterflies. <br /><br />"The kids love most things in the house - especially the teddy bear wall. <br /><br />"But my eldest son isn't a fan of the Bratz bathroom and refuses to use it. <br /><br />"He'll only use the downstairs loo!" <br /><br />Jemma, who has lived in the rented house since July 2021, hated the “drab” plain, white walls when she first moved in. <br /><br />Jemma said: "I saw an article that said, we've currently got the least amount of colour in the world.<br /><br />"Everything is so beige and neutral, which isn't mean.<br /><br />"I couldn't wait to inject some colour into the house."<br /><br />Jemma got started on the bathroom, which took her about three weeks to complete. <br /><br />She first found the bathmat and shower curtain on a US website called Dollz Kill – costing £24 each. <br /><br />After falling in love with the items, she decided to “run” with the Bratz theme. <br /><br />She said: “I found Bratz doll head on eBay for £17. <br /><br />“Wall paint was around £10, and I hand painted the flames on the wall. <br /><br />“I did all the vinyl tiles myself – it was about £1 for an A4 sheet. <br /><br />“The expensive bit was the cow print flooring which cost about £200 but was so worth it. <br /><br />“Also the fluorescent cabinet paint was about £65 <br /><br />“Most the accessories were from Primark like the face cloth and sponge – I love the final look.” <br /><br />The “teddy bear wall” in the hallway was inspired by a trip to Amsterdam in April 2023. <br /><br />Jemma went to a “indoor playground” called Wondr where they had a similar stuff animal display. <br /><br />The mum trawled through charity shops to find noughties cuddly toys - like Care Bears, My Little Pony and Pokémon - that matched the pastel colour theme.<br /><br />She said: “I didn’t want to spend a fortune, so about 60 percent are from charity shops, others were once the kids didn't mind me using.<br /><br />“I used old metal crates as the base, and attached the toys using zip-ties. <br /><br />"It didn't take too long - about four hours - but I think the look is really effective and the kids love it."<br /><br />Jemma share's her house decorating tips on Facebook pages like DIY On A Budget Official - getting 2.5k likes on her bathroom. <br /><br />She also posts on her TikTok page @jebsgaff where she's gathered 14.5k followers who love her wacky interior style.<br /><br />As well as the Y2K aesthetic, Jemma loves a "goth look" and has created a "darker" looking living room with black walls and furniture. <br /><br />Jemma said: “I have so many more things planned for the house - it's just the start.<br /><br />"I plan to do more to the living room and paint some colour rainbow arches on all the doorways.<br /><br />"My advice would be to look in charity and vintage shops and check out eBay for finds.<br /><br />"Also TikTok is a great place to get DIY tips - I get lots of inspiration from there.<br /><br />"I've splashed out on a few things, but I always shop around for bargains."<br /><br />Follow her on TikTok here - https://www.tiktok.com/@jebsgaff
