I had too many children, so I built a bedroom in the garden that could fit us all

A mother of nine children shares how she created more space at home so that each child has enough room.

Danielle from the UK took to social media to show off the extension she converted into a bedroom after clearly running out of space in the main house.

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In the clip she says: “From the photographer’s perspective, you build a bedroom in the garden because you have too many children.”

She showed the empty shell of the extension in the garden – with cement floors and wooden construction structure – before converting it into a dream bedroom.

The mother said the extension was intended for her second oldest daughter, so she would have more privacy, and she had also received a building permit for the new building.

“We built a granny house for our daughter,” she wrote in the post.

Danielle then showed the extension in all its glory and demonstrated what the whole thing looked like.

Although it was initially completely empty, the mother managed to divide the extension into three rooms, including a bathroom, a walk-in closet and the bedroom.

The bedroom was still empty because her daughter still had to move her things, but there was a double bed and a desk.

The walk-in closet had built-in shelves and rods from top to bottom to make the most of the space.

To the left of the wardrobe was her daughter’s private bathroom, equipped with a shower, sink and toilet.

It was decorated with beautiful gray slate tiles for a modern look.

Danielle added that they would also install an electric kettle and an air fryer in the room in case her daughter wanted to make food inside.

The clip quickly went viral on her TikTok account @desymestribe with over three million views and over 395,000 likes.

People were quick to ask for more details in the comments, complimenting the mom on transforming her tiny home.

Someone wrote: “But isn’t it tempting to leave the kids at home and move there?”

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“Absolutely!” Danielle replied.

Another commented: “I hope this goes to the oldest.”

Danielle explains, “The second oldest, the oldest has an apartment on the side of the house.”

“That boy is so lucky,” wrote a third.

Meanwhile, a fourth said: “I would love that. I would like to add a kitchenette in case it rains so I don’t have to walk home to get food.”

“Dream bedroom,” claimed a fifth.

Someone else added: “I want that room.”

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