A young mum who needed some time to herself converted her under stairs cupboard to create a peaceful "mum cave". Jessica Pool, 25, has three children, aged five, three and nine weeks. She started suffering from postnatal depression after her newest arrival. The young mum noticed her children had their own space in their bedrooms when they needed some quiet time and her partner Matthew had the shed, but she did not have any space for herself. Ms Pool then decided to convert the under stairs cupboard into her new space. She cleared out the coats, toys and cleaning kit and for just £17 transformed it into a phone-free mum zone complete with reading nook, calming candles and mood lighting. She said: "The reason why I made it is purely to have this space for myself. "I thought I needed somewhere for myself to recharge, recollect and just proceed to be mum in a normal routine. "It's somewhere that I can call my own." She added a lot of mums do not put themselves forward and do not do much for themselves. Ms Pool said her "mum cave" is a space without any cleaning products or dishes to wash, where she can relax. "In here I can just breathe, take five minutes and just think about me," she added. Jessica from Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, said: "I decided to make it because it was just a dumping ground and I got fed up with sorting it out all the time. "I thought it would be somewhere for the children to go but then I thought no - they have their bedrooms. "Sometimes us mums need somewhere we can escape to and still be near the children to look after them. "Sometimes I'll go take myself away for five minutes to give myself some space. "Children take themselves away when they need a break and this is somewhere I can go. "You hear about man caves and toy rooms, but I'd never heard of a mum cave. "I suffer from postnatal depression and I felt like I needed somewhere I could take myself without inflicting my mood on the children and then I can come out and be mummy again." She added: "I took all rubbish to the tip, spent two hours painting, and spent about £17 on it - on paint and shelves, the rest of the stuff is from around the house. "It's improved my quality of life drastically, today if I've felt a bit annoyed I'll go in there. "I've explained to my children that it's my space. "I've told them they can go in there, but it's more for me than them. "They are pretty understanding, there's nothing in there for them to do. "It's a non electronic cupboard so I don't take my phone in there, I go in there for headspace and to recharge." Jessica lives with her partner, Matthew, a civil engineer, and their three children Madison, five, Charlie, three, and Oliver - nine weeks.
Woman turns cupboard under stairs into 'mum cave' to chill out in on busy days
A young mum who needed some time to herself converted her under stairs cupboard to create a peaceful "mum cave". Jessica Pool, 25, has three children, aged five, three and nine weeks. She started suffering from postnatal depression after her newest arrival. The young mum noticed her children had their own space in their bedrooms when they needed some quiet time and her partner Matthew had the shed, but she did not have any space for herself. Ms Pool then decided to convert the under stairs cupboard into her new space. She cleared out the coats, toys and cleaning kit and for just £17 transformed it into a phone-free mum zone complete with reading nook, calming candles and mood lighting. She said: "The reason why I made it is purely to have this space for myself. "I thought I needed somewhere for myself to recharge, recollect and just proceed to be mum in a normal routine. "It's somewhere that I can call my own." She added a lot of mums do not put themselves forward and do not do much for themselves. Ms Pool said her "mum cave" is a space without any cleaning products or dishes to wash, where she can relax. "In here I can just breathe, take five minutes and just think about me," she added. Jessica from Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, said: "I decided to make it because it was just a dumping ground and I got fed up with sorting it out all the time. "I thought it would be somewhere for the children to go but then I thought no - they have their bedrooms. "Sometimes us mums need somewhere we can escape to and still be near the children to look after them. "Sometimes I'll go take myself away for five minutes to give myself some space. "Children take themselves away when they need a break and this is somewhere I can go. "You hear about man caves and toy rooms, but I'd never heard of a mum cave. "I suffer from postnatal depression and I felt like I needed somewhere I could take myself without inflicting my mood on the children and then I can come out and be mummy again." She added: "I took all rubbish to the tip, spent two hours painting, and spent about £17 on it - on paint and shelves, the rest of the stuff is from around the house. "It's improved my quality of life drastically, today if I've felt a bit annoyed I'll go in there. "I've explained to my children that it's my space. "I've told them they can go in there, but it's more for me than them. "They are pretty understanding, there's nothing in there for them to do. "It's a non electronic cupboard so I don't take my phone in there, I go in there for headspace and to recharge." Jessica lives with her partner, Matthew, a civil engineer, and their three children Madison, five, Charlie, three, and Oliver - nine weeks.
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