New York, the USA-35-year-old Julia and her 38-year-old husband Nick, living in New York (USA), found an unusual way to prepare for the birth of the first-born. Instead of moving to more spacious housing, they decided to convert part of their living room to the nursery, which they shared on Instagram. Their publication quickly became viral, collecting more than 5.7 million views.

Julia said that they did not want to change their cozy two-room apartment due to convenient location and decided to sacrifice part of the living space.

" We like how it turned out - compact, but comfortable, ”she said.

The couple’s decision was also due to high housing prices in New York. According to Apartments. COM, the average cost of renting an apartment with one bedroom in February 2025 amounted to $ 3,887 per month, and with two bedrooms - $ 5,279.

Space in 10? 8 feet, equipped with a bed, a rocking chair and a small cabinet, there was a family of several thousand dollars. However, this is still cheaper than moving to a more spacious apartment.

In the comments, users were divided into two camps. Some supported the decision, calling it creative and practical:.

However, there were those who reacted to this with irony, reminding that babies often sleep next to their parents:.

Previously, the focus reported that the family bought a house in another country without examining it.

Buying new housing turned into an endless repair, stress and financial problems. It took 5 years, a dozen workers and two contractors to bring the house to mind.

It also became known that the spouses sold a house on the seashore to live in a small boat. Ula and Josh conducted a tour of their house and shared the experience of life on the water. They showed how their unique housing was conveniently and rationally organized, and also talked about the difficulties that they had to encounter.