A SAVVY Scot has transformed her boring garden into an outdoor paradise and we are obsessed.
Alex Lawson, from Aberdeen, wanted a fun outdoor space to hang out with friends but didn’t want to break the bank creating her own little haven.
The DIY and Interiors blogger renovated the space by creating a DIY stencil design and did all by herself.
It cost Alex just £60 to give her patio an upgrade and it looks fabulous.
She said: "I’ve absolutely loved creating this haven and can honestly say that any night I spend round the fire pit with friends just makes me think that every penny & hour of slog was worth it."
Alex first became interested in DIY after she purchased her first home in September 2019.
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The savvy DIY fan shares home buying and project tips to her 13,000 followers on her Instagram account – @casalawson and her 53,000 TikTok followers.
Alex created a video showing off how to do the DIY transformation – and it’s nowhere near as complicated as you might think.
She uploaded the step-by-step video to TikTok with the caption ‘Patio Glow Up. Transform your patio for less than £100 with some masonry paint & a stencil’.
In the video, we see Alex using a white paint to paint her paving.
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She said: “Use dizzy ducks stencil with a design of your choice and masonry paint to create a tile effect pattern.
“Ensure to lightly tape down with masking tape to make sure the stencil doesn’t move whilst painting.
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“Final step is to seal with a concrete sealer to ensure a longer life.”
TikTok users were clearly impressed with Alex’s video, as it has racked up a whopping
373k views.
It has 13k likes, 213 comments and 2,791 shares.
Social media users loved her DIY job and quickly praised Alex in the comments.
One person said: “That's a lovely makeover, really love the painted floor, great ideas, done a really good job”.
Another added: “Cheap fix and looking amazing”.
A third commented: “Deffo doing this”.
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Someone else stated: "Wow what a fantastic transformation".
Another even joked: "Wow, gorgeous! Can you come and do mine?"
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