I spent £60 on my garden – I gave the patio an upgrade and it looks amazing | The Sun

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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