I gave my grotty garden a glow-up on a budget – it was all concrete and grey until I used a £22 buy from IKEA
A YOUNG woman has stunned DIY fans by renovating her “grotty” garden with a £22 buy from IKEA.
Sarah Gillis turned her little concrete garden into a European-esque haven with new outdoor flooring and a lick of paint.
The content creator, who is self-admittedly “surviving her late 20s” while living alone, moved into a new flat last month.
The home had a small area of outdoor space that she was worried “had very little potential”.
The ‘before’ pictures show peeling white paint on the walls, a rundown wooden floor and algae growing through the cracks of the concrete.
However, the ‘after’ result looks like something out of a Mumma Mia set.
Sarah penned over a TikTok video showing the renovation process: “Moving into this grotty backyard, feeling like it had very little potential.
“Spends £350 to get it summer ready.
“DIY glow up, furniture to be added.”
She used IKEA’s Runnen outdoor flooring decking to modernise the floor and hide the algae-tinged concrete.
Bosses at IKEA said: “Floor decking makes it easy to refresh your terrace or balcony.
“The floor decking is weather-resistant and easy to care for since it’s made of plastic, and can be cut if you need to fit it around a corner or a pole.
“You can easily take the floor decking apart and put it together again if you want to clean the floor underneath.”
Sarah completed the whole project by herself, without any professional help.
She has been sharing DIY and renovation tips on her TikTok, placing an emphasis on the finer details that make a space feel homely.
She painted the garden door blue and refreshed the white brick walls surrounding the concrete yard.
Sarah also fixed a plant pot rack on the wall, as well as hanging outdoor lights, big potted plants and a mirror.
People were blown away by the outdoor transformation and flocked to the comments of her renovation video to share their amazement.
One viewer gushed: “Imagine that on a cheeky sunny Sunday morning, coffee in hand, relaxing on a chair, love it!”
A second penned: “Heck yes, babe!
“This is a huge improvement and it’s gonna be such a nice little coffee spot for weekend mornings.”