WITH glimpses of sunshine on the horizon, it won’t be long until we’re hosting garden parties and BBQs with our friends and loved ones.
But after a grim winter filled with gusty winds and heavy rainfall, chances are your outdoor patio is looking a little worse for wear.
Well, if you’re looking for a quick and easy way to transform it on the cheap, then look no further.
That’s because a savvy homeowner has revealed how she gave her grubby outdoor space a very impressive makeover – using just paint and a stencil.
And perhaps the best part of all? It cost less than £50.
In a clip shared to TikTok (@prettyprospectcottage), the DIY whizz begins: “How I transformed my garden patio for less than £50.”
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First up, she shares a before snap of her tired-looking patio prior to the makeover, which is covered in dirt and in desperate need of some TLC.
“The patio was cleaned and sealed with a patio sealer, which I then let dry,” she begins.
“I coated the patio in two coats of masonry paint,” she explains. “I had this cool stencil from Dizzy Duck designs.”
Next up, she can be seen carefully applying the ‘Madrid patio stencils’ onto each patio slab, before dipping a roller into a pot of paint.
“I had a foam roller, rolled off the excess paint and carefully filled in the stencil,” she continues.
“This is difficult because my slabs are not even as you can see.”
The homeowner goes on to warn that when you peel off the stencil, you need to be careful because you may have some bleed marks.
However, she says she simply just touched these up afterwards with a paintbrush.
Delighted with the monochrome results, the DIY guru enthuses: “And there we go…patio complete!”
Alongside the video, the caption read: Budget Garden Makeover
Painted Patio.
“*the patio was sealed after painting as well.”
