A MUM managed to transform her ugly patio in just 15 hours by giving it a lick of fresh paint.

Chloe Alexandra decided it was finally time to overhaul her back garden, which was just a drab slab of cracked concrete.

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She rolled up her sleeves and ordered herself a stencil, and grabbed some masonry paint, with the whole project costing 50.

Chloe bought a tin of black and white paint and mixed it up to make her own shade of grey, which she painted on top of a plain white base.

She finished the whole thing by sealing it, confirming she didnt fill in the cracks first - just painted over them.

Chloe shared her handiwork to Facebook group Gardening On A Budget Official, where more than 3,000 people have admired her efforts.

She wrote: Ugly patio to lovely patio in 50 and 15 hours painting.

Not to everybody's taste but I love it.

Its just white masonry paint base then black and white masonry paint mixed together to make a dark grey for the stencil.

The stencil is from dizzy ducks. I sealed it after with Johnsons water seal and no I didnt fill the cracks first.

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Hundreds of people have commented on her post, claiming her time was well spent.

One person said: Not to everybodys taste, are you kidding lol, its magnificent. Well blooming done.

Someone else wrote: Made an excellent job of that.

A third commented: WOW!! absolutely fantastic!

This person thought: Well done you, it looks amazing, you should be really proud of yourself.

While someone else added: Looks wonderful!! AND frugal! Even better. Thanks for sharing.

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