Georgina Raine shared a clip of her painting her patio on Instagram last month and was shocked by how many people hated the idea.
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But even though trolls were convinced the whole thing was a terrible idea she proved them all wrong.
“If you want to cause a stir on social media, just take a paint brush to your patio.
“When I shared this project a month ago I had no idea it would cause such controversy,” Georgina confessed.
The project only cost £18, which was enough of a bargain to satisfy the homeowner.
She used grey masonry paint from Wickes and was stunned by how well it weathered over the last month.
“Even if it doesn’t fair so well over winter, for £18 a tub, I’ll just repaint it,” Georgina said.
She continued: “It’s only a temporary solution until we can afford to have the patio done properly so I’m super pleased with how it’s looking.”
After sharing the update on social media other DIY fans agreed the patio still looked great.
“Like you say lovely Georgina… it’s only £18 if it needs touching up, such sad people,” one commented.
A second agreed: “Just incredible! I still want to do this but our patio is so big, I’m not sure I have the energy at the moment.”
“looks great! People seem to lose their minds when you paint anything outside, everyone told me our roof tile paint would slip off within about 5 mins.
“A year and a half later looks exactly the same,” another said.
And someone else wrote: “love this budget friendly solution! You can never win on this app, there’s always someone in the comments with something horrible to say.”
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