NOT trying to boast or anything – but since we've been in lockdown, we've massively improved our DIY skills… i.e. we can now redecorate a wall without getting paint everywhere.

Well just in case our heads were getting a little too big over all our home renovation projects, one savvy mum-of-two has revealed how she's completely transformed her flat on a shoestring budget – and it looks absolutely incredible.

Sharing the process on her TikTok account Middo Home, single mum Kate explained how she redecorated each room in her flat over lockdown.

In a video which has racked up over 46,000 "likes", Kate wrote: "In 2020, I decided to try and make our flat a lovely home for us."

Determined to create her dream home, Kate squeezed her home improvement projects into evenings and weekends when she wasn't working and kept her budget down by repurposing IKEA furniture.

She added: "I worked late at night after work and putting the kids to bed and I tried to be as creative as possible with the budget I had."

In one clip, Kate used the rubber of a pencil to create a dotty black feature wall and stuck tape on another to form a geometric shape.

Back in November, the savvy mum – who works in the emergency services – explained how she created a whole new room for her son for only £12.50.

Giving up a section of her bedroom, Kate created the space for her son using two stud walls she made herself.

She added: "But it just never felt finished for some reason. So I decided to to update it using leftover MDF and paint from other projects. The whole project cost me £12.50."

Adding finishing touches to the room, Kate built a panelled feature wall using the wood she already had and turning and old cupboard into a trendy shelving unit.

And as this was so successful, Kate decided to replicate it in her daughter's room too.

Sharing amazing "before" and "after" photos, the mum wrote: "Taking this boring cupboard full to the brim with clutter and turning it into the perfect chill out hideaway."

To begin, Kate added a mini ladder up to the cupboard and painted the frame in pastel pink and white on the inside.

After adding a black dotty feature wall, Late then kitted out the reading nook with pillows, books and fairy lights.

As for Kate's bedroom, the mum used IKEA shelves to create a stunning open dressing table.

She also spent a further £60 transforming the bathroom which went towards the gemotric vinyl floor and black paint for the shower.

"OMG so stunning," one fan commented. "You should be so proud of yourself."

Another added: "WOW girl – you've smashed this. You're incredible!"

A third gushed: "Looks absolutely beautiful."

For more amazing home transformations, this abandoned ‘crack den’ covered in graffiti was transformed into a plush family pad as the owner shared jaw-dropping makeover pics.

And this couple who purchased run-down 1930s house turn it into dream home with eBay bargains.

Plus this woman was quoted £1k to replace ‘outdated’ floor does it herself by painting tiles which were ‘ready for the bin’ for £100.

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