I upgraded my bathroom tiles for half the price using paint – but trolls say it looks like a 1980s McDonald’s restaurant
REVAMPING your tiles can be a great way of levelling up your outdated bathroom.
However, social media users agreed that one woman’s DIY upgrade had the opposite effect.
In her viral video, TikTok user Ali (@theflippinwilsons) showed her followers the budget-friendly transformation she gave her bathroom tiles.
She revealed that she was able to “upgrade my floors for half the price.”
The TikToker achieved this by using paint on her existing tiles rather than lifting and replacing them.
She shared a time lapse of each step of the cheap and cheerful process.
However, viewers were quick to share their criticisms of the transformation.
Ali painted her large beige tiles to look like smaller ones with a white and brown layout pattern.
Her video quickly gained traction, amounting to 29.5 million views, but not everyone was a fan of the new look.
TikTok users revealed what the brown and white tiles reminded them of in the comments section.
“As a tile installer, this hurts but if you’re going for 1980s McDonald’s bathroom you really hit the mark,” wrote one viewer.
“This is lowkey giving me restaurant bathroom vibes,” agreed another follower.
“This print always reminds me of the pizza kitchens,” pointed out a third TikToker.
“Put this in reverse and it could be a renovation clip,” commented another person.
“I thought you were upgrading it,” said another commenter.
Others shared their support for the impressive technique but still criticised the colour scheme.
“You did a good job at painting but I like the other floor more,2 wrote one person.
Most popular DIY jobs homeowners love to do
- Paint walls
- New carpet
- Paint fence
- Paint ceilings
- Wallpapering
- Paint skirting boards
- New light fitting
- Re-grout/replace bathroom tiles
- Hang curtains/blinds
- Paint/oil interior doors
- Paint a shed
- Paint stairs
- New plug sockets
- New hard flooring
- New front door
- Update kitchen sink
- Replace kitchen worktops
- Hang shelves
- Change/update doorknobs
- Paint/upcycle garden furniture
“Love how symmetrical it all is, not digging the brown,” agreed another follower.
“Colour choice aside, execution is 10 out of 10,” commented one viewer.
“Everyone talking about the colour, I’m just thinking about how patient this woman is,” pointed out another TikTok user.
“Imagine how long that would have taken, well done.”
“[I] don’t like the idea of painting your floor BUUUT it did come out super good,” said one viewer.