I used a cheap hack to upgrade my old beige tiles – I think it looks fab, even if it decreases my house price

WANT to spruce up your kitchen on a budget but don't know where to begin?

This homeowner decided to give her kitchen tiles a new lease of life with a simple lick of paint.

Riley, from Michigan, often posts DIY videos on social media as she renovates her first home with her husband.

In a recent video she showed off the task she confessed she was "the most afraid" to tackle - but it turned out better than she could've even expected.

Despite people telling her not to, Riley decided to paint her old, beige kitchen floor tiles black.

"We hated the brown of the tile, [it was] just not the direction we wanted to go with decor," she explained in a viral TikTok.

But since the tiles had a heating element underneath she didn't want to risk breaking it by ripping up the tiles and starting from scratch, at least not when she could try sprucing up the old tiles first.

So, she got to work with a layer of primer before painting the grout to ensure all the small nooks and crannies got a covering of the paint.

Two thin coats of paint later, Riley used a paint roller to add the polyurethane, leaving a classic black finish to the once brown kitchen floor.

People warned Riley not to go through with the floor renovation, but she decided since the area would be covered by a large rug anyway, and because she has no pets or kids, it was worth the risk.

"Yeah don't do it, it's gonna look nice and fresh for about a week before it starts to scratch, scuff and bubble the paint from the foot traffic," one commented on the clip.

"House value just went down £50k," another mocked.