Thelife- A couple on
TikTok found a boarded-up shower hidden behind a wall in theirhome while renovating. - The couple bought the house with a $150,000 budget and is transforming it into their first home.
- Commenters surprised by the bonus shower said it could increase the value of the home once renovated.
A couple on TikTok is racking up over a million views on a video showing how they found a hidden shower behind a wall in their new Oklahoma
In the video from April 23, the couple behind the TikTok account @mia_bug showed their thousands of followers how they knocked down a wall in their
@mia_bug Renovation finds...why ##renovations ##firsthome ##housetohome
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At the time of writing, the video had almost 2 million views and more than 155,000 likes. The couple did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
In another video also posted on April 23, the couple followed up on the hidden shower saga with some more information.
With a budget of $150,000, the couple said it's their first home renovation.
While they said that the previous owners had told them about the boarded-up area, they said the seller only told them there was a leaking drain pan back there and that it would be a "small fix." They were baffled when they found a shower in poor condition, they said.
"We were not expecting that at all, we were expecting just a leaking drain pan," they said in the video.
@mia_bug Reply to @mr.whiskeypug the seller was NOT fun to work with @tjschultz45 ##homerenovation ##housetohome
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Many TikTokers baffled by the unexpected reveal left questions in the comments, while others said there's a silver lining here.
"Honestly I wish I could find an extra 20-square-feet in my bathroom," one TikToker commented. Many others wrote that the bonus shower could increase the value of the home once renovated.
And they may be right. According to Discover.com, increasing the size of your bathroom tends to add to a home's value.