'My flat looks horrid from the entrance – but you won't believe what's inside'

Never has the phrase 'don't judge a book by its cover' been more apt. The housing market in the UK is dire, with the average rent for a one-bedroom flat in London costing a whopping £1,280. If you're tired of viewing mouldy bathrooms and dirty be sits, don't give up hope just yet.

It's always worth giving those seemly run-down apartments a chance, as you might be in for a pleasant surprise. Tycia, who lives in France, has gone viral after showing the stark contrast between the entrance to her flat compared to its interior. It really is a Vampire Diaries to Barbie transition that nobody expected.

.. Taking to TikTok, Tycia showed how she has to walk down a dark staircase into a spooky cellar with broken wooden doors and exposed brick, before heading up a flight of stairs in what looks like an abandoned building block.

But, when she opens the door, you step into a vibrant apartment decorated in true Millennial style. There's a pink and yellow feature wall filled with artwork, an orange corner sofa, golden mirror, bubble lamp, and a whole host of other cool nicknacks on display. The whole apartment is immaculately clean and feels worlds apart from the outside.

Want to avoid the doom and gloom? Get the latest positive news sent straight to your inbox with our Bright Stuff newsletter In a video captioned 'the walk to my apartment vs my apartment' - which has amassed a whopping 11.4 million views - thousands of shocked viewers took to the comments section to praise the flat. "The w.