Touching moment Ashton Kutcher surprised his mother with a new home as a Mother's Day gift

While Mother's Day for a lot of sons means remembering to buy a card and a bunch of flowers, for Ashton Kutcher it involved redecorating the entire house. 

The actor decided to remodel his childhood home in Homestead, Iowa as a special surprise for his mom Diane.

'It's my way of saying thank you to my mom,' the 37-year-old new father said, calling it his 'lifelong dream'.

'My mom has been like the greatest influence in my life, and anything I can do to say thank you is the right thing to do.'

As he lives in Beverly Hills and is also father to a new seven-month-old baby, the actor was able to remodel the house remotely - using the home-remodeling app Houzz to plan the new design.

The renovations were put up on the Houzz website as part of an online series. 

'It's a house I helped build with my stepdad [Mark] when I was 13 but these days we've all moved out and kind of outgrown the space,' explained Kutcher, who has also invested in houzz.

'I just had a daughter [Wyatt], my sister just had a new son. 

'And I want to make it fit for the next generation.

'They're going to be living with grandkids running around.' 

Kutcher has remodelled one of the bedrooms to fit bunkbeds, which he says will be able to be used when his mother's grandchildren come to stay. 

He also dramatically revamped the American-style living room, which used to have recliners, John Wayne memorabilia and Chicago Bears merchandise. It is now lighter, modern and minimalist, with a large wide screen television, modern fire and corner sofa.  

The renovation and home improvement took 27 days to install all the elements the actor wanted.

'We're tearing the entire house apart so if my mom doesn't like it, somebody's in big trouble,' Kutcher - who was born Christopher - said pointing to himself.

Kutcher helped build the house when he was 13-years-old with his stepfather, Steve, who played a big role in the remodeling process.

He told E! 'The one thing that has eternally bonded my stepdad and I is that my stepdad loves my mom as much as I do. 

'When you're the oldest son, and your parents have gone through a divorce, you're always mistrustful of any other guy. But Mark stepped in and a lot of ways was there for me in ways my dad couldn't be there for me. I'm one of those people in this world who's lucky enough to have two dads. I'm just a blessed person to have that much love in my life.'

She told People.com 'I went to visit Ashton and the new baby and they decided they needed me to stay out there for a little while to help,' his mom explains. 'And I come, and this is what I find. It does mean a lot to me, it's beautiful.' see more photos below...