Check out 11 More Painted Playhouse Makeovers! From signs to home decor and holiday crafts or redoing furniture in between soccer practices, we do it all all while armed with an ice cold Diet Coke. Join us in our DIY adventures! How do I attach the cabinet pull for the door?
Did you drill or glue? Aaah so sorry for the late reply! Hi Stephanie! I showed my best friend this and she made one for my daughter. Thanks for your guidance!!! Hi Veronica! What an amazing bestie to give it a go for you! Good luck!
We will obviously tape off the white board and chalkboard portions. Does that seem about right? I just started painting a playhouse like this for my niece! Did you paint the inside of the walls as well? I want to move in! Is the sealant enough to keep the slide slick enough to go down or do you think painting it would be a mistake? Thanks in advance for your insight! Haha thanks Holly! Such a fun and easy makeover, just LOTS of paint!
Hey ladies, I was wondering if you could explain how you disassembled the playhouse to paint it? Thanks for any help! Thanks so much for the tutorial.
I attempted this and the door paint is already chipping even though I primed it. Do you know how to take the doors off to retouch? I bought it straight out of the box. Hi Monica! So sorry about that door… it is the absolute worst to keep paint on!! Luckily the rest of the playhouse paint has stayed put with 0 chipping, phew!
As my daughter would open the door and windows a trillion times. I also sanded some parts but not all the house. Does the paint on your playhouse do that? And supposedly, my project should be done twice as fast. And with 3 young kids impatiently waiting for their new plastic playhouse, getting this project done ASAP is essential.
For color combination ideas and makeover inspiration, do a Google Images search. You will probably find a substantial number of plastic playhouses updated using neutral and pastel colors. These houses are beautiful and admittedly, more sophisticated, than ours. But my girls love bright colors.
My oldest loves purple, while my 3-year old twins love hot pink. But my ultimate goal is to create a dream playhouse for my girls, so I decided to move forward with the brighter colors they love.
And if I need to re-paint it in a year or two, then so be it. Plus, they will probably outgrow this playhouse in a year or two. And I can pass it on to the next family to update with their own color combination and style.
The answer to this question depends on the size of your playhouse. The dimensions of our playhouse are about both 50 inches high and wide, and 58 inches deep. Admittedly, I originally underestimated how many cans of spray paint I needed, which resulted in a second trip to Home Depot. So I recommend getting a few extra cans. Nothing more annoying than running out midway through a project I speak from experience…. While we painted both the exterior and interior, you can save yourself a few cans of paint and time by not painting the interior of the house.
I was concerned about wear and tear with all those little feet coming in and out all day. If I was a bit braver, I would have sprayed it grey color that would match the purple and pink better. But I chickened out. And luckily the floor was amazingly good shape. Corey, a blogger at Hey There, Home , tested the longevity of two different types of spray paints on her plastic outdoor furniture. And she found that the chair painted with a satin sheen looked better than the one painted with a gloss finish.
Fortunately, all but one color was available in satin. And that was the Grape purple for the roof. For that color, they only had gloss available. I actually really like the gloss. Glad I ended up having to use it. It will be a big mess. And, yes I speak from experience. At first I admit I was lazy and tried it. I had to start over.
Tape will pull off any fresh paint…. To disassemble the plastic playhouse, remove all the screws with a screwdriver. Our playhouse has Phillips screws. Collect the screws in a plastic bag and save in a safe place. For those pieces that are attached to the house without screws like the shutters and door , try to pop out with your hands and a bit of muscle.
I found that they are most likely to pop out when pulled up from the bottom. Most playhouse manufacturers, like Step2 sell replacement parts.
Even for old models, like ours, that are no longer being manufactured. When I found a picture of our specific Step2 playhouse online, I discovered that we were missing a few pieces. We were missing the two roof supports and the skylight.
This really is an easy project, but it can be time consuming. Allowing the surfaces to dry for at least 24 hours between layers is crucial for good adhesion.
Factor in our irriational Midwest weather here in Illinois, and this project ended up taking me a solid week to finish. I wanted to add some contrast to the exterior stone work. This DecoArt curb appeal paint has held up wonderfully on two of my exterior doors. After finishing, the boldness was a little too much for me.
You can see the comparison of before and after in the second image. Side note: Utilize tiny little helpers at your own risk! The distressing allowed some of the original brown to come through giving the stones a really natural appearance. Once everything was reassembled I gave it all another coat of clear sealer.
I made sure to go over high traffic areas like the door and shutters times. I can already tell that these areas will wear down quickly. She even asked if she was going to get decorations! The details are my favorite. Making over this plastic playhouse using spray paint will give this little house new life!
And hopefully provide her with hours of fun! Loving your playhouse makeover! And I bet your little bitty will have a blast playing house in there. This is just wonderful! How has it held up?
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