LITTLE TIKES PLAYHOUSE MAKEOVER

The kitchen cooker/table I sprayed white and used the white paint as a primer for the shinier hob area. I then painted in a gold paint that was suitable for wood and metal and applied with a brush.

ReassembleAfter allowing all the pieces to dry for at least a week I was finally ready to re-assemble the house. We just took care when we were attaching the shutters and door piece to ensure that we didn’t scrape off any of the paint in the process.

Add detailsI bought plastic door numbers from eBay for about £2 and sprayed first with a primer and then hand painted with the gold paint.

These then screwed easily into the house and I touched up the screws with the gold paint to match. I also painted the door bell with the gold paint and reattached it. My husband is working on the electronics to see if we can get the sounds working again as the battery parts were corroded. I’m also planning to make a farmhouse style outdoor light but will add that on later.

The gold cooker hob also flips out for a table. After reassembling the house I had to use white spirit to remove some runs and overspray of paint around the window frames on the inside. I should have used tape to protect these areas but I hadn’t realised how much the paint would run. It was really hard to remove with white spirit and I also used a paint scraper. Hopefully this means that the paint is going to be very hard wearing in the outdoors and while the kids play with it, but this did add on time and I regret skipping this step!

I also took a small paintbrush and touched up some of the joins of the panels. When the pieces were apart I couldn’t tell which parts of the edges of the pieces would show once the house was reassembled and I had missed a few areas.

Decorate!I added a few accessories, most were things we asked for from family members for my daughter’s birthday. This way she was able to have things for the house to unwrap on her birthday but it also kept the total cost of the DIY down.

The finished result! I got it finished a month after my daughter’s birthday but she loves it. I was so relieved to have this project done in time for her to play in it for the rest of summer. But also because I did end up putting in a lot of hours due to having to work on it in stages.

I also made an ice cream store on this side with the fold out table. She had the ice cream set for her birthday and I painted a £1 chalkboard gold for a menu.

I absolutely love the finished result! I’m not sure who loves it more, me or her! I could just sit and stare at it all day 😍 It wasn’t the quickest or cheapest project but so worth it for the result.

 

 

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~ Rachel ♡