Painted DIY Wooden Playset

Painted DIY Wooden Playset

Posted by DecoArt on Apr 15th 2020

DecoArt® Silk™ gives plain wooden shapes and structures acres and acres of bright color.

SUPPLIES

    • paper towels
    • sandpaper
    • wooden box
    • wooden shapes
    • peg people
    • wooden house
    • paintbrushes

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let dry completely between painting steps.

    1. Choose a latching wooden box.
      2. Instruction #1
    2. Gather the wooden shapes and peg people that can fit together in the box when it is latched.
      3. Instruction #2
    3. Sand all the surfaces. Wipe clean of sanding dust with a paper towel or clean cloth.
      4. Instruction #3
    4. Paint the peg people with Silk paints: Light Green, Rose, Turquoise, and Orange (which is a 1:1 mix of Fuchsia and Yellow).
      5. Instruction #4
    5. With Soft Black, paint on the hair, faces, and hearts.
      6. Instruction #5
    6. Paint the inside of the house shape with Yellow.
      7. Instruction #6
    7. Paint Fuchsia on the outside of the house shape.
      8. Instruction #7
    8. Paint an interior inside the house shape with Soft Black.
      9. Instruction #8
    9. On the other side, paint a school facade with Soft Black.
      10. Instruction #9
    10. Paint the wooden shape Fuchsia and the edges Light Green.
      11. Instruction #10
    11. With Soft Black, paint the outside of a house with windows and a door.
      12. Instruction #11
    12. On the other side of the wooden shape, paint with Soft Black. Let dry completely. With Yellow, paint a camping scene with a night sky.
      13. Instruction #12
    13. Paint the other wooden shapes Light Green and Fuchsia.
      14. Instruction #13
    14. Paint a car shape on the rectangle and dots on the half-circle with Soft Black.
      15. Instruction #14
    15. On the reverse side of the rectangle, paint a television with Soft Black. On the underside of the half-circle, paint with Rose; let dry; then paint a table setting with Soft Black.
      16. Instruction #15
    16. Paint the inside of the box lid Yellow and the box handle Red.
      17. Instruction #16
    17. Paint the inside of the box with Turquoise. Paint the rims of the box with Light Green and the sides with Fuchsia.
      18. Instruction #17
    18. Finish painting the box with Light Green on the lid and Turquoise on the front and back.
      19. Instruction #18
    19. Paint the bottom of the box with Red. Let dry. Paint a city scene with Soft Black.
      20. Instruction #19
    20. On the top of the box, paint "my playset" with Soft Black. (You can also customize the box with a name.)
      21. Instruction #20
    21. Let all pieces dry completely.
      22. Instruction #21
    22. Enjoy all the possibilities for play.
      23. Instruction #22

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