DIY Playhouse Makeover On A Budget
Happy Monday friends! Hope you all are having a great start to your week. I have been receiving a lot of requests on our DIY Playhouse makeover on a budget. I am so excited to share what we learned along the way and how we redid my daughters’ playhouse on a budget. Don’t be intimidated by this DIY project, it’s time-consuming but super easy.
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DIY Playhouse Makeover On A Budget:
My daughters love playhouses! We learned that at our friends’ house who has an adorable playhouse. My two year old wouldn’t leave the playhouse there or at the gym, so we knew we needed to surprise them with one. In Southern California we can enjoy our yard 12 months out of the year, so we had to make a fun space for the girls to play.
We purchased this playhouse for under $200 (click the image below)! Before photo (from manufacturer’s website):
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What Not To Do:
Don’t spray paint the actual house with spraypaint! We learned this the hard way. My husband and I thought spray-painting would be a great way to paint this. Ten spray paint cans later it was not even halfway covered! The cedar wood just soaks up the paint. I recommend an exterior semi-gloss paint to help protect the wood. It will take multiple coats but be patient and it will turn out looking great!
How To Transform The Playhouse:
Door:
We did use spray paint to paint the door. It’s a light pink color called Pink Peony and we love the way it turned out. We chose an outdoor spray paint in gloss and it has held up really well.
Accessories:
We spray painted the door handle, the wood letters (which I found from Hobby Lobby), and kitchen accessories with Rustoleum gold metallic spray paint. It’s my favorite gold spray paint. I have tried a ton of different gold spray paints and this by far is the best!
Window Shade:
I went to Hobby Lobby and picked up some fabric and made a window shade with fabric glue and a glue gun.
- Measure the window
- Cut the fabric
- Fold the edges and iron the hem
- Use fabric glue to hold the hem together
- Let the fabric glue fully dry
- Then use your hot glue gun to attach the window shade to the wood
It was so easy!
We added flowers, a wreath, and a green grass rug under the playhouse and the girls absolutely love it! It was so worth the time we spent doing this DIY playhouse makeover on a budget. You have to see my good friend Jenn with Jenn Loyd Life & Style’s playhouse here. It’s so cute and will leave you even that more inspired to complete your own DIY playhouse makeover!
I hope you enjoyed this post. Let me know if you have any questions below!
Your playhouse is magical!!! The girls are going to have tons of fun in it. This weekend we are decorating ours for Valentine’s Day…lots of hearts coming!
So fun!!! Can’t wait to see what you share.
You did such a fine job! Thank you for sharing!! I am saving all these details!! ????????????
Aw thank you so much! You will have to keep me posted if you do this DIY! Would love to see photos. xo
So cute – I bet the girls are absolutely in love with it! Many hours of fun…
May I ask how the paint has held up over time? We just bought this same playhouse for our daughter, but I fear that Ohio weather will destroy any paint I put on it.
Thank you! It has been doing well.
Did you paint before you built the playhouse or after?
It’s so much easier to paint beforehand. I definitely recommend it 🙂
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So cute! I’m in the middle of remodeling ours now! Quick question… how has the gold paint on the kitchen held up? Thanks!!
Thank you! Some of the gold has chipped off but most is still there. 🙂
So cute! Where did you get the kitchen sink and stove for the playhouse?
Thank you! It was included we just spray painted it with gold spray paint.
Love this! I’m doing my daughtet’s now. Did you paint it with a paint brush or roller? She’s had it awhile so its already put together.
Thank you! We did both.
Love what you did! What size ‘grass’ rug did you use under the playhouse?
Thank you! It is a 5×8 rug.
Like what you’ve done! I wanted to be able to add things to the play house which is why we picked wood. I bought the same one as you but with the kitchen in it. I have already painted 1 coat of white In & out before putting it together. It will be for my Granddaughter on my back patio which can be moved to be covered or not. We’re putting hidden locking gliders under the playhouse for ease in moving under covered patio. We’re in Western NY
so I wanted to have shutters to cover the 3 big windows on 3 sides. We are also making a full dutch door for the same reason. Bought 2- 10″stainless steel hinges on Amazon $13 plus we’re using scrap piece of wood painted white for the table top. (drop down at side window) Painting accent color of light green called Pitter Patter, for door, gable trim, and roof. I bought indoor outdoor blue & white rug for under house with matching blue chairs for under drop table or for indoor. Target 30% off until 4/13/24. . Bought a mailbox made of unfinished wood, correct size for playhouse for $ 13 @Joanne Fabrics. We have a blue color accent paint for smaller items, as we go. Using copperspray paint for some plant hangers, etc. and adding a cupola with weathervane if it works out! Want 2 solar lights by front door. Painted entire indoor white to lighten whole space- roof especially. Adding Target vague clear Brightroom storage box to screw bottom to wall so opening faces out under the kitchen for dish/food storage. Another wooden shelf for her decor special items. Got my little girl a mirror to hang inside, some metal ladybugs, butterflies, bumble bees, lizards , etc & for outdoor too. An Amerian Flag for the front w/flowers for planter boxes, Welcome sign or wreath for door, and a few other things as we go! I can’t wait to finish it! We’re using cabinet hinges for shutters as suggested by another person so they can be closed and make this almost weatherproof. I will final paint after putting together. Adding puck lights to indoor so no cords or plugs. For the outside drop down hinge table, I got stainless steel hinges on Amazon $13 for pair. We’re replacing hinge on door as it’s plastic & using stainless steel, probably enforcing inside corners of house w/1×1 wood to strengthen those plastic hinges. All in All, I hope we finish it this weekend! Ordered or bought most other things already. We should be fairly prepared already. Wish us luck!