Hand me downs are great, right? But hand me downs that you can makeover and turn into something new and special are even better. That was the case with this Little Tikes playhouse that my in-laws gifted us. Keep reading to see how simple it was to take from basic to beautiful! Some links contain affiliates.
a Little Tikes playhouse makeover
It is wonderful living near family. Every time I think about moving back to Texas, I just think about that. About how great it is for our kids to be able to see their grandparents all the time. Plus, you gotta love freebies and hand-me downs from loved ones, right?
For example, we got a sweet little playhouse for free from my in-laws a couple years ago. It was in fairly good shape. Just a couple of cracks, a little dirty and scuffed up, and the stickers were peeling off inside.
I had seen these Little Tikes playhouse makeovers years ago and just fell in love. I knew that someday if we ever found a great deal at a yard sale or something that I would have a blast painting it–maybe even something that would match out house?
Well, thanks to my awesome-sauce in-laws, I didn’t even have to search every garage sale and Craigslist ad in the state. This poor little playhouse sat around for a couple years in its original condition as we focused on other things. Now that we’ve made some progress in our yard I decided it was time to do something about it. Of course I forgot to get a picture before we dissembled it, but you can see the original colors in the last picture in this post.
First Mike pressure washed the whole thing to give me a clean surface to start with. However, this still turned out to be a harder project than anticipated because I couldn’t get the shutters and door off. So I had to do A LOT of taping off. Eventually I finished with all the layers of spray paint (three layers for the Wildflower Blue on the sides, four for the Granite on the roof and shutters) and I reassembled the playhouse under our cherry tree.
Since I’ve finished this Little Tikes playhouse makeover and moved it to a better spot in the yard the kids have loved playing with it. Everything is coming together in the yard and I am so excited that all the hard work is paying off!
