UPDATE Paint colors for a playhouse

[timorousbeastie]

We just got DD a playhouse, and now are trying to decide what color(s) to paint it. The grey feels too boring to me, plus it doesn't go very well with our house, which has reddish-brown brick with dark brown trim. So far most of the playhouse pictures I've found online are either grey, white, or natural wood, but I'd like to try something a little more fun. The railing and the posts supporting the railing are vinyl; everything else is wood and could be painted. Any thoughts or ideas?

[dr.girlfriend]

Apr 25, 2019 13:45:58 GMT -5 timorousbeastie said:

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We just got DD a playhouse, and now are trying to decide what color(s) to paint it. The grey feels too boring to me, plus it doesn't go very well with our house, which has reddish-brown brick with dark brown trim. So far most of the playhouse pictures I've found online are either grey, white, or natural wood, but I'd like to try something a little more fun. The railing and the posts supporting the railing are vinyl; everything else is wood and could be painted. Any thoughts or ideas?

IDK how well it would go with your current house but I vote yellow. 😁

[penguingrrl]

My mom just painted her shed aqua and it looks really pretty and fun! Her house is a 1950 cape so it fits with the 50s vibe of her house and neighborhood.

[TBM]

I feel like gray goes with everything, but maybe that's just me.

I would leave it gray but paint the door a fun color (your daughter's favorite color?), and make curtains out of a colorful, fun print.


Alternately, I think it is cute when a playhouse is sort of a mini me of the house, so maybe a color from the brick to tie it in.

[simpsongal]

My playhouse growing up was peach

Can your LO get a vote? I also had a window box of flowers that I stenciled. I would lean in, it's a playhouse. Boo to gray.

[timorousbeastie]

Apr 25, 2019 15:07:20 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

My playhouse growing up was peach

Can your LO get a vote? I also had a window box of flowers that I stenciled. I would lean in, it's a playhouse. Boo to gray.

I asked DD what color we should paint it, and she answered "all the colors."   

I will be adding a window box - I didn't think of having DD stencil it; I love that idea!

[dr.girlfriend]

Apr 25, 2019 15:24:27 GMT -5 timorousbeastie said:

Apr 25, 2019 15:07:20 GMT -5 simpsongal said:

My playhouse growing up was peach

Can your LO get a vote? I also had a window box of flowers that I stenciled. I would lean in, it's a playhouse. Boo to gray.

I asked DD what color we should paint it, and she answered "all the colors."   

I will be adding a window box - I didn't think of having DD stencil it; I love that idea!

Ha, you can do each slat a different color, rainbow-style!  :-D

But, seriously, this is my dream (play) house -- if I could do my current house in yellow I would!

[timorousbeastie]

Apr 25, 2019 15:34:26 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Apr 25, 2019 15:24:27 GMT -5 timorousbeastie said:

I asked DD what color we should paint it, and she answered "all the colors."   

I will be adding a window box - I didn't think of having DD stencil it; I love that idea!

Ha, you can do each slat a different color, rainbow-style!  :-D

But, seriously, this is my dream (play) house -- if I could do my current house in yellow I would!

Ooh, I'm not usually a fan of yellow, but that is really cute!

[k3am]

dr.girlfriend, that playhouse would rent out for over $1k/month here. And is probably better constructed than a lot of properties.

[k3am]

I don't think a play house needs to match your house at all. I'd let my kid pick a color and then find a few samples that don't repulse me and let her pick the final color. Everyone knows it's a playhouse.

[sandandsea]

I vote fun color that she picks! I totally would have wanted purple with pink shuttters

We built a fort in the backyard and stained it gray to match our house. It’s boring but blends in well. And it’s just a fort, not an adorable house!

[lilac05]

My fist thought was yellow. I’d probably go to Sherwin Williams & grab paint swatches of any fun color that I felt like I could tolerate and let her choose. The only time I’d even remotely care about it coordinating with the house would be if it was really visible from the street (like a corner lot without a fence)...and even then, I wouldn’t care much unless there were stupid HOA rules.

[lilac05]

As you’re choosing, remember that it’s very little paint and it won’t take much time to repaint it. If you choose a color and hate it or get tired of it, you can easily change it later.

[k3am]

And I should have said it sooner, but 4-11 year old me would have cut off my right arm for that playhouse as is. Lucky kid!!

36 year old me would also probably be happy with it as long as the kids were kept out and it had a comfy reading spot in it.

[candreco]

I'd pick a blue on the brighter side that complements the brick on your house. It would make that adorable white door really pop.

[FrozenSunshine]

My grandpa built us a playhouse in his back yard as a "mini" version of their house. It was painted the same color as their house and had a white mini porch swing. He also gave us an address.. we were 405 1/2 Ed Street...their address with 1/2 added. He would leave messages for us in our mailbox when we came to visit and when the mailman knew we were in town he'd leave the real mail in our mailbox... it was a lot of fun.

[kitchenreno]

We painted ours the same color as our house (a light beige) and then let DDs pick the shutter colors. (first they were pink, now they're purple)

[timorousbeastie]

I just wanted to update now that we've finally gotten around to painting. Thanks so much to everyone for all the ideas! After showing DD suggestions from here as well as many trips to Sherwin Williams to show her paint chips, DD decided she wanted her playhouse to be blue, purple, pink, and unicorns (apparently unicorn counts as a color to a 5 year old!). So we went with blue on the outside, purple and pink on the inside, with unicorn curtains. There's still some minor touch up that needs to be done, painting the shutters white, and adding things like a window box and address numbers. But that will probably all wait until spring, as for now H and I are done putting more effort into a playhouse than our own house 😛

[dr.girlfriend]

Sept 20, 2019 12:51:57 GMT -5 timorousbeastie said:

I just wanted to update now that we've finally gotten around to painting. Thanks so much to everyone for all the ideas! After showing DD suggestions from here as well as many trips to Sherwin Williams to show her paint chips, DD decided she wanted her playhouse to be blue, purple, pink, and unicorns (apparently unicorn counts as a color to a 5 year old!). So we went with blue on the outside, purple and pink on the inside, with unicorn curtains. There's still some minor touch up that needs to be done, painting the shutters white, and adding things like a window box and address numbers. But that will probably all wait until spring, as for now H and I are done putting more effort into a playhouse than our own house 😛

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Adorable! The loft looks like the one in our new bedroom! ❤️

[aprilsails]

That is so cute! Looks completely refreshed.

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Adorable!

[mrsukyankee]

I would have been in heaven in that as a 5 yr old.

[timorousbeastie]

Sept 20, 2019 16:31:19 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

I would have been in heaven in that as a 5 yr old.

I'm in heaven in it as a 38 year old 😋

[timorousbeastie]

Sept 20, 2019 13:35:16 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Adorable! The loft looks like the one in our new bedroom! ❤️

I hope your loft is also pink and unicorn themed 😋

[dr.girlfriend]

Sept 20, 2019 16:39:12 GMT -5 timorousbeastie said:

Sept 20, 2019 13:35:16 GMT -5 dr.girlfriend said:

Adorable! The loft looks like the one in our new bedroom! ❤️

I hope your loft is also pink and unicorn themed 😋

Not quite, but our son keep saying the loft is going to be his giant Beyblade stadium, so it might definitely have "a look."  For now I'm just happy that the railing got stained today to match our new floors!