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Old Corrugated Playhouse Transformation

Update an old corrugated metal playhouse or storage building to look like a red barn.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/old-corrugated-playhouse-transformation • Posted by BarryBelcher

My parents still have the playhouse we used to play in when we were kids. With just a little paint, scrap wood and clean up, a past time sore eye is now real time curb appeal!

You will need

Project Budget
Free

Time

4 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

My parents still have the playhouse we used to play in when we were kids. With just a little paint, scrap wood and clean up, a past time sore eye is now real time curb appeal!

Instructions

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    Clean surface, then paint the outer corrugated tin walls red, then paint all trim white.

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    Replace porch posts and paint them white.

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    Screw thin wood strips of wood on the door directly to the tin door in a cross hatch pattern. Paint wood white. Lastly, screw a decorative wood Letter on the porch roof face.