Our once beautiful, cedar plank swing set had seen its day… Now it is looking ragged and trashy. We want to enjoy the view from our patio, and this big eyesore is all we see! The kids still play, climb, swing all over it. How can we make it a little easier to look at? My DIY Vibes were leading me to my next project: A Painted Swing Set!
The beautiful “cedar” has lost its red luster. I’m not feeling the green & yellow accents anymore either. I’m going to go with a white, gray & black neutral color scheme.
The first step of the painted swing set makeover is the spray painted accents. I used about 6 cans of white Rustoleum spray paint for all the metal fixtures. Spray paint first, so no taping has to be done!
The Best Paint for a Swing Set
For the main parts of the swing set I thought this Kilz Slate Gray Concrete & Floor Paint I have leftover from painting our bathroom floor tiles would hold up well. It was a little on the dark side, and I didn’t want it to be hot to the touch, so I added some white paint to it. About a 50/50 mixture of each.
The painting went by really quickly because we didn’t have to be careful since we were outside. I could also let all my little “helpers” join right in because there was no messing this up- even if paint spilled- no prob, we are outside!
The roof was calling for black paint. I love how rich black paint looks, and the roof is safe to use it because they don’t have to touch it. I know in the Texas sun anything black will be too hot to climb on.
Some battery operated star lights hung in the clubhouse of the swing set, and it is now a piece of beauty.
Such a huge makeover from mostly leftover paint I already had. Inexpensive & a huge impact… leaves me with the best kind of DIY vibes!
How Well Does a Painted Swing Set Hold Up?
Look at how well this paint mixture as held up so far!
