Having some large pieces of scrap timber hanging around the garden / garage, we decided a few years back, to build a play house for our daughter at the back of the garden where no plants would grow.
Made from old fence posts, some left over perspex, decking scrounged out of a neighbours skip and some new sheets of plywood we built a little house... which never quite got finished... so plants grew in under the roof.... bringing with it all the creepy crawlies little girls don’t like.
So this June, I finally got round to sealing the roof, and painting the internal walls with gloss paint. And with two little girls, we thought it would be nice to make the interior rather girly.
Excluding the blackboard paint the whole decorating cost came in at under £10.
To make the peg row - I reused some plastic handles from the girls bedroom and attached them to a scrap piece of 2"x1" timber which was covered in some in-expensive gingham.
The blackboard was made from an old picture frame that was taking up space in the garage, the print was taken out and the frame backing painted with blackboard paint.
The bunting was made from my husbands old work shirts and some gingham I had left over. See below for my tips on making quick bunting.
I made little covers for the wooden stools from old jeans and an old duvet that had spent the last few years in the cats basket (it was well washed before I used it!!)
One heart decoration was from jeans and shirt fabric, whilst the other I made by reusing some florist wire, which was covered in a mix of wire, wool and some cheap Pony beads that were crocheted together.
The butterflies and other decorations were purchased - all for less than £8.
Now it is a really cosy and great fun to play in.
Thanks for looking
Regards Stompy
