How To Paint A Tremendous Toy Box
Sam Lutz • December 15, 2015
With Christmas approaching, this is the perfect time of year to paint a toy box. Not only do toy boxes make precious gifts, but your child may be in need of a new toy box after December 25th. In this post, we’ll cover how to paint a tremendous, beautiful toy box that your child will treasure for years to come
Start with a Plan
The difference between a nice toy box and tremendous toy box is a plan to make it special. For example, this is a wonderful tutorial
that shows you how to make toy box that looks like a barn. It’s a creative idea and would probably delight many children. It goes well beyond the normal toy box construction. It’s tremendous.
So before you get started with the painting process, you’ll need to come up with a plan. Will you paint a design on the toy box? Will you stencil the name of the child or children who will use it? Will you use metallic paints or maybe attach a seat to the top
or do a photo-to-wood transfer? (And, by the way, a photo-to-wood transfer would impress your child if you decided to go that route, but you’d want to practice your technique before doing it on the toy box. Trust us.)
If you’re not sure what you can do to make your toy box special for your loved one, take a look at these toy box ideas
for inspiration. Once you have your idea in mind, move on to the painting tutorial we posted below. You may need to adjust some of the methods and steps to match with your plan, whatever that plan may be.
Get Started Painting
Materials:
- Sand Paper
- Microfiber Cloth
- Tarp
- Painter’s Tape
- Plastic
- Screw Driver
- Plastic Baggie
- Paint
- Paint Brushes (Unless You Plan to Use Spray Paint)
- Sand down the exterior of the box. Don’t sand any parts of the toy box that you don’t plan to paint.
- Wipe down the toy box with a damp microfiber cloth. Wait for the box to dry before proceeding.
- Move the toy box to a well ventilated area (this is especially important if you plan to use spray paint) and place it on a tarp.
- Mask off any parts of the toy box that you don’t want to be painted, or that you plan to paint later. If large areas of the toy box won’t be painted, cover those areas with plastic. Use painter’s tape to mask and attach the plastic to the toy box.
- Use a screw driver to remove the hardware from the toy box. Put the hardware in a baggie to keep it safe while you’re painting.
- Paint the toy box. If you plan to paint the inside as well as the outside, start with the interior, then wait for the paint to dry.
- Lightly sand the paint and then wipe away the sanded shavings with a microfiber cloth.
- Apply a second coat of paint. Wait for that coat of paint to dry before moving to the exterior of the toy box.
- Paint the exterior and wait for it to dry.
- Lightly sand the exterior, then wipe up the shavings with a microfiber cloth.
- Apply a second coat to the exterior.
- Re-attach the hardware.
Stop By Our Place for Materials
Stop by Ace Paint and Unfinished Furniture
for your paint, tarps and other materials. You can also come in for advice. We’ll be happy to help you devise a plan to make your toy box extraordinary.
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