Easter is upon us and now more then ever parents will be looking for ways to entertain the children and themselves through the break. Our decorating enthusiasts have compiled some of their favorite creative ideas to keep you, and your children entertained this Easter.
No matter what the weather does upcycling some old furniture can fill an afternoon and you can really let your imaginations run wild. We’ve made a guide showing you how to upcycle some furniture, but if you don’t have the tools or furniture paints at home, here are some ideas for substitutions. Swap furniture paint for some left-over gloss, satin or eggshell paint instead. When painting wooden furniture these paints also work really well and you don’t need to worry about applying lacquer or furniture wax when you finish.
When using this paint the new Harris Interior Woodwork brushes are great, but if you don’t have them use an old gloss brush or natural bristle brush for a good result. Foam roller sleeves will also give you a good finish when working with gloss, satin or eggshell paint. Then all you need is some sandpaper or a hand sander and a nice clear workspace. If the weather is good, we recommend upcycling outside as there can be a lot of dust! Let us know if you try some upcycling this weekend by tagging us on Instagram!
Painting your own feature wall is a fun and creative experience and you really don’t need a lot of tools to get started. We’ve written a how to paint a feature wall guide for step by step instructions. If you don’t have the new tools we recommend, you will still get a good result using some older Harris mini rollers with the fluffy roller sleeves and some standard masking tape. If you can, run a filler knife over the masking tape to make it as flat as possible, this will help prevent bleed through and give you some nice crisp lines.
What do you do if you don’t have masking tape? If you don’t have masking tape don’t try to paint straight edges free hand and don’t try to use another type of tape you will either have a lot of bleed underneath or you will pull the paint off the wall and have a sticky residue left behind. But you can still paint a great feature wall.
If you have some left over pieces from a paint pad set, these can be great for painting circles and curved shapes. We used one in our valentine’s day post earlier in the year to paint a heart and you can use the same tricks to paint clouds or trees or any other rounded organic shape. If you don’t have a paint pad set, you can still have fun! Dulux have shown us how to paint a heart using nothing but a sponge and some children’s acrylic paint. Of course, you won’t get the super smooth finish a Harris brush, roller or paint pad set would give you, but you can have fun painting at home.
We love painting feature walls because you can use up old paint to create some wonderful unique patterns. This activity can be as large or as small as you like, we hope you enjoy it and share your creations with us online!
Painting your home is great fun but making a whole new game to entertain the family, that’s really magical. Earlier this week one of our colleagues shared their latest past time, a bowling game! They used some of the samples from our old range they had lying around at home and some bright orange paint to recycle old plastic bottles into a bowling game, giving them and their family hours of fun and entertainment. We love this and can’t wait to try and make our own… And you know, speaking of games, we’ve heard you might be here to play another Easter game?
Here we are, you’ve found clue number two.
Now head to the place you plan to go to, um, shower…
