[lucywil]

have just put my mums old shed up on our plot and i told my six year old he could paint some flowers on it but he has decided he would like to paint a rainbow on it.

do you think it would be ok to do it with poster paint then put varnish over it to weatherproof it? i will put timber care underneath it first

[arugula]

Hi Lucywil,

Nice idea!  As long as everything is water based, you should be OK. I'm assuming your poster paints are water based. You are likely to get a reaction and cracking/peeling if you mix water/solvents/oils....

[lucywil]

i am guessing that varnish isn't water based?

[janet12000]

Make sure you are allowed to make your shed pretty.
My site has rules about them being painted green or brown only.
I got a few suggestions off here about painting it in a green and brown pattern, but in the end I just went for brown!

At the moment it is only tarted up with a sequinned star which someone gave me stuck on the door.
I plan on growing sweet peas up the side of it next year to make it colourful. 

[arugula]

i am guessing that varnish isn't water based?

You can get water-based varnish  .

[lucywil]

Make sure you are allowed to make your shed pretty.
My site has rules about them being painted green or brown only.
I got a few suggestions off here about painting it in a green and brown pattern, but in the end I just went for brown!

At the moment it is only tarted up with a sequinned star which someone gave me stuck on the door.
I plan on growing sweet peas up the side of it next year to make it colourful. 

it a council run site and nothing in the rules about shed colour, i'm the council rep as well so what's the worse that can happen? i'll have to tell myself off!!

[arugula]

Of course, we expect photos when the decorating is done! 

[Rangerkris]

My shed front is Green (Door surround)blue (door) and black (trim aorund the door)

[lucywil]

Of course, we expect photos when the decorating is done! 

will do but i have to sort out the paint first so it may be a little while before i get round to it!

[tam]

I would use acrylics, you could either pick up a cheap set of colours or mix PVA glue in with some poster paints for a similar effect. I think you'd get a brighter/neater look than poster paint would give on rough would. You can then varnish over and it should keep well.

[lucywil]

good point, thanks. my daughter is doing A level art and has loads of acrylics so might go and raid her bedroom. she always takes my make up so time to get my own back i think!!!

[lucywil]

so here it is, took us a little while to get round to it, we used poster paint mixed with pva glue in the end with a coat of varnich over the top, the rest is not quite finished.

[Loubs]

Superb painting! I love the stuff people do to their sheds to brighten up the plots!

[Digger Tom]

 Looks awsome, a budding artist there me thinks.

[compostqueen]

It looks fab    I paint my shed two shades of green and then grow lovely pink cosmos against it to set it off