Danielle Paterson, a 30-year-old mum of two, decided to use her time during lockdown to transform her daughter’s playhouse into a gorgeous pink paradise.
The senior account manager, from Bedfordshire, transformed the wooden playhouse into an amazing fairy playhouse.
Husband Stuart had bought the playhouse last year from the local garden centre, but the couple took the chance while in lockdown to personalise it for under £100.
The couple had initially bought the playhouse after they had a baby last year and wanted to distract eldest Poppy from any sibling rivalry with new sister Darcy.
They even told Poppy that the house was a gift from her new baby sister, to really make sure they got along.
The playhouse transformation, which went down a treat with Poppy, also helped mum Danielle.
She told LatestDeals.co.uk: ‘I decided to channel my energies into projects where I could see a quantifiable change. The first was the fairy playhouse and garden!
‘I’ve had the idea in my head since last year but have just never gotten round to it.
‘I loved it but wanted to make it really special for my girls. Poppy is very much in a fairy princess stage, so I decided to paint it pink.’
To achieve the colour, Danielle used Cuprinol paints in sweet pea and white shades.
She added details such as white frills on the arches by drawing around a vase.
Danielle also added lots of fairy lights and to make the fairy garden, she used nine strips of artificial grass from Homebase which cost £4.95 each.
‘I really liked the idea of having a white picket fence, so I picked up two bits of fencing from Homebase for £6.99 each and spray painted them white,’ added Danielle.
‘Poppy absolutely loves it, and I’ve still got more ideas. I bought some light-up cherry blossom trees from Aldi for £14.99 each and intend to decorate with toadstools and stumps soon to really give it a fairy feel.
‘The whole project took me two days, and cost me just under £100.’
Danielle was delighted with how the project turned out, and says it provided a great mental distraction during the lockdown.
She continued: ‘It was really good for my mental health, because as much as I love my children, I, like a lot of other parents, was finding it a struggle during lockdown mentally.
‘These projects allowed me to have some time to myself – I stick a book in on Audible and just concentrate on the task at hand!’
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