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Rainbow Backyard Fence

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020| adminadmin| 54 Comments | 9:01 pm
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In a sky full of clouds be a rainbow.

It’s been about 8 weeks of being under quarantine and social distancing. As a Motherhood + Lifestyle blogger who takes photos of beautiful scenery on a regular bases of our adventures, it’s been quite tough to do so under the circumstances that we are currently in. So I decided to put my creative hat on. I love colorful backgrounds and I don’t think it gets more colorful than a rainbow, aimrite? I thought, how about we paint our backyard fence rainbow colored. I went on Pinterest for inspo on a colored palette and did my research on different paints to use. I told my husband that I would take care of this DIY and it would really bring some happiness so asked him if he didn’t mind if our fence was colorful, ha! He went for it, wahoo!

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue and the dreams that you are to dream really do come true.

After much research, I went for the Valspar Exterior Base Paint . We have used it for outdoor projects before and it really lasted well. I went into Lowe’s and talked to an employee about my project. He helped me decide between the 25 color palettes that I had, ha! The other thing that he helped me with is he told me to paint the fence with a white base before adding the color to each fence panel. UM, THANK YOUUU. That was not part of my plan at all, so I was so thankful that he gave me that pointer! That is what I love about Lowe’s, they are so helpful with projects #notanAD. I just really love how they help you out, especially someone like me who is not experienced in large paint jobs.

  • Before
  • In Between white base
  • Tada- final!
Such an easy project and the finish product is so cute, right?

Simple Steps:

  1. Apply 1-2 coats of your base white paint. Once again we used the Valspar Seasonal paint. We let it dry overnight.
  2. I had selected a 5 color palette I put together. Apply 1-2 coats of each color to each panel. Let dry 5-6 hours in between each coat.
  3. Tada, done! We finished this project over 1.5 days, but total hours of work = 3 hours.

Here are colors I picked from Valspar Paint .

  • Sonic Plum 4002-10C
  • Blue Turquoise 5006-10C
  • Spinach 6004-10C
  • Golden Treasure 3004-1A
  • Berry Blush 1004-1A
It has brighten up our backyard so much!

We have used our backyard rainbow fence for so many of our photos and it seriously is the most inexpensive and quick project to date! It has seriously brightened up the backyard so much. It looks quite good IRL. Hope this helps inspire you a little bit to go outside of your comfort zone and get creative with the space you have. If you have any questions on this project let me know. xo, Dris

My babies in front of our favorite backyard backdrop
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54 thoughts on “Rainbow Backyard Fence”

  6. This is awesome. I love rainbow and I love the idea of doing it. It is going to be great time pass for me though. I hope i can make my fence pretty.

    1. Awe, thanks! YES YOU CAN DO IT! I’m sure it will look amazing. I loved that this was super easy to do too. Let me know if you decide to paint it. I would love to see it! Good luck!

  7. I super love the idea wow!!! The colors are STUNNING! This fence redesign changes the whole look and feel of the backyard, amazing.

    1. Thanks! I think so too! Isn’t it amazing 🙂 Just a little color and boom TRANSFORMATION! I’m so excited that everyone is liking this DIY project.

    1. AWEEE, thanks so much! You can’t help but smile right? Appreciate the love.

  9. That turned out so cute! It created such a bright space for the children and whole family! I never thought about painting a fence, especially rainbow colors but the finished product is amazing!

    1. thanks so much Cynthia! Me either, but figured I was tired of my white garage during quarantine as my backdrop, lol!

  10. This is so, so cool!! I wish I had a yard and fence to jazz up this way! The kiddies must have had a great time with this project as well. Bless!

    1. Thanks so much! I even thought of painting one of our walls in our home rainbow colored! You can maybe try that? 🙂 thanks so much for the love!

  12. this is SO amazing! so simple and a BIG difference! so much joy, thanks for bringing happiness!

    1. awe, YAY! That would be amazing. Do it 🙂 I want to see the final project!

  14. Wow that is so fun! i love this! maybe ill have to do this with my fence if i can convince my husband! LOL

    1. ha-ha! Thanks. YES, tell him you deserve it because you’re amazing! ha! 🙂 Good luck!

  15. I love it! It reminds me of all the beautiful colours in Colombia. There are not enough rainbows in Australia.

    1. thanks, YES I agree very colorful like that! Awe, maybe you can bring your own 🙂

  17. This is so fantastic! Your shots are sooo amazing! And your opening phrase is just perfect. Well done here! I am with you in everything here

  19. Oh wow you gave me a brilliant idea! We have a boring wooden fence, and why not paint them like this!

    1. yay, thanks! awesome, yes very simple and it can change it in a total 180 magical way! let me know if you decide to paint it 🙂 I would love to see it!

  21. What a suite and colorful way to brighten up your backyard. We all can use a little color in our lives during this difficult time.

    1. I thought so! thanks so much! Rainbows are just so magical aren’t they? 🙂

  22. This isn’t really my style, and I’m not sure if this is anything i’d ever want, but this would definitely be a fun project with kids!

    1. The kid’s smile every time they see the fence and that is worth a million rainbows 🙂 <3 I can definitely see how people would be hesitant though!

  25. The fence looks amazing! Valspar paint is fab though, isn’t it? I use them whenever I’m decorating 🙂

    Louise x

  26. Oh wow. That was an awesome idea! It really did brighten up your backyard and it is a perfect backdrop for photos! Great job!

  27. What a cheerful way to paint a fence and keep the kids happy. I really love this and the happiness it conveys

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