Beach baby

With a lick of paint and a complememtary planting scheme, Mark Rayner turns a wooden shed into a work of art.

You will need: Kitset cedar shed (includes all screws, nails fittings, sealant and fixtures as required) Resene Timberlock (4 litres), Resene Quick Dry Primer/Undercoat (4 litres), Resene Lumbersider in the following colours: Resene Resolution Blue (2 litres), Resene Havelock Blue (1 litre), Resene White (500 ml), Resene Shakespeare (1 litre), Resene Sail (500 ml), Resene Midnight Express (testpot) and Resene Ashanti (4 litres). Large and small paintbrushes, small artist's brush, electric screwdriver 30mm x 1800ml fence palings (to line shed interior) 120 galvanised 40mm flat headed nails and hammer.

To get the look: Mark got a Cedarshed and complemented the project with a small timber deck and coastal planting of blue oat grass, blue daisy, Echium 'Cobalt Towers' and lavatera.

Step one
Prime all exterior surfaces of the shed with Resene Timberlock. Allow to dry, then apply one coat of Resene Quick Dry Primer/Undercoat. Leave to dry for at least two hours.

Step two
Apply two coats of Resene Resolution Blue to the roof panels, allowing two hours to dry between coats. Lay the floor panel on a level concrete surface.

Step three
Following the kitset instructions, erect the back and one of the side wall panels, running a line of silicon sealant along the join, as indicated. Fix with screws provided.

Step four
Repeat step three with second side wall panel.

Step five
Repeat step three with front wall panel. Ensure the four walls stand perfectly squarely on the base then fix to the floor panel with nails provided. Slide back and front roof panels into position and fix using screws provided.

Step six
Finish off roof interior and exterior trim following manufacturer's instructions, then line the interior of the shed using fence palings. Attach top and bottom ends of each paling with two galvanised nails.

Step seven
Finish off exterior paintwork. Alternate bands of Resene Shakespeare and Resene Sail to create a horizontal striped effect along the wall panels. Allow to dry then apply a second coat of each colour.

Step eight
Using the small artist's brush, apply two coats of Resene Midnight Express in the narrow joints between each plank in the doors. Allow to dry and apply two coats of Resene Havelock Blue and Resene White to create a vertical striped effect on the doors. Use the same colours to paint insides of doors. Fix the lock, by following the manufacturer's instructions.

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