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My sister and I built a lemonade stand for my niece, Sophie. We wanted a yellow striped canopy but couldn’t find a ready made outdoor fabric so we spray painted our own. It was a really easy project that turned out super cute and provides shade for customers and workers.  This post is sponsored by ScotchBlue.

Spray Painted Lemonade Stand Canopy
material spray paint to make striped outdoor canopy

Spray-Painted-Striped Lemonade Stand Canopy

We didn’t want to spend a lot of $$ on outdoor fabric so we went to The Home Depot and picked up a painter’s tarp,  a can of Rustoleum gloss (paint and primer in one) spray paint and a roll of ScotchBlue™ Painter’s Tape to create stripes.

Outdoor spray paint on fabric

With one person at each end of the tarp, we pulled the tape taut and pressed it down making sure to keep the line straight. We patted the tape down the whole way to make sure that there was good adhesion between the tape and the tarp. I didn’t worry about making sure the lines were perfectly straight for this canopy.  I’m not ALWAYS a perfectionist!

Using fabric spray paint

We used a high gloss spray paint with primer, and were careful not to spray at an angle, rather tried to spray directly down as much as possible. Sophie was a great help with the spray can!outdoor fabric paint on lemonade stand canopy

Pulling the tape off was the best part.  Sophie held onto one end and ran to the end of the yard with a blue and yellow tape ribbon trailing behind her.  It was like a day at the carnival!

Wahoo! Perfectly crisp, gorgeous stripes! The spray paint worked awesome, not flakey or cracky, and it didn’t seem to stiffen the fabric at all. I love it!

Using fabric spray paint to create stripes

The addition of the striped canopy really added some wow factor to Sophie’s Lemonade stand!

Iemonade cart with striped canopy

What is really important with a lemonade stand is the customers, and they seem pretty happy with it too!

Iemonade cart with spray painted striped canopy

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Comments

  2. Oh my word I am loving that awesome lemonade stand!!

    I am going to go with Mom 4 Real and her Barn Door Inspired Chest– LOVE IT!

  4. Too Cute! And smart, too. I bet she loved it.
    Beats the heck out of the cardboard box my friend and I used as kids. 🙂

    Jake’s a Girl

  5. Love it! My 6 year old and 3 year old just had their first lemonade stand (we used a Melissa & Doug lemonade stand that they play with indoors). They made a ton of money thanks to generous tippers. Such fun for all of us!

  14. I want to stain my front porch floor (cement) and patio…gray cement just isn’t making the grade anymore .

  27. These are so cute. I may use this method for curtains for my porch. Thanks for sharing.

  29. I’ve been looking for a solution to attach some lightweight fabric between the new deck arbor & my house to provide some shade. The d-ring idea is perfect!

  31. Great giveaway! I have a million ideas for a million projects, but not the million $ budget so this would be awesome!

  36. Yellow stripes, I love them! I always dreamed of a Kool-Aid stand as a kid. I think Sophie has quite a future ahead of her. And some mad carpentry skills! Thanks for the giveaway!

  38. Your blog is awesome. Little by little my confidence is building as my son and I adventure into diy.

  42. I wish I had your talent. Everything you make is beautiful! But, I keep reading and I’m trying. Homedepot has become my new favorite store! Thanks for sharing.

  44. This is an adorable project and your neice is adorable, too! Someday, we will be reading about her billion dollar start up going public! 🙂

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