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Painting a water barrel in the garden takes some effort. After all, a garden is not only a place where vegetables and fruits are grown, it is also a place of relaxation. And therefore it is important to keep it beautiful, take care of the plantings, and water the plants. But watering from a hose is not enough; often for this purpose they use settled water, which is collected in a barrel in advance. And it should also fit into the interior of the garden.

First you need to decide on the size of the barrel that you want to install on your site. It may depend on several factors, such as the size of the garden and the number of beds for which the water will be used.

If you choose a large volume, then it makes sense to show your imagination and decorate it with some kind of design. But you need to immediately decide what will be depicted on it. The amount of paint that will be used to cover the surface will depend on this. A small barrel can be painted one color. But if you want, you can still dream up your imagination and draw a small masterpiece on it.

Next you need to decide on the location of the container in the garden. You should choose a place in the sun so that the water can heat up. If you try, you can easily fit the barrel into the interior of your garden. After you have decided on the future design, you need to clean the future art object from rust and dirt so that it is not affected by corrosion and the water in it is always clean. An iron sponge is perfect for this; it can easily remove rust.

After this, you need to treat the surface of the barrel with alcohol to degrease the surface. Only after this can you start painting.

Painting the container

It is advisable to give preference water-repellent paint. You can coat the barrel with a metal primer. It will help level out uneven areas, then the paint will adhere better.

When painting, you can show all your imagination. You can paint it in green camouflage, then the barrel will look great in the garden. The first layer of paint on the barrel must be applied with a roller. What happens next depends only on you. If you have children, then you should please them with drawings.

But if there are no children or children’s drawings will not match the barbecue, old sofa or hammock, then you can depict a floral pattern on the barrel. Using a few cans of spray paint and branches from various plants you can turn your barrel into a work of art. You can also use a stencil for this. Big choice stencils allows you to find one that will appeal to any summer resident.

It is important that the design is proportional to the size of the barrel.

The drawing can be traced along the contour, small parts Highlight it with a different color, then the image will look even better. But you should only choose colors that are compatible with each other.

Colors and designs

Each color has its own effect on a person. Red has a stimulating effect on a person, green reduces blood pressure, soothes the eye, and blue helps focus. The finished barrel can be placed in the garden, in the vegetable garden between the beds or in the front garden. To make the barrel fit into the interior, you can resort to in different ways. For example, if the barrel is green, then bottom part can be disguised as grass.

The most popular designs on barrels:

  • fairy tale heroes;
  • flowers;
  • children;
  • animals;
  • faces and emotions.

Painting a water barrel in the garden is quite an important undertaking for which you need to prepare responsibly and not be careless. After all, the beauty of the garden or dacha will depend on this. This method of decorating your site is popular because of its simplicity. Yes and Money it won't take much.

Many of those for whom gardening is a favorite pastime and not a labor service would probably like to have beautiful barrels in their dacha. Today you can find a wide variety of plastic containers, but still iron barrels, to which everyone is already accustomed, dominate our dachas. Creative gardeners have posted many options for painted barrels on the Internet. For example, these:

For those who do not have the gift of drawing, this method of coloring may be suitable:

See more ideas about barrel painting.

What if the painted barrel doesn’t fit into the design of your site? I don’t have a dacha, but a plot near the house, which I lovingly decorate. The blue plastic barrel was out of place, so we decided to cover it with wood. This is what she looks like now:


The prepared boards are fastened together with tape, like the one used in car tow ropes:

The tape is simply nailed from the inside to the boards with small nails.

The barrel now matches the garden cabinet and raised wooden beds.


The gardena company offers ready-made barrels for irrigation.


Its convenience is that it is collapsible. Wooden frame and special film inside. Very convenient for a summer house. After all, not everything that remains on the site, not hidden under lock and key, survives until spring. And the collapsible version is more convenient to store. The only drawback is that it is quite expensive. Not everyone will pay 5800 rubles for a barrel.

But this idea can be used craftsmen. Inside me wooden frame there is a plastic barrel, and I do not need to disassemble this structure for the winter. But instead of a barrel, you can put a plastic bag or just film into this frame. For example, like this:


So you get a barrel for your dacha with your own hands. Perhaps this idea will be useful to someone. I will be glad if I see interesting suggestions and photos in the comments.

Painting a water barrel in the garden takes some effort. After all, a garden is not only a place where vegetables and fruits are grown, it is also a place of relaxation. And therefore it is important to keep it beautiful, take care of the plantings, and water the plants. But watering from a hose is not enough; often for this purpose they use settled water, which is collected in a barrel in advance. And it should also fit into the interior of the garden.

Size and location matter

First you need to decide on the size of the barrel that you want to install on your site. It may depend on several factors, such as the size of the garden and the number of beds that will use water.

If you choose a large volume, then it makes sense to show your imagination and decorate it with some kind of design. But you need to immediately decide what will be depicted on it. The amount of paint that will be used to cover the surface will depend on this. A small barrel can be painted one color. But if you want, you can still dream up your imagination and draw a small masterpiece on it.

Next you need to decide on the location of the container in the garden. You should choose a place in the sun so that the water can heat up. If you try, you can easily fit the barrel into the interior of your garden. After you have decided on the future design, you need to clean the future art object from rust and dirt so that it is not affected by corrosion and the water in it is always clean. An iron sponge is perfect for this; it can easily remove rust.

After this, you need to treat the surface of the barrel with alcohol to degrease the surface. Only after this can you start painting.

Painting the container

It is advisable to give preference to water-repellent paint. You can coat the barrel with a metal primer. It will help level out uneven areas, then the paint will adhere better.


When painting, you can show all your imagination. You can paint it in green camouflage, then the barrel will look great in the garden. The first layer of paint on the barrel must be applied with a roller. What happens next depends only on you. If you have children, then you should please them with drawings.

But if there are no children or children’s drawings will not match the barbecue, old sofa or hammock, then you can depict a floral pattern on the barrel. With a few cans of spray paint and branches from various plants, you can turn your barrel into a work of art. You can also use a stencil for this. A large selection of stencils allows you to find one that will appeal to any summer resident.

It is important that the design is proportional to the size of the barrel.

The drawing can be outlined, small details highlighted in a different color, then the image will look even better. But you should only choose colors that are compatible with each other.


Colors and designs

Each color has its own effect on a person. Red has a stimulating effect on a person, green lowers blood pressure, soothes the eyes, and blue helps to concentrate. The finished barrel can be placed in the garden, in the vegetable garden between the beds or in the front garden. To make the barrel fit into the interior, you can resort to different methods. For example, if the barrel is green, then the lower part can be disguised as grass.

The most popular designs on barrels:

  • fairy tale heroes;
  • flowers;
  • children;
  • animals;
  • faces and emotions.

Painting a water barrel in the garden is quite an important undertaking for which you need to prepare responsibly and not be careless. After all, the beauty of the garden or dacha will depend on this. This method of decorating your site is popular because of its simplicity. And you won’t need that much money for this.

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Country barrels can have different purposes. One is for settling water, another is a flower bed, the third is for storing sand... As a rule, country barrels are not examples of design, and metal ones even rust over time. But this can be fixed!

Before painting the barrel, wash it thoroughly inside and out, remove dirt and rust with sandpaper. Then it would be good to degrease the surface with alcohol. If the barrel is plastic, it can be painted right away, but it is better to pre-paint a metal barrel in any color that will become the background.

What paint should I use to paint a barrel? The best one is acrylic for different surfaces, you can use leftover paint for the walls and ceiling.

The easiest way to decorate a barrel is to cut out a stencil (for example, a flower or a heart), apply it to the barrel and apply spray paint around it. You will get, for example, a yellow or blue barrel with white (or another color) identical patterns. This option does not require any artistic abilities or special time investment.

DIY colored barrel

If you want to surprise everyone, including your neighbors, the barrel can be turned into a real work of art.

For this you will need:

    Brushes - thick and thin,

First of all, think about what exactly will be depicted on your country barrel. If there are two of them, you can depict a couple in love (and attach umbrellas to them!), three - bears or piglets... A free-standing barrel can be painted to resemble a jar of condensed milk or jam, Gzhel or Khokhloma, or you can depict a fairy-tale plot. Abstract pictures are also suitable, especially if they fit into the design of the summer cottage.

The contours of the design can be applied to the barrel with a thin brush or marker. It’s good if the barrel is pre-painted in the background color: unsuccessful contours can be easily painted over. You can also cut out a stencil of the design onto large sheet paper and paint over the cut out areas - this option is convenient for children.

Absolutely on everyone summer cottage you can see several old water containers, mostly barrels. These containers are used for watering plants, and also as a reserve if the water in the area is suddenly turned off.
Painted barrels at the dacha
So that the appearance of the barrels (mostly rusty tanks) does not spoil the landscape design of the site, they can be beautifully decorated using paints.
A painted barrel can be installed anywhere: in the garden on the lawn, between the vegetable beds, in the front garden, on the porch of the dacha, etc.
This idea is popular because it requires virtually no effort or money.
Now let’s look at the technology for decorating plastic and metal barrels in the country.
How to paint barrels in the country?
First you need to select suitable barrels. Large 200-liter barrels look most beautiful, because... You can make drawings of any complexity on them.
To paint a barrel with your own hands you will need:
Empty clean water barrels
Metal brush and sandpaper
Water-repellent paints various colors
Solvent
Brush
Simple pencil
Working with a plastic barrel is much easier, because... Before painting it only needs to be thoroughly washed and dried.
When decorating a metal barrel, you first need to completely remove all rust. To do this, it is recommended to use a metal brush or sandpaper. Once all the rust has been removed, it is recommended to treat the surface of the barrel with a rag soaked in alcohol. This event will allow you to degrease the surface before painting.
After preparing the barrel for painting, you need to think about the design. It all depends on your imagination. The best looking barrels are those with the following pictures:
Fairy tale characters
AnimalsPeople (for example, a boy and a girl)
Flowers
Having created a sketch of the drawing on paper, you need to transfer it to the barrel. To do this, first paint the barrel one color (entirely). Next, using a brush, the contours of the design are drawn, which are then painted with a suitable paint.
To paint a barrel beautifully and at the same time involve the whole family in the work, it is recommended to first paint the container one color and wait until the paint dries. Next, using paints of different colors, you can leave the handprints of each family member on the barrel. This idea will make the barrel creative and become a memory for the whole family.

Barrel with family prints
After the barrel is completely dry, place it in appropriate place at the dacha and enjoy the updated landscape design.
I would also like to note that the barrel can be additionally decorated with flowers. To do this, you need to pour fertile soil inside the container and plant suitable plants.



Painted water barrel with flowers
Another tip is to make the background of the pattern on the barrels different. For example, paint one barrel red and the second green. The contrast of shades will make the composition of barrels more attractive.
Photo of painted barrels at the dacha
So that you can clearly see this idea for the garden, we present to your attention a photo of painted barrels in the country:

Blue painted barrel

Idea for using a painted barrel

Beautiful water barrel

Simple design of a water barrel

Barrel design in pop art style

Drawing of a bunny on a barrel

Beautiful barrels in the garden

DIY barrel coloring

Green barrel at the dacha

Painted barrel with climbing plants

Barrels of various sizes are an indispensable attribute of a summer house. They often function as a reservoir for storing water; a place for a flower bed is another popular role for a container. Regardless of its purpose, the aesthetic appearance of the barrel indicates the owner’s thriftiness. To interestingly paint barrels for your dacha, you don’t need an art education. Creativity will solve the problem with minimal costs.

Coloring ideas

A beautifully painted container does not need to be hidden away from prying eyes; it will harmoniously fit into the landscape design of the dacha. The choice of location depends on its purpose and the theme of the drawing. If children are relaxing at the dacha, images fairy-tale heroes will organically complement the playground, especially if the painted barrel is used as a flower bed. Floral themes, butterflies or other representatives of flora and fauna as a design that can decorate the front garden, vegetable beds or barbecue area. This is very practical from the point of view of the close location of water for irrigation.

There are several options for painting a barrel:

  • Having artistic skills allows you to select a suitable image and then transfer it to the barrel.
  • Absence creativity is not a barrier to creative design dachas All kinds of stencils will allow you to transform the barrel in accordance with your own ideas about beauty.
  • The painted barrel looks original, where all family members left handprints as decoration.



Having chosen the first method of decoration, the subject of the image can be different:

  • The presence of children at the dacha obliges us to take care of their aesthetic perception. Heroes of fairy tales and cartoons, funny animals or insects are the most popular version of a painted barrel. If you want to combine relaxation at the dacha with unobtrusive activities, put colorful letters and numbers on the container.
  • Favorite flowers and ornaments are quite a favorite theme for decorating a barrel in the country.
  • A painted container can depict cheerful, mischievous and loving faces.

Using a stencil also gives free rein to your imagination. You can make it yourself or purchase it ready-made. Stars, flowers and other vegetation - suitable option get an attractively painted barrel. Using live tree leaves as stencils for decoration is a favorite technique of many novice garden designers. The following photos will help you get an idea of ​​the originality of the painted barrels:



Preparatory stage

Large painted barrels with a volume of 200 liters look most advantageous. Depending on the material from which the vessel is made and the method of applying the design, the following items will need to be prepared for work in the country:

  • clean containers;
  • sandpaper and metal brush;
  • paints for external works;
  • brush and solvent;
  • a simple pencil or stencil.

Preparing a plastic barrel is considered less troublesome; just wash and dry the vessel thoroughly. Before painting a metal barrel, you must remove all rust using sandpaper or a special metal brush. At the next stage, the surface is degreased by wiping with a rag soaked in an alcohol solution.

Advice! If you need to paint at the dacha wooden barrel, it is first washed to remove any plaque, and after complete drying it is varnished.


Creative process options

It’s practical to paint barrels at the dacha acrylic paints, which have the following advantages:

  • resistance to precipitation and other negative natural influences;
  • easy to apply to the surface and easily washed off your hands;
  • do not pose a risk to the child’s health when participating in coloring;
  • a painted barrel will have a bright pattern.

Working with a stencil

To paint a container using a stencil, you need to choose a dense and flexible product. If the finished specimen has an adhesive base, the decorating process consists of the following steps:

  • The future painted barrel should be given a plain background. The shade is selected depending on color palette future drawing. If you plan to paint the barrel with vegetation, avoid a green tone so that the image does not merge.
  • The adhesive base of the stencil is removed, the template is fixed on the barrel and carefully smoothed.
  • Free spaces are painted with a brush, aerosol paints or by tamponing using a sponge.
  • Painted containers look impressive, where the shades smoothly transition into each other.

Comment! In the absence of a sticky base, the glue is independently applied to the stencil, after which it is attached to the barrel.

You can paint a barrel at your dacha using a homemade stencil:

  • A suitable image is selected and printed on paper. If desired, apply your own design.
  • The paper is compacted by any in a convenient way: pasted onto cardboard or covered with tape. It is permissible to use plastic containers as a basis for a small stencil.
  • The contours are cut out using a stationery knife; it is better to do this on an old table.

The stencil is ready to be used in the country as a template for a painted barrel. Several templates are shown in the photo below:





Another simple way to paint a container using natural foliage:

  • First, you should take care of your own protection and the landscape of your dacha. Individual means include gloves, a hat if necessary, a respirator and an apron. In order not to spoil the vegetation of the dacha, the surface is covered with polyethylene.
  • The background for the future drawing is created. In addition to the traditional monochromatic surface, painted barrels with smooth white-green transitions applied spray paint diagonally.
  • After the base has dried, large foliage with different outlines is fixed on the surface of the barrel, and its edges are emphasized with spray paint.




The procedure for applying an individual drawing

Barrels in the country are a great way to show creativity by turning them into an organic element by painting them landscape design. The painting process contains the following steps:

  • Clean containers are cleaned of rust using sandpaper or a wire brush.
  • The primer is applied.
  • Depending on the future appearance of the image on the painted vessel, the background surface is formed.
  • Using a thin brush, apply the contours of the image in accordance with the selected sketch. If adjustments are necessary, use solvent.
  • Then they begin to paint the inside of the picture. For large sizes, a wide brush will help.

Advice! It is desirable that the dimensions of the picture correspond to the dimensions of the barrel.

When installing several painted containers nearby, it is better to paint them in different colors, giving the design of the cottage more bright touches. Admire the photo examples of how cheerful the painted barrels look at the dacha.




Non-standard methods of decoration

In addition to coloring, you can decorate containers at your dacha in other ways:

  • One of the simplest tricks is to cut out colorful shapes from plastic bottles and glue them onto a painted barrel. Most often they choose the butterfly option.
  • Mastery of weaving techniques allows you to decorate a barrel with vines. Such decor will organically fit into the design of the dacha, and periodically painting the container will no longer be necessary.

In design garden plot or simply country house there can be no shortcomings, everything should be perfect, that’s why the topic for today’s article was chosen to solve the problem: how to decorate a barrel, which is used in the country for household needs. After decorating it, it will become not only a useful item, but also a real highlight of your own landscape design.

How to decorate a water barrel

Barrels, which are often considered as a container, can be used not only for storing water, but it is with water containers that special difficulties arise, especially if they are metal. Over time, from constant contact with water, the material can rust, become covered with lime, and, in general, lose its presentable appearance. But in fact, how to decorate a water barrel, there is absolutely nothing complicated, it’s even surprising that not all homeowners have armed themselves with brushes, paints and aerosols.


The stencil technique is also interesting, when the paint is applied not with a brush, but with a sponge or aerosol can. Moreover, as stencils you can use both those printed and cut out of paper or plastic according to your own sketches, as well as plants, flowers, and picturesque twigs. Here's an example, how to decorate a garden barrel, photo which is located above, shows an example of an unusual beautiful decoration images of flowers and leaves.


In addition to the methods described above, how to decorate barrels at the dacha, photo which you have already seen above, there are others, no less interesting, for those who like not only to draw or paint. For example, there are excellent techniques for stained glass appliqué; you can use glass different colors to either make an independent pattern, or to make certain details of the design, for example, the centers of flowers, especially beautiful.

The problem can be solved no less elegantly, how to decorate a barrel in the garden using hemp or jute rope. To do this, the surface of the container is coated with glue and wrapped tightly with this rope. No gaps, in even rows. The finished craft is additionally opened with varnish so that humidity, which is always present here, as in decorating, does not spoil such an eco-friendly and fashionable coating.


Many people have stored equipment at their dacha for years that has not been used for a long time. Likewise, barrels stand unused with rust or holes. And every time these gardening utensils come into our sight, we are finally going to throw them away. But it is better to use these barrels for other purposes, for example, decorate your garden with these containers, plant flowers in them, or put something in them. In order for them not to look like old equipment, it is better to think about how to paint barrels in the country. You don’t have to be a professional painter; all you need is a little imagination and the desire to arrange everything around with the help of improvised means.

What and how to paint barrels at the dacha?

You can use either regular paint purchased at a specialty store or a special waterproofing compound, since this item will be stored on fresh air and runs the risk of being exposed to rain or snow, and increased moisture can negatively affect it and reduce its service life. Before you paint a barrel, you need to find a use for it in your dacha: the color will depend on this. Before starting, you need to thoroughly wash and clean the barrel, and then dry it in the sun. Therefore, it is best to do this work in the warm season. If necessary, you need to get rid of rust and clean the entire internal and external surface with sandpaper. Next, if possible, use it to galvanize the barrel. This procedure is optional, but it will help prolong and improve the properties of the item being processed. And finally, we come to the question of how to paint barrels. Many people have leftovers at their dachas. building materials. If you have unnecessary paint, pigments of various colors - this is perfect for creating unusual barrels. It is necessary to paint in several layers, giving each time to dry, which is indicated in the instructions. It is also advisable to paint the inside if there is any material left.

How to paint a barrel in an unusual way?

For more accurate painting, you can make stencils that are attached to the surface using masking tape. Apply the drawing using a simple lead pencil, which will be painted over during the process. Lots of ideas. The drawing can be beautiful animals or a landscape. If you have a couple of barrels, you can draw a girl’s face on one, and a boy’s on the second and place them side by side. Draw handles on the sides as if they were holding each other. You can decorate them with ornaments or make them look like they are wrapped in newspaper: the background is white, and there are black lettering on it in fonts various types and sizes, you can even different languages. If you want to leave your inventory in natural form, then you can simply paint the rods, and wooden base coat with varnish in the shade you like.

How to use them?

We talked about how to paint barrels at the dacha, but where should we put them? Can be placed near the garden or on the porch of the house by planting beautiful flowers. Can be used for parsley, dill, basil. Better yet, place 2 barrels close to each other, and cover them on top rectangular board- now the country table is ready, at which you can safely receive guests!

Barrels of various sizes are an indispensable attribute of a summer house. They often function as a reservoir for storing water; a place for a flower bed is another popular role for a container. Regardless of purpose, aesthetic appearance barrels indicate the thriftiness of the owner. To interestingly paint barrels for your dacha, you don’t need an art education. A creative approach will allow you to solve the problem with minimal costs.

Coloring ideas

A beautifully painted container does not need to be hidden away from prying eyes; it will harmoniously fit into the landscape design of the dacha. The choice of location depends on its purpose and the theme of the drawing. If children are relaxing at the dacha, images of fairy-tale characters will organically complement the playground, especially if a painted barrel is used as a flower bed. Floral themes, butterflies or other representatives of flora and fauna as a design can decorate a front garden, vegetable beds or barbecue area. This is very practical from the point of view of the close location of water for irrigation.

There are several options for painting a barrel:

  • Having artistic skills allows you to select a suitable image and then transfer it to the barrel.
  • Lack of creative abilities is not an obstacle to creative garden design. All kinds of stencils will allow you to transform the barrel in accordance with your own ideas about beauty.
  • The painted barrel looks original, where all family members left handprints as decoration.

Having chosen the first method of decoration, the subject of the image can be different:

  • The presence of children at the dacha obliges us to take care of their aesthetic perception. Heroes of fairy tales and cartoons, funny animals or insects are the most popular version of a painted barrel. If you want to combine relaxation at the dacha with unobtrusive activities, put colorful letters and numbers on the container.
  • Favorite flowers and ornaments are quite a favorite theme for decorating a barrel in the country.
  • A painted container can depict cheerful, mischievous and loving faces.

Using a stencil also gives free rein to your imagination. You can make it yourself or purchase it ready-made. Stars, flowers and other vegetation are a suitable option to get an attractively painted barrel. Using live tree leaves as stencils for decoration is a favorite technique of many novice garden designers. The following photos will help you get an idea of ​​the originality of the painted barrels:

Preparatory stage

Large painted barrels with a volume of 200 liters look most advantageous. Depending on the material from which the vessel is made and the method of applying the design, the following items will need to be prepared for work in the country:

  • clean containers;
  • sandpaper and metal brush;
  • paints for external works;
  • brush and solvent;
  • a simple pencil or stencil.

Preparation plastic barrel It is considered less troublesome; the vessel should be thoroughly washed and dried. Before you paint metal barrel, it is necessary to remove all rust using sandpaper or a special metal brush. At the next stage, the surface is degreased by wiping with a rag soaked in an alcohol solution.

Advice! If you want to paint a wooden barrel at your dacha, it must first be washed to remove any deposits, and after it has completely dried, it is varnished.

Creative process options

It is practical to paint barrels at the dacha with acrylic paints, which have the following advantages:

  • resistance to precipitation and other negative natural influences;
  • easy to apply to the surface and easily washed off your hands;
  • do not pose a risk to the child’s health when participating in coloring;
  • a painted barrel will have a bright pattern.

Working with a stencil

To paint a container using a stencil, you need to choose a dense and flexible product. If the finished specimen has an adhesive base, the decorating process consists of the following steps:

  • The future painted barrel should be given a plain background. The shade is selected depending on the color palette of the future drawing. If you plan to paint the barrel with vegetation, avoid a green tone so that the image does not merge.
  • The adhesive base of the stencil is removed, the template is fixed on the barrel and carefully smoothed.
  • Free spaces are painted with a brush, aerosol paints or by tamponing using a sponge.
  • Painted containers look impressive, where the shades smoothly transition into each other.

Comment! In the absence of a sticky base, the glue is independently applied to the stencil, after which it is attached to the barrel.

You can paint a barrel at your dacha using a homemade stencil:

  • A suitable image is selected and printed on paper. If desired, apply your own design.
  • The paper is compacted in any convenient way: glued to cardboard or covered with tape. It is permissible to use plastic containers as a basis for a small stencil.
  • The contours are cut out using a stationery knife; it is better to do this on an old table.

The stencil is ready to be used in the country as a template for a painted barrel. Several templates are shown in the photo below:

Another simple way to paint a container using natural foliage:

  • First, you should take care of your own protection and the landscape of your dacha. Personal equipment includes gloves, a hat if necessary, a respirator and an apron. In order not to spoil the vegetation of the dacha, the surface is covered with polyethylene.
  • The background for the future drawing is created. In addition to the traditional plain surface, painted barrels with smooth white-green transitions applied diagonally with aerosol paint look original.
  • After the base has dried, large foliage with different outlines is fixed on the surface of the barrel, and its edges are emphasized with spray paint.

The procedure for applying an individual drawing

Barrels in the country are a great way to show your creativity by turning them into an organic element of landscape design by painting them. The painting process contains the following steps:

  • Clean containers are cleaned of rust using sandpaper or a wire brush.
  • The primer is applied.
  • Depending on the future appearance of the image on the painted vessel, the background surface is formed.
  • Using a thin brush, apply the contours of the image in accordance with the selected sketch. If adjustments are necessary, use solvent.
  • Then they begin to paint the inside of the picture. For large sizes, a wide brush will help.

Advice! It is desirable that the dimensions of the picture correspond to the dimensions of the barrel.

When installing several painted containers nearby, it is better to paint them in different colors, giving the design of the cottage more bright touches. Admire the photo examples of how cheerful the painted barrels look at the dacha.

Non-standard methods of decoration

In addition to coloring, you can decorate containers at your dacha in other ways:

  • One of the simplest techniques is to cut out colorful figures from plastic bottles and glue them onto the painted barrel. Most often they choose the butterfly option.
  • Mastery of weaving techniques allows you to decorate a barrel with vines. Such decor will organically fit into the design of the dacha, and periodically painting the container will no longer be necessary.
  • Using small pebbles, a kind of mosaic is created on the container. In this case, it is important to choose the right frost-resistant glue; liquid nails are used as a replacement.
  • Decorating a barrel with forest moss using twine is quite original replacement decorated container.

Conclusion

Involving all family members in the barrel design process will help reveal hidden talents. A creative approach and a little free time can transform the design of a summer house with the help of simple painted containers.