You probably remember I bought a used Rainbow swing set off Craigslist a few weeks back. Read about that experience here and check out this post to see how I was regretting it the next day. Well never fear, it’s all going to work out in the end. I never intended to put the thing back together the same way it had been before. I was more interested in using the parts separately. Well I am getting closer to a plan. A little closer. Never fear, I’ll have it all built just in time for winter. 🙁

And that my friends is where the progress stalls. I still need to stain and seal the wood before even thinking about putting the old pieces back together. And I need to work out my design plan too. I’ll keep you posted!
Oh, man! That sure is a lot of work, Liz. The pressure washer made a huge difference. Too bad better wood was not used when this swing set was first constructed. Boo!
Yeah, I was eying your outfit. lol Too funny they are called Smartwool. I thought you made that up. 😉 You should see my work outfits. I think my neighbors think I only have paint splattered clothes. lol
Oh, love the new blog header! 😀
Thanks Julie, the header is still a work in progress. 🙂
You should see what I wear when I pick my kids up at school. People talk about suburban housewives being all worried about being trendy and what not. Not this girl!
Yeah, more work/time has gone into this project than I would have liked… Oh well. Hopefully it will be worth it when I’m finished!
I was wondering how the swing set project was going! Glad those weren’t termites, lol! 🙂
I totally agree, ants were about the most harmless thing I could’ve asked for. 🙂
Did you end up painting the yellow rungs on the ladder. I have the same swing set and the yellow rungs are so warn and have stain drippings on them. I am wondering the best kind of paint to paint them with.
Nope. I just cleaned them as best I could and left it like that. We used these pieces out in the woods, so they’re really only seen by the kids. It would have made me crazy if they were in my yard looking like that. Good luck!