Geometric Painted DIY Lazy Susan

Take a simple IKEA “SNUDDA” Lazy Susan and dress it up using FrogTape and paint!
A fun, geometric DIY Lazy Susan.

A round piece of wood painted with a geometric design, sitting on a wooden table

Last October, I made a fun geometric pumpkin. I loved it, but it really only worked to have out during the fall season. I decided to try the same technique on an IKEA SNUDDA Lazy Susan, so I could enjoy it all year round! And because I have a crazy love for FrogTape.

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DIY Lazy Susan Supplies

IKEA SNUDDA Lazy Susan
Sandpaper or sander
Four or more craft paint colors
Craft paint brushes
Ruler with a “60 degree line”
Pencil
Frog tape
Protective finish, like Minwax Polycrylic
Sponge brushes

Plastic bottles of paint on a piece of wood

DIY Lazy Susan Instructions

So this is where I share my first attempt at this project, which was a huge craft fail. I failed to take into account the original shiny finish on the Lazy Susan (my pumpkin didn’t have this finish), and when I applied my paint, let it dry, and peeled up my tape, it brought up a ton of paint with it. “Shabby chic” didn’t cover it. “Disaster” did.

A round piece of wood being painted with a geometric design on it

So I used my trusty Ryobi Corner Cat Finish Sander (I freaking love this thing) to take the paint AND the original finish off the Lazy Susan and started from scratch. So Step 1 is SAND THE THING DOWN.

(Side note: I’m actually happy about this craft fail. I decided the green was too green and added some yellow on my next try and I love it so much more!)

Then you can continue on to mapping out your triangles!

Start by drawing a line down the center of your Lazy Susan. Then draw parallel lines two inches away from that line on either side, all the way to the edges.

A round piece of wood, a ruler, a pencil and a roll of green tape

Then line up the 60 degree line on your ruler with the lines you just created. This gives you the second side of your triangle. Draw your first line, and then draw parallel lines every 2 inches apart from that line.

Then line up your ruler with the intersections, and draw the third side of your triangles.

Fun! I love triangles.

A round piece of wood marked off in pencil of a geometric design

Using FrogTape, tape off some of your triangles. I went with a random selection, I also like having a diamond or two to make it feel extra random.

A round piece of wood with green tape all over it

Paint your first color, wait for it to dry, and add a second coat. Once that dries, peel off your tape (yes, this uses a lot of tape, but it’s worth it!).

A round piece of wood with green tape all over it with white painted triangles and diamonds

A round piece of wood with white painted triangles and diamonds

Tape off some more triangles and add two coats of your next color of paint. Wait for it to dry, and peel up the tape.

A round piece of wood with green tape all over it with light blue painted triangles and diamonds

Repeat with your next color. And your next color. Then go back and fill in any empty triangles.

A paint brush and a round piece of wood with green tape all over it with dark blue painted triangles and diamonds

Do this until you have all of the triangles filled in that you want to have filled in. You could do them all or leave some wood, like I did (you can really see the difference in my yellow/green paint here versus my craft fail shot above).

Paint jars and a round piece of wood with white, yellow, light blue, dark blue and peach painted triangles and diamonds

Then, using a foam brush, apply two thin layers of a protective finish, like Minwax Polycrylic. This will protect it and make it easy to clean.

A can of Minwax polycrylic protective finish on top of a round piece of painted wood and a sponge paintbrush

And then you’re done! This is a good nap time project. One color of paint while the baby (or babies, if you’re me) sleeps in the morning, and one color during afternoon nap. I slowly painted my Lazy Susan over the course of two or three days, but that’s the pace I move right now. Hashtag that #twinmom, yo.