Lakes and Cottages Paint by Number Kit, Framed Canvas

About the designs

Calm water and deep greens run through every design here, with reflections that are a pleasure to fill in.

• Sea balcony: a shaded balcony with a sofa and a tea table, white blossom and a blue sea beyond.
• Pond cottage: a red-roofed cottage among trees, mirrored in a pond edged with flowers.
• Garden cottage: a timber cottage with pink flowers beside a still pond.
• Lake castle: a white castle with blue turrets on a wooded island, with mountains behind.
• Alpine castle: the same castle closer up, with snowy peaks and dark pines.
• Tree house: a cottage built into the roots of a giant tree, with mountains behind.
• Heron dock: a gray heron on a weathered wooden dock by a mountain river.
• Heron and pines: the heron on an old jetty with pines and a snow-capped peak.
• Heron at rest: a closer view of the heron standing tall on the dock.

The cottages and herons suit a quiet bedroom or study, and the castle makes a striking piece above a sofa at the largest size. Greens, blues and soft whites dominate, so the finished canvas sits easily in most rooms.

How it works

Every area of the canvas is outlined and printed with a small number, and every pot of paint carries the number it belongs to. Open one pot, fill all the areas with that number, close it and move on to the next. There is nothing to draw and nothing to mix; the picture appears color by color until the last numbers are covered. Acrylic dries in minutes, so you can carry on with the next area almost straight away.

Sizes and the frame

Every size comes with a wooden stretcher frame: four bars that slot together at the corners, and small nails to fix the canvas around the back edge. Once the canvas is mounted, the painting hangs on the two hooks in the box with no picture frame needed. The canvas travels folded or rolled, and the creases relax once it is stretched.

How long it takes

• 16 x 20 in (40 x 50 cm): about 12 to 20 hours
• 20 x 26 in (50 x 65 cm): about 18 to 30 hours
• 24 x 30 in (60 x 75 cm): about 25 to 40 hours

Times count hands-on painting and depend on how carefully you work the edges. A kit keeps for months between sessions as long as the pots stay closed.

What is in the kit

• A canvas printed with the numbered outline of the design
• Numbered pots of acrylic paint for every color in the picture
• Three brushes, from fine to wide
• Four wooden stretcher bars and small nails to mount the canvas
• Two hooks for hanging
• A printed reference picture

Tips for a clean finish

• Start with the darkest colors and the biggest areas; they set the picture quickly.
• Use the fine brush for edges and small areas, and the wide brush for sky, water and walls.
• Two thin coats cover better than one thick one and hide any number under a pale color.
• Blot the brush on a paper towel after rinsing so no water drips into the pots.
• Close every pot tightly; dry paint is the main reason a kit runs short.

Delivery and returns

Delivery is $6.95, and free on orders from $49. The delivery estimate for your address shows on this page and at checkout. You can return the kit within 30 days of delivery; return shipping is yours unless it arrives faulty or wrong. See delivery and returns for the details, or compare the other paint by number kits.