12 Fun Paint Party Ideas For Adults (2024)

When you think of painting, do you think of kids’ arts and crafts? Then it’s time to reimagine painting with these paint party ideas for adults! These 12 fabulous ideas make painting fun, no matter your age.

To throw a picture-perfect painting party, you’ll need to book the perfect event venue. After all, you don’t want to worry about paint smudges on your floors! Luckily, we can help you out with that, too. Peerspace is the largest online marketplace for hourly venue rentals and makes it easy to book incredible spaces by the hour. You’ll see a few such spaces ahead alongside the rest of our paint party ideas for adults. Let’s get to it!

1. Rent a creative art haven on Peerspace to set the tone

Peerspace is the #1 online marketplace for event venues. On the website, you can find a variety of creative spaces perfect for all of your paint party ideas for adults! Simply go to the Peerspace homepage, type in your event type and where you’ll be hosting, and click search. In seconds, you’ll be met with a variety of gorgeous spaces that you can filter by your specific needs.

For example, narrow down your search by guest count or filter by price. You can also use filters to choose specific space types and keywords like “paint” or “creative” to find a space like this unique artist event space in Stapleton, Staten Island, NYC. It’s a huge space with an industrial aesthetic, two floors of creative space, and rotating murals and artwork that will definitely inspire you and your party guests.

2. Let an artist guide you in their boutique studio

Peerspace offers so much more than just spaces to host your paint party! For example, this flex space with light and airy boutique vibes in Fort Myers, FL is a colorful art studio that offers private paint party packages that include an artist to instruct you step by step on how to create your work of art!

You can choose their “Bottles and Brushes” class where you paint and sip, which is ideal for just about any type of party! An artist is on-site who can help with ideas, questions, and techniques rather than walking you step-by-step through the painting process. 

3. Choose a venue with a host that invites you to paint the walls

It’s not vandalizing if a host encourages you to paint their walls! This industrial creative arts space in Los Angeles, CA is an event space and an art studio where you’re invited to use the walls as your canvas. Yep, you heard us right — break out the paint, and you get to leave a permanent mark on this Peerspace during your party! If you are looking for the most unique paint party ideas for adults, this one might just take the cake.

Be sure to also check out these funky glow party ideas to start working on your next themed gathering!

4. Seek inspiration before you paint

Before you get to painting, invite your guests to a painting pre-party to gain some inspiration for their work. For example, on Peerspace, you can rent this art gallery located on Buckhead Avenue in Atlanta, GA all to yourself and a few select guests for a couple of hours. It includes an array of unique paintings and vintage furnishings to draw inspiration from!

5. Connect with your community

In Chicago, Metro Vision Partners runs a program called “Living Room Conversations: Paint Party” to cultivate intergenerational connections between women of all ages. Their events are a great way to be involved in a paint party without having to organize one yourself — with the added bonus of getting to know a variety of women from different backgrounds in your community!

6. Book a venue that has the supplies you need

No need to do the planning for your paint party — let your Peerspace do it for you! This creative studio for workshops or parties in Leesburg, VA comes with painting supplies, seating for up to 40 painters, artist instruction, and more! Check out the extras the host offers in case you want a more bespoke experience for you and your fellow artists.

7. Go crazy with creativity and add in a playful photoshoot

An adult paint party doesn’t have to be serious — be playful, fun, and creative at your paint party! For example, what about splatter painting white clothes and then taking pictures at a splatter paint-themed studio with your friends/family? This neon paint splatter scene in Atlanta, GA is only $60 an hour to rent and would be a perfect way to capture the memories and your artwork from the party!

Speaking of photoshoot, these colorful paint photoshoot ideas will provide the inspiration you need to take amazing shots!

8. Use nature as your inspiration

Nature can offer fabulous inspiration for a painting or any other creative endeavor! Inviting friends or family to join you for an outdoor paint party adventure is a perfect way to enjoy the weather and let your creativity out.

9. Keep your painters fueled by offering delicious snacks

Don’t forget about the food and bev when it comes to planning all your paint party ideas for adults! Small bites and charcuterie boards can be super fun, but you can also opt to go all out with full catering.

Many Peerspaces, like this cider bar in Austin, TX, have catering available as an add-on service. For example, if you book your paint party at this venue, you can add charcuterie boards or tables. The space also offers add-on access to its private cider garden if you prefer to paint al fresco!

10. Do something totally different — like paint in a Quonset!

There are the classic paint party ideas for adults — and then there are the totally out-of-this-world paint party ideas for adults! Like painting in a former warehouse Quonset hut in Detroit, MI turned creative event space! No matter the dream, the idea, or the goals you have for your paint party — Peerspace has a unique venue to match.

11. Use a room in your own home as a canvas

Does your own home need a new coat of paint? Rather than opt for a single color or classic pattern — do something totally original! Invite your friends over to transform the room into a unique piece of artwork!

This 800-square-foot room, covered floor to ceiling with murals, is a great example of how beautifully a handpainted room can turn out with well-planned artwork! The images of the mural in this bohemian masterpiece home in Providence, RI are from travels through Asia, Europe, and the United States. We can’t think of a more beautiful way to decorate a room!

12. Or paint your home’s exterior!

Maybe the inside of your home is painted to perfection — but what about the exterior? Invite a few guests over to give the outside view of your home a whole new look, like this tiny art house in Sacramento, CA! If you don’t plan on painting the exterior of your own home, the yard of this home would be a perfect spot for your adult paint party.

Paint party ideas for adults: conclusion

We hope you’ve enjoyed reading these paint party ideas for adults as much as we’ve enjoyed collecting them! We think a paint party is the perfect excuse to get your crew together, unwind, and be creative for a few hours. Be sure to book the perfect event space rental through Peerspace that offers the inspiration and amenities you want so that you can make this adult paint party the best there ever was!

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