Frat Formal Cooler Painting Ideas

One of the most difficult parts of painting a frat formal cooler can be coming up with all the ideas for what to actually paint on your cooler! Typically you need at least 5 ideas (one for each side of your custom cooler + the lid). Sometimes, you need even more than that if you are planning to paint the corners with a unique design or the inside or bottom of your cooler! Inspiration can be hard to find, so we are here to help! Whether you need 1 more idea or inspiration for all 5 sides of your painted cooler, we are here to help! Browse through our gallery of painted coolers to find inspiration for your next frat formal cooler.

 

College Painted Coolers 

Painting one side a college theme is always a sure fire idea! There are so many different aspects of the college theme that your cooler will still be unique! Mascots, college symbols, logos, popular places on campus, landmarks, and stadiums are just a few ideas that you can put on your next fraternity formal cooler.

Purdue Mascot Painted Coolers
 
north carolina tarheels painted cooler
North Carolina Tarheels Logo Painted Coolers
.
.

University of Kansas Basketball Court Painted Coolers

.
.

 

oxford buildings

Oxford College Town Painted Coolers

 

 

Fraternity Painted Coolers

Another sure fire idea is painting one side of your custom cooler with your date's greek affiliation! Painting fraternity or sorority letters always turn out super cute. You could also paint the organization's flag, crest, slogan, mascot, or greek house! 
Delta tau delta Painted cooler
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Letters & Crest Painted Coolers
.
.
kappa sigma crest
Kappa Sigma Fraternity Letters & Crest Painted Coolers
.
.
Sigma Nu American Flag Painted Coolers
.
.
Sigma Nu House
Sigma Nu House Painted Coolers
.
.
Sigma Nu Tie Dye Painted Coolers
.
.
Taus Tropical Palm Tree Painted Coolers
.
.
Sigma Chi Fraternity Flag
Sigma Chi Flag & Crest Painted Coolers
.
.
Pi Kappa Alpha Florida Painted Coolers
.
.

Destination Painted Coolers

If you are going on a destination fraternity formal, we love the idea of doing one side of the cooler as the fraternity formal location! Since every location is different, there are infinite ideas of what you could paint! We love doing a popular landmark at the destination, the skyline, postcard, scene, or license plate from the city or state!

Fort Lauderdale Surf Board Painted Coolers
.
.
Philadelphia Skyline Painted Coolers
.
.
Pittsburgh Post Card City Skyline Painted Coolers
.
.
North Carolina Outline Hunting Painted Coolers
.
.
Texas License Plate Painted Coolers
.
.
Florida City Scape Painted Coolers
.
.

Liquor Brands Painted Cooler

Painting liquor brands on your cooler is another popular idea that always turns out great! If your date has a favorite liquor, paint one side of his cooler with that brand. These logos can often been found on the internet and copied or freehanded onto your frat formal cooler!

Maker's Mark Whiskey Painted Coolers

.
.

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum Painted Coolers

.
.

Captain Morgan Whiskey Painted Coolers

.
.

Evan Williams Kentucky Bourbon Painted Coolers

.
.

Patron Tequila Painted Coolers

.
.

Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey Painted Coolers

.
.

Save Water Drink Vodka Painted Coolers

.
.

Beer Brands Painted Coolers

If your date is more of a beer drinker, you could paint one of your custom cooler sides in his favorite beer logo! We are always impressed how awesome these beer inspired cooler sides come out!

 

Budlight American Beer Painted Coolers
.
.
BudLight Cowboy Hat Painted Coolers
.
.
Budlight Old Crow Tito's Busch Light Painted Coolers
.
.
Miller Lite Coors Yee Haw Dunkel Beer Painted Coolers
.
.
Budweiser Beer Painted Coolers
.
.
Land Shark Painted Coolers
.
.
Corona Shock Top Budlight Beer Painted Coolers
.
.
Budweiser Beer American Flag Painted Coolers
.
.
Sigma Chi Dos Equis Beer Frat Painted Coolers
s.
.
Blue Moon Frat Painted Coolers
.
.

TV Show Painted Coolers

If your date is really into a specific show , you can paint one side of your fraternity formal cooler inspired by a favorite character. Painting a popular quote from that character is always a big hit! bonus points if you can find a quote about drinking...it is a cooler after all!  

Ron Swanson Parks and Rec Painted Coolers
.
.
Michael Scott The Office  Painted Coolers
.
.
Legally blonde Girls The Office Painted Coolers
.

 

Spongebob Intoxication Rainbow Painted Coolers
.
.

Dwight Schrute The Office Painted Coolers

.
.

Formal is Coming Game Of Thrones Painted Coolers

.
.
How I Met Your Mother Legendary Painted Coolers
.
.
Walter White Breaking Bad Painted Coolers
.
.
Step Brothers, American Pie, Modern Family Painted Coolers
.
.

Sports teams Painted Coolers

Sport teams are also a popular subject for fraternity formal coolers. If you know your date's favorite MLB, NFL, NHL, or NBA team, painting one side of his cooler in the logo of the team is always a great idea! You can get as creative as you want with this idea!

Kansas City Chiefs NFL Painted Coolers

.
.
Atlanta Braves MLB Painted Coolers
.
.
New England Patriots NFL Painted Coolers
.
.
PGA, Celtics, New England Patriots Painted Coolers
.
.
Cincinnati Reds Jersey MLB Painted Coolers
.
.
Cleveland Browns NFL Painted Coolers
.
.
Boston Red Sox MLB Painted Coolers
.
.
England Soccer Team Painted Coolers
.
.
Chelsea Soccer Team Painted Coolers
.
.
Tampa Bay Rays, Lightning, Pirates Painted Coolers
.
.

 Music Painted Coolers

Music or albums are also a great idea for one side of a fraternity formal cooler! Since albums are naturally artistic, painting one on your cooler will ensure your custom painted frat cooler turns out amazing! There are a lot of different ideas you can do with music like painting the album, song lyrics, or artist!

Chance the Rapper Painted Coolers
.
.
Blake Shelton Old Dominion Country Music Painted Coolers
.s
.
Country Roads Take Me Home Painted Coolers
.
.
Kayne West Wake Up Painted Coolers
.
.
Whiskey Makes Me Frisky Painted Coolers
.
.
Better Together Jack Johnson Painted Coolers
.
.
Grateful Dead Bears Drink All Day Painted Coolers
.
.

Wood Grain Painted Coolers

Wood grain cooler lids always look great and are an easy way to give your cooler a refined look! This looks is achieved by purchasing a wood grain tool at the home depot!

Wood Grain Painted Coolers
.
.
U.S. Air Force Wood Grain Painted Coolers
.
.
Pi Kappa Phi Wood Grain Painted Coolers
.
.

Clothing Brands Painted Cooler

Is your Frat Star always wearing a specific brand? Why not use that brand as inspiration for one of your cooler sides! Patagonia or Ralph Lauren are always popular, but you can get as creative as you want! 

Patagonia Mountain Weekend Painted Coolers
.
.
 
Chubbies Sky's Out Thighs Out Painted Coolers
.
.

Bitmoji Painted Coolers

If your date is really into snapchat? Bring his bitmoji to life on the side of his cooler! Bitmojis on cooler are absolutely adorable and are sure to bring a personal touch to the cooler. 

Bitmoji Taco  Painted Coolers
.
.
 
Bitmoji Cooler Bottom
.
.

Dog Painted Coolers

mans best friend deserves a spot on the painted cooler to! If your date has a furry friend, then painting his pet on one side of his frat formal cooler is such a cute idea! Depending on your artistic ability, you can full portrait mode or simple outline...We think both look great!

Twisted Tea Dog Painted Coolers
.
.
Good Boy Dog Painted Coolers
.
.
I've Only Had One in Dog Beers Painted Coolers
.
.
Life is Ruff Take a Puff Frenchie Painted Coolers
.
.

Car Painted Coolers

Is your date obsessed with his car? Paint it on his cooler! This idea has a plenty of different ways it could be implemented. You could paint the actual car or the car logo! 

Sigma Kappa Jeep Painted Coolers

.
.
Chevy Painted Coolers
.
.

American Flag Painted Coolers

USA! USA! Paint an American flag on your next fraternity formal cooler! these always turn out great! We love the beer pong inspired flag as well!

Black and Red American Flag Painted Coolers

.
.
Waving American Flag Painted Coolers
.
.
Star Spangled Hammered Beer Pong Painted Coolers
.
.

Water Marble Painted Coolers

Like Woodgrain, Watermarbling is another popular technique that will give your cooler a one of a kind vibe! You can paint a logo over your water marble or their name. Either way, these sides always turn our so beautifully!

Gold White Captain Water Marble Painted Coolers
.
.
Blue Purple Water Marble Painted Coolers
.
.
Red White Water Marble Painted Coolers
.
.

Blue Yellow Water Marble Painted Coolers

.
.

Beach Painted Coolers

If you are going to a beach weekend or a destination fraternity formal at a beach, painting a beach is a great idea for your frat cooler! Sunsets and palm trees can be a quick, easy, and beautiful painted cooler side! These sides are also great to put a song lyric or quote with! 

It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere Painted Coolers
.
.
Island Map Painted Coolers
.
.

Sporting Event Painted Cooler

If your date is super into golf or tennis, painting one side of his cooler with a favorite sporting event is a great idea! We love how this masters cooler turned out!

Masters Golf Painted Coolers
.
.

Cartoon Painted Coolers

Cartoons are extremely popular when it comes to cooler painting! The animated natures makes them perfect for cooler painting and they turn out great!! Sometimes we think the painted cooler cartoons turn out better than the original! (Peep the Scooby doo cooler below)

Big Mouth Painted Coolers
.
.
BoJack Horseman Painted Coolers
.
.
Rick and Morty Painted Coolers
.
.
Rick & Morty, Family Guy, BoJack Horseman Painted Coolers
.
.
Scooby Doo Painted Coolers
.
.

Sunset Painted Coolers

Sunsets and coolers just go together! We love how these two coolers incorporated sunsets into their custom painted frat coolers! The sunglass idea is so cute!

Sunglass Sunset Palm Tree Painted Coolers

.
.

 

Dancing in the Sunset Painted Coolers
.
.

Movie Painted Coolers

Does your date constantly talk about or quote a specific movie? Paint it on his frat formal cooler! Movie posters , quotes, or characters always turn out great!

Great Gatsby Painted Coolers

.
.

 


Marvel Spiderman, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Flash Painted Coolers

 

.
.

Hobby Painted Coolers

Does your date have a cool hobby like surfing, fishing, or waterskiing? You can't go wrong with a picturesque scene of him doing his favorite hobby! Check out these painted cooler for inspiration!

Surfing Sunset Painted Coolers

.
.

 

Duck Hunting Painted Coolers

.
.

 

Drone Painted Coolers

 

.
.

Fishing Painted Coolers

.
.

 

Skiing Painted Coolers

.
.

 

Wake Boarding Painted Coolers

.
.

 

Wake Boarding Lake Day Painted Coolers
.
.
Lake Life Wood Grain Painted Coolers
.
.
Astronaut Sigma Phi Epsilon Painted Coolers
.
.

Food Painted Coolers

Food brands are also a popular item for fraternity formal coolers! Bonus points if you can incorporate your date's name into a food or beverage logo!

Dr. Pepper Painted Coolers
.
.
Chipotle Painted Coolers
.
.
Taco Bell Checkers Painted Coolers
We hope these ideas sparked some ideas of your own for what to paint on your next fraternity formal cooler! Let us know what your ideas are for your painted cooler in the comments below and send us pictures of your final custom painted cooler and we will feature your amazing frat cooler on our site! Check back for more inspiration and as always, Happy Painting
Need More Ideas? Check out more painted coolers!