![]() ![]() I love looking out the window at night and seeing them. We strung lights in the treehouse, and set them on a timer, so they automatically come on at night. After a couple coats of copper paint, you’d never guess they weren’t a set. And the chairs are hand-me-downs from my mother-in-law. See that table? It came from a curb pile. This is where the staircase enters the treehouse.Īnd here’s your first peek at the top of the treehouse. I painted it to match the roof, and mixed a no-slip additive into the paint, so the stairs wouldn’t be slippery when wet. ![]() Yep, the treehouse has a spiral staircase. Since we didn’t have to spend on the roofing, I was able to splurge on something fun … a spiral staircase. I’ll show you my solution for that in a bit, but bottom line: we’ve only had to redo the railings once in eight years, so I can live with that. The only downside to this is that the rope does eventually start to wear out, and at that point the birds consider it fair game for nesting material. I loved the idea, so that’s what we did in our treehouse. I checked out some treehouse books from the library for inspiration, and came across instructions for weaving rope railings. Then, we added the roof the following year. Lumber isn’t cheap, so we started by building the treehouse deck. It also happens to match the tin on our garage roof perfectly. It came from a barn that was being torn down, and didn’t cost us a thing. To keep the construction costs down, and make it look like it had been there forever, we used salvaged tin for the roof. The kids play in it we eat meals in it we have parties in it and I work in it when the weather’s nice. ![]() I didn’t want it to be something we’d outgrow, or something that was just for the kids, so I designed a treehouse that the whole family could enjoy. Once I had that figured off, I was off and running. They tower over all the other trees in the area.īut, the kids really wanted a treehouse (and so did I), so I eventually landed on the idea of building one between the two trees. In fact, if you stand downtown and look towards our neighborhood, you can easily pick them out. The branches are about a gazillion feet off the ground. The two poplars in our side yard aren’t exactly “build in” trees. When my kids first asked for a treehouse, I admit I was stumped. My husband, dad and I built this treehouse eight years ago (I can’t believe it’s been that long). Today, I’d like to show you our family treehouse. It’s a sunny day, so let’s take the home tour outside. ![]()
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