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If there's one thing that makes our DIY playhouse 'modern' - it's the roof. Installing the mono-pitch and Suntuf panels had its challenges, but the result was so worth it! After the deck and walls of the playhouse were assembled, we started on the playhouse's modern roof. From the beginning, I was inspired by Houseful of Handmade's playhouse. I especially loved the roofing material she chose - it's made by SunTuf and it reminds me of a giant sunglass shade. It allows for a view of the sky while providing some shade and blocking harmful UV rays. But before we could install the Suntuf roof, we built a frame … [Read more...] about Playhouse Made Modern: Pt. 4 – The Roof

Building the walls of our DIY playhouse was made easier with the help of a my SketchUp Free plans, a cut list, and a Kreg Jig pocket hole system. Oh, and my husband who was eager to help! ;) After the deck was built and the paint had dried, we moved on to framing the walls of the playhouse. Each of the individual walls was assembled using the Kreg Jig pocket hole system and 2.5" blue kote screws. The follows cuts were used to build our playhouse walls: Front wall (pink): Note: When I designed the structure, I planned for the window to face our arborvitaes. But after the deck was in its location, … [Read more...] about Playhouse Made Modern: Pt. 3 – Framing the Walls

The first step in building our DIY modern playhouse was constructing the deck. When building a playhouse deck, squareness and levelness are next to Godliness. During the design process, the deck somewhat dictated the size of the actual playhouse. My goal was to limit the number of cuts I had to make for the deck boards. So I picked a common board length (in this case, stud length at 92 5/8") which became the width. The length was a little more arbitrary and wound up being 8 feet. We used the following materials and tools to build the playhouse deck: 18 - 2x6 @ 92 5/8" (gray boards in the photo … [Read more...] about Playhouse Made Modern: Pt. 2 – Building the Deck

Building our son a modern playhouse required planning and prep work. This post explains how I got started and includes the cut list I used for the deck and framing. When stay-at-home orders were put into place in our area, numerous travel and overall life plans were quickly crushed. Fortunately, as a toddler, E was oblivious to the changes. I, on the other hand, was feeling quite anxious and in need of control. My solution - build something! In hopes of keeping E entertained at home, and out of trouble in the backyard, I poured my energy into finalizing some playhouse plans for him. I was always … [Read more...] about Playhouse Made Modern: Pt. 1 – Planning