I am excited to announce the arrival of the first ever Deering family treehouse - construction is scheduled to begin on May 11th. Let the planning begin. And by planning, I am thinking about the design. I have a few ideas.
How about this one at Garden Design. I am sure our guests would love to stay here. Hmmm, maybe I can make it the master bedroom. The kids don't REALLY need a treehouse, do they?
Or maybe this one in an issue of Popular Mechanics.
This is a nice collection of decks in this intricate treehouse, also from the Popular Mechanics issue:
Well...I don't think the treehouse will look quite like my pictures. I am guessing Mark has to keep his day job. And I know my measuring skills are not up to snuff. But since I was dreaming of treehouses, I ordered these two books from Amazon:
They are GREAT! And extremely detailed. They show how to build everything from a gang-plank to a hobbit house tree-fort. The kids have been pouring over the books, dreaming of the perfect treehouse. Each of them have designed their own perfect treehouse.
Here is Abby's first design:
A pirate ship fort. She found this page in one of our books and has requested this be built in our yard. I think she loves all of the accessories.
I had to break it to her that we weren't going to build this elaborate ship. She wasn't disapointed for long. She quickly came up with plan B.
Here is a close up of Abby's plan B. She asked me to write the explanations. If you look closely, the design is a 2 story treehouse on the top of the tree/stump. Again, quite elaborate!
Caleb also has some ideas. Yesterday he took his sketch book outside so that he could get a closer look at the perfect tree. Luckily, he is listening to our ideas about which tree we think would be best. Here is Caleb's drawing:
Early this morning he added the descriptions. This is actually pretty darn close to the idea we have in mind. And of course, we need a pully with a bucket. Every fort needs a pulley.
Here is the sketch from the book:
And here is the tree we have selected:
While taking pictures of the "perfect" tree, Abby found a new friend. Maybe he can live in the treehouse.
Now that we have a plan, we just need to get supplies. I am hoping to hit up the Habitat Re-Store over the next few months, looking for extra supplies. We will add windows and trap doors once we have the structure in place. And there has been a suggestion for a rope bridge to another tree. Here is an example:
I REALLY hope we get this far. I have my doubts...this is already getting pretty complicated! I will post pics once construction begins!
How about this one at Garden Design. I am sure our guests would love to stay here. Hmmm, maybe I can make it the master bedroom. The kids don't REALLY need a treehouse, do they?
Or maybe this one in an issue of Popular Mechanics.
This is a nice collection of decks in this intricate treehouse, also from the Popular Mechanics issue:
Well...I don't think the treehouse will look quite like my pictures. I am guessing Mark has to keep his day job. And I know my measuring skills are not up to snuff. But since I was dreaming of treehouses, I ordered these two books from Amazon:
They are GREAT! And extremely detailed. They show how to build everything from a gang-plank to a hobbit house tree-fort. The kids have been pouring over the books, dreaming of the perfect treehouse. Each of them have designed their own perfect treehouse.
Here is Abby's first design:
A pirate ship fort. She found this page in one of our books and has requested this be built in our yard. I think she loves all of the accessories.
I had to break it to her that we weren't going to build this elaborate ship. She wasn't disapointed for long. She quickly came up with plan B.
Here is a close up of Abby's plan B. She asked me to write the explanations. If you look closely, the design is a 2 story treehouse on the top of the tree/stump. Again, quite elaborate!
Caleb also has some ideas. Yesterday he took his sketch book outside so that he could get a closer look at the perfect tree. Luckily, he is listening to our ideas about which tree we think would be best. Here is Caleb's drawing:
Early this morning he added the descriptions. This is actually pretty darn close to the idea we have in mind. And of course, we need a pully with a bucket. Every fort needs a pulley.
Here is the sketch from the book:
And here is the tree we have selected:
While taking pictures of the "perfect" tree, Abby found a new friend. Maybe he can live in the treehouse.
Now that we have a plan, we just need to get supplies. I am hoping to hit up the Habitat Re-Store over the next few months, looking for extra supplies. We will add windows and trap doors once we have the structure in place. And there has been a suggestion for a rope bridge to another tree. Here is an example:
I REALLY hope we get this far. I have my doubts...this is already getting pretty complicated! I will post pics once construction begins!
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