We are so excited for our latest project. Our made with HAPPY TREEHOUSE! MWH Girl has been talking about a treehouse and asking us for one for months and months, and so we finally decided it was time. After a full inventory of the trees and locations around our yard, we came to the conclusion that an actual “treehouse”, meaning a house inside a tree wasn’t going to be possible. All our large trees were located on a hill and trying to design from there, would have sent me over the edge, so we decided on fun alternative.
We unfortunately lost a great pine due to disease in a corner of our side yard a few years ago. Since it was cut down, that part of the yard had been sort of the dumping area and collect all of projects along with a small play area for the kids. We decided over the stump would be a perfect place for our new treehouse/playhouse.
Once we decided on the location, we quickly realized a number of other things needed to happen to make this area what we were envisioning including:
- Clearing out all the junk
- Trimming the neighbor’s pepper tree that drops all kinds of leaves on our yard
- Fix broken sprinklers
- Lay grass
- Build Treehouse
Yeah, a probably not going to happen in one day, but we’re up for the challenge. After some sweat and some serious man power we did it and tada… we now have our brand new Made with HAPPY Treehouse
The kids are so pumped about it, that I would say that every night since completion, they have been out there, dancing, playing and just turning it into their own!
We of course documented our steps along the way to creating this Backyard Happy Place, but have decided that we will break it down into four different posts for those looking to recreate something similar in your backyard. In the next couple of days we will share how we made the
I can tell you that we were very cost conscience on this project. We of course wanted something that was built sound and sturdy, but also didn’t want to spend more than it would cost to buy premade. I’m happy to report we did just that and will breakdown the cost sheet, but were able to make this for approximately $300.
We’re really proud of this project and are would love to know what you think? We are also happy to answer any questions you have along the way, so just ask away.
Cheers!
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Wow!!! Your house came out amazing! Stopping by from San Diego Mom Bloggers and will be pinning, this is truly awesome! I want one 🙂
LOVE it! I’d love something like this for our backyard. I am looking forward to reading your future posts.
Very cool. Great idea
That’s so awesome! It really look stunning.
LOVE IT!! Great job!
So rad! Your kiddos are so lucky.
This is amazing, and I love that you have an actual tree stump under it. Even more amazing is that you did it for around $300! Cute and affordable…love it!!
I am kook by forward to reading each step. My Dad is going to come & visit me this Spring & I would love to build something similar with him!
I’d love to build this this summer, can you post your plans soon?
Yes, I’m working to finish it all up for you all soon. Will send along plans as soon as its published.
can you at least tell me the dimensions of floor, height of ceiling and depth of room. we are going to start building one like this in next few weeks. thanks
This looks very similar to The Handmade Hideaway on The Handmade Home blog, they list all of their dimensions there with step by step instructions. We just built one last fall! Love it!
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This is GREAT! We are going to have to do something similar for our little ones 🙂
Amazing! Love this wld absolutely love to do this for my daughter! We are actually talking about now! So, more thn likely she’ll have one here in a month or 2!!! Lol. Thanks for sharing! I always wanted a tree house but was like u, I don’t want my soon to be 4yr old up in a tree! Lol… this is amazing n adorable! On top of tht, it’s affordable! 🙂
Love this. My husband and my childcare dads are going to build this soon for my preschool. Wondering what you did for curtains? Buy premade outdoor material curtains or sew your own?
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Love this project!! Its super cute and just what we were looking for to jump start our own little backyard hideouts. Quick question for you – what did you use the shower curtain & rod for? Is that what you used for the fabric front closure? Thanks so much for sharing!!
Hi Michelle,
Just this past week, I realized that I left out that piece of the project. I will update it soon, but what I did was make little holes in the top of the curtains and hung them on the small hooks. I placed the hooks approximately 6 inches apart on the inside of the front roof frame. Then, cut small holes in the curtain and hung on them. The important step is to make sure the bottom of the curtain is level with the floor before you cut the holes. Hope this helps.
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OMG, that little playhouse is just perfect! We have a tree stump in an abandoned corner of the yard too. Our son would LOVE this!
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What did you do to keep the rain/snow out?
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I made this for my three daughters. It looks great and they love it. Thanks for the great idea and instructions!
I’ll share some photos, especially the nighttime ones after My oldest strung a string of lights inside–it glows and is extra cool in the dark.
Oh my gosh, I am so excited for you guys! How awesome are you to make it for them. I can’t wait to see pictures. Definitely email them over when you have them! alli@madewithhappy.com
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Thank you for the post. My 12 year old has been asking about a treehouse for years. We do so much traveling there hasnt been enough time. My husband has retired and now it time to to work 😉 we have a new home and Im really excited about finally being able take on this project with the family.
Can’t wait to see how it turns out!
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Is there an actual plan for all of this or do we just follow the blog directions? Thank you. Love it!
I currently don’t have printable plans, but hope to have them done shortly. Thank you so much!
I absolutely love this we will looking at the same house on the other Pinterest post,we couldn’t afford $1,000 so glad we came across this one! question what sort of wood did you use?
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I am a mom to a 4 year old boy who loves to be outside and my backyard is my first backyard and it’s beautiful before we moved in (previous owners) so I copied and pasted your blog and printed it out to try to start my first house project Eva!
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Are the posts set in the ground or just sitting on level ground?
Hi Kristin, It is just sitting on level ground. The whole structure is so heavy, it wasn’t necessary to sink the posts.
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