our playhouse....when they were young....

Our house turns 17 tomorrow

looking through old photos

I found our playhouse

when they were young.....

Just like our family has evolved over the years

so too has this space....

I had originally left the space raw

so the kids could make it what they wanted....

we (as in my talented husband) added 

shelves, an oven, tables ect

Since a play house was
my dream

(and not really theirs.... and they were really young)

nobody cared when after a couple of years of little use

I took it over.....

and made it into the

playhouse of my dreams

(yes, I still let them in...)

actually when it looked so good they were a lot more interested to use the space

I loved this project

and got around to each surface

notice the bead board under the table...

the table had a checker board mosaic top 

so checkers were always on the ready

the bench lid even  lifted up for storage....

I did custom pillows...
 and tiny quilts made of their old clothes....

I made doll bedding all around
and

window treatments on the tiny windows
with

branches with bandanas....

tiny whimsical counters....
and terracotta liners
for the stoves burners...

See... I told you I let them in.....
(even let them bring friends)

I designed the interior 

with a beautiful view to the garden....

which was complete with a bridge of whimsy....

yes....

I loved getting the playhouse of 

my dreams

and my kids were kind enough

to play along....

just like my kids don't look like this
anymore.....
this space has gone on
to evolve many times....

but still....

some moments really do 

last a lifetime.

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Wishing you love and joy 

as you style your life.

thanks so for stopping by