Last month Brian's sister asked us if we would be interested in their old outdoor wooden playhouse. They hadn't set it up since they moved from Washington because their new home already had a sort of playhouse in the backyard. She said it was pretty old and worn out, but we said we would love to have it. It has a drive-up window, puppet show stage, basketball hoop and window planters.
We stored it in our neighbor's garage. She is a very nice, bed-bound widow with an empty garage and she was happy to let us use her space. It was a perfect set-up. We would sneak over during nap time and put Paige in charge of calling the cell phone if something was wrong. She knew we were working on a surprise and that we weren't very far away. [One thing I love about Paige is that she is very good about surprises or secrets. She does not ever want to spoil it.]
We painted the roof, and sanded and stained and weather-proofed it all. I am very pleased with how it all turned out. It was a great Christmas present, and all it cost was a bit of time and some cans. Thank you to the Penrods for thinking of sharing it with us.
We stored it in our neighbor's garage. She is a very nice, bed-bound widow with an empty garage and she was happy to let us use her space. It was a perfect set-up. We would sneak over during nap time and put Paige in charge of calling the cell phone if something was wrong. She knew we were working on a surprise and that we weren't very far away. [One thing I love about Paige is that she is very good about surprises or secrets. She does not ever want to spoil it.]
We painted the roof, and sanded and stained and weather-proofed it all. I am very pleased with how it all turned out. It was a great Christmas present, and all it cost was a bit of time and some cans. Thank you to the Penrods for thinking of sharing it with us.
BEFORE
AFTER :)
4 comments:
That turned out amazing!! I bet they just LOVE it!!! So cute!!!!!
Looks like something they are really enjoying. That lucky house has a whole new lease on life, thanks to your hard work and skills. Truly a labor of love!
IMPRESSIVE!! You have always been good at that sort of thing, Tara. And it looks PERFECT!
Its sad how washed out it already looks. That sun is a mighty powerful thing!
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