the playhouse begins

The playhouse ground breaking has begun!

I know…normal people do not opt to start massive outdoor projects in the middle of (an especially cold) November. But, here we are.

You see, Santa really wanted to deliver this Christmas gift directly from sleigh to yard. But it turns out it was a bit of a logistical nightmare.

So that left the hubby and myself (now dubbed Hitler Joanna Gaines) to figure out this project. Thankfully some friends and my dad were willing to help with the more complicated parts and the heavy lifting.

I fully intend to do a series of posts on how this thing has come together, but I can’t wait that long and not show a sneak peek!

So far it has been:

-a good long weekend dedicated just to drawing it out/picking up materials at Lowe

– another few days for setting posts and letting the concrete harden.

– another weekend where my husband put in many hours getting the floor boards down, the house and windows framed out and the walls cut and hung!

I joined in for a half day of priming/painting and hopefully after Thanksgiving we (I like saying we but I’m just the painter here) can figure out the roof, install a railing around the deck, and build a ladder!

THEN Santa can really go to town decking this thing out!

I am so thankful to a new blog I discovered, The Handmade Home ,for providing directions on their own play house. We altered them a lot to suite our tastes so ours probably won’t resemble their handmade hideaway too much, but they were one of the few blogs that at least gave us an idea of how to start!

My goal is to post a reveal and step by step after Christmas. Two little boys are hopeful that the elves may visit the new clubhouse Christmas Eve night and add some fun stuff!