Magical Playhouses

Magical Playhouses Magical Playhouses designs and builds small, whimsical backyard structures, bringing the architectur

Sometimes I build playhouses for adults.
11/07/2025

Sometimes I build playhouses for adults.

I had some fun with this one: a Suffolk latch on the custom 6' door, pocket door shutters, and an arch top window. What ...
10/07/2025

I had some fun with this one: a Suffolk latch on the custom 6' door, pocket door shutters, and an arch top window. What features would be on your dream playhouse wishlist?

I know, I know, it's Magical PLAYHOUSES, but once upon a time I did work briefly for Pete Nelson, and thankfully his com...
08/12/2025

I know, I know, it's Magical PLAYHOUSES, but once upon a time I did work briefly for Pete Nelson, and thankfully his company gladly shipped me all the specialty hardware I need to build this project. And really, a in this 8'x10' scale is just a up in the air, right? Still, I'm looking forward to my next two projects that average 1.5 ft in the air!

If you squint real close, this is technically a ! Though adult in scale, I made a shorter door to make it feel more lik...
06/21/2025

If you squint real close, this is technically a ! Though adult in scale, I made a shorter door to make it feel more like a playhouse for my client's kids to come inside and snuggle up with a book on the window seat. This wired and insulated treehouse will be warm inside, even on those short, cold NW days of winter. I'm quite happy with how this one turned out, and doubly so because my client and her family are thrilled.

Well, this is a little different because I didn't build this little playhouse. I did, however, design it. Together, Dayb...
04/25/2025

Well, this is a little different because I didn't build this little playhouse. I did, however, design it. Together, Daybreak Cohousing and I worked together to design a playhouse for their courtyard and the talented Zach Sands of made it a reality.

The best part of my job is at the end, when I get to tell the kids that "it's time!" I don't record these moments, but I...
10/24/2024

The best part of my job is at the end, when I get to tell the kids that "it's time!" I don't record these moments, but I can tell you that it is pure joy when they run in, exploring all the windows (peekaboo!) and the doors and giggling giggling giggling. Makes it all worth it. I love my job.

How fun is this backyard kids playhouse? Got a budding reader? Give them a comfy hammock outside and before you know it ...
09/28/2024

How fun is this backyard kids playhouse? Got a budding reader? Give them a comfy hammock outside and before you know it they'll be running across Middle Earth chasing a band of Uruk-hai.

I work with clients on a custom basis to design and build structures that work with the constraints of their backyards. Take this enormous maple tree and its impossible-to-mow raised root mound and an ivy-covered rusty chain link fence. Now, the fence is blocked and the tree is an asset, not a liability. Oh, and the two little girls LOVE it!

Inspired by U.S. Forest Services fire towers, I think the rangers of old really missed out by not having slides (I mean...
06/14/2024

Inspired by U.S. Forest Services fire towers, I think the rangers of old really missed out by not having slides (I mean, even today, fire fighters get to slide down poles, right?) Let's say you were on top of a mountain, spotted smoke in your binocs, and were like, "Dang! My radio's batteries are dead! Good thing I've got this three mile-long slide, so I can get down lickety-split and tell dispatch." As the kids say today, that would be fire.

Imagine the letters, penned in crayon, that mail slot will see. And with a 50 year roof and Hardi lap siding, this playh...
05/11/2024

Imagine the letters, penned in crayon, that mail slot will see. And with a 50 year roof and Hardi lap siding, this playhouse will last as long as the owners own home. How many generations of children will pass over that oak threshold? How many sleepovers, birthday parties, hidden Easter eggs,? How do we measure a childhood outside of years? Pencil marks against trim, tip toes to look through a window, then suddenly they are ducking through the door. It's so easy to be caught up in the tsunami of today's now, I know. So, breathe. Childhood is short. Remember today.

I'm a big proponent of getting kids outside, but winters can be COLD! Sometimes it's nice to have some indoor monkey bar...
01/16/2024

I'm a big proponent of getting kids outside, but winters can be COLD! Sometimes it's nice to have some indoor monkey bars to tire the little ones out.

Ellie is just an adorable 2 year-old, with two wonderful moms, and together they are going to fill her childhood full of...
10/23/2023

Ellie is just an adorable 2 year-old, with two wonderful moms, and together they are going to fill her childhood full of love, snuggles, stories and backyard sleepovers.

I call this picnic pavillion "Moonbeam." Can you find why?
03/12/2023

I call this picnic pavillion "Moonbeam." Can you find why?

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Port Townsend, WA
98368

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
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Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
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