Children's Playhouses: Plans and Ideas
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Book Overview
This is the first and only book of its kind, picturing hundreds of colorful, creative children's playhouses, from fancy Victorians to neo-classical creations, all built in a child's scale. Half a dozen of the nation's leading manufacturers are profiled, with both inside and outside images of their creations. The fanciful works pictured vary from the wildly colorful to the scale-model imitations of Mom and Dad's home, from all-askew assemblies of antiques and found objects to a sleek, abstract nautilus designed for a charitable fundraiser. For the do-it-yourselfer, plans and blueprints for half a dozen playhouses are provided, as well as images with plenty of fodder for creating something exquisitely new and unique. This is a dream book for parents, grandparents, and their little pals to pour over, with more than 200 beautiful images to spark the imaginations of young and adult alike. A resource guide will help them make their dreams come true.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0764314165
ISBN13:9780764314162
Release Date:May 2001
Publisher:Schiffer Publishing
Length:160 Pages
Weight:1.92 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Doting grandparents
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
If you're looking for a simple, knock it together with materials on hand plan, this isn't for you. However, my husband and I love it. We have some building skills and want to create a special playhouse for our grands, ages 6 and 3. This is loaded with very creative, well designed and well made playhouses. Yes, we will need to draw our own blueprints, but we'll make something they will enjoy for years to come.
Lots of Great Pictures
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I bought every book I could find on the subject (four) and this was the most extensive, both in terms of plans (there are projects that are spelled out step-by-step as well as blueprints for others) and projects and lots and lots of colorful pictures.I'm really into the decorating, so there were lots of cool ideas for color themes and furnishings and such. Some of the pictures were kind of crappy, but they were better than no pictures at all, which is pretty much what you get with the other books.
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