Susan at Between Naps on the Porch is the hostess of Metamorphosis Monday...I am joining this week to see if I can keep up! This is not my best change ever made...but it was a biggie...and I think I like the end result.
This eyesore was "gifted" to our kids by a friend that bought a house with it in the back yard...since he has no children...He loaded it (with a few good buddies) and dumped it off in my yard. My husband put a real roof on it and I set my eyes on some paint...this is how it looked in 2006.
This is the tree house in 2006 AFTER the transformation....no one played on the lower level...and they argued over space up top.
This is the tree house last year...see how the grass is starting to suffer? By the end of the summer...the grass was a total write off...dead as a door nail...and U-G-L-Y! SOOOO....
I went to wal-mart...bought some cheap flat bed sheets...stapled them on, added bungee cords and loop hooks...got some old alphabet foam tiles out of storage (to use as a floor-the same as is on the top)
That is "Suzy"...my "assistant's" doll...she is sitting on the park bench that is serving as furniture until I come up with something else to use in there.
I want to find a small table and chairs to put in there for them to play with...but these things take time!
I added a wooden box that I built out of wood scraps...it will be the mail box for now.
Curtains closed...looks like Suzy got the boot!
My lovely assistant and her little play mate (thorn in my side) from next door. They are pretending to be at the movies.And....now they fight over nothing...some live upstairs...and some live down stairs! (at least for today)
Does it look silly?
Now...we have a severe weather alert in this area for tonight...SNOW with FROST and some RAIN along with THUNDERSTORMS!!!!! Keep your fingers crossed that all I see is the rain part...I can't cover with sheets if it is raining and snowing and blowing...either the sheets will blow away...or the moisture will crush what I covered! Keep your fingers crossed!!! I'm just a tad stressed!
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Snow? Did you say snow? Oh, I will pray you'll only get some rain!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia :)
HUgs
Linda
Great job ~ FlowerLady
We are having that cold weather here in Colorado today. We had hail and thunderstorms...yuck ! I planted a couple of Toppsy-Turvey tomato plants today when it stopped raining for a minute. We never have this much rain, the plants are "digging" it !
Hugs ~ Kammy
p.s. I love your little playhouse for the kids....Love the thorn in the side quote...
I'll keep everything crossed that will cross for no snow!!!
Your getting so fancy/schmancy with your blog. I'm going to have to do something with mine!
Debbie
Okay, my fingers & toes are all crossed hoping that you don't have snow!!! ☺♥☺ Diane
Sue.
I must tell you before I got to your post I just had to stop and admired your garden photo on your header. What a beautiful garden!
Please no snow to tramatize your beautiful flowers!
~Sherrie
Great job!
Traci
Love what you did with the playhouse. That is so precious!!!!
You have been a busy bee today. You are a rockstar!!!!!
PS: I think my gardens are trying to kill me! After working on edging beds most of the day,I can just about walk tonight!
No Snowwwwwwwwwwwww...OMGosh that is not good at all! I will keep praying for rain for you!!!!
Good luck with the weather, I hope it's not as bad as they predict.
Geez, wonder if you got that snow? in JUNE for goodness sakes!
Justine :o 0
Love that transformation you did on the play gym...it makes it perfect for both girls and boys!
I can't believe you're still having cold weather up there...we are going in the 90's here today with plenty of sunshine...hope it doesn't get as bad as they think girl..
Girl our little garbage bag window boxes are still thriving....we planted one just in the planting soil over on the opposite side of the yard and we have to water it all the time....but not those on the porch! Oh and this year we tried a new trick that we heard of..we planted one of our tomatoe plants directly in the bag of Miracle Grow....just laid the bag on the ground....cut a small slit in the middle and planted our little tomatoe plant in it...the sun heated it up and causes it's own moisture and the tomatoe is growing!!!!! Yes it's true...I am growing a tomstoe and it has 4 big green tomatoes on it right now!!!! Oh happy day! lol lol Hey it's rough not having a green thumb....LIKE SOME PEOPLE I KNOW! lol Hope you have a great week Toots with no snow!
What a sweet little place to play. If this were mine I would get a mattress out there and be sleeping in the great outdoors this summer. I love the energizing feeling of sleeping on Mother Earth. I always wake feeling vitalized. With the sheets you have enough privacy.
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
Of course it would not have the Tootsie touch if you did not add your trademark beautiful flowers!!
I hope you are spared the bad weather.
Lilsista
Tootsie, I have to tell you your garden just blows me away. I think I gasped when I saw it. I bet it's a lot of work but Oh, how it is worth it!!!
Karen
Hope the weather holds out for you!
Robin~♥
Big hugs~ J
Mary
~Michelle