Indoor Treehouse

Before we bought our new (old) house, we noticed that one bedroom had an awkward half-closet with an attic entry hidden inside. It seemed like wasted space in a kids’ bedroom.

But we had a dream – a dream of an indoor treehouse!

So first we took the doors off of the half-closet

And then we painted. Can you tell this is the girls’ bedroom??

And then my genius accountant-turned youth pastor-turned self-taught carpenter husband started doing some woodworkin’ magic in his makeshift basement workroom!

The railing in progress

This is a view of the railing upside-down…he put pieces of wood in-between the rails of the fence to keep them from swiveling.

All assembled and ready to paint!

Testing out the 15 degree angles on the ladder – perfect fit!!

He needed a little help installing the railing.

Amazingly, one of our crib mattresses was a perfect fit inside the treehouse – which means that Mommy doesn’t have to display her lack of sewing skills on THIS project. Now all we need is a light and some curtains, and this cozy indoor treehouse will be complete!