The Cozy Cabin is our smallest playhouse: perfectly sized for kids ages 1 to 5 years old. It will fit in a corner, on a deck, inside a play room or in the middle of a garden! Young children love to go inside, close the door, open the shutters, slide…
Every spring & summer, when there are “holes” in our build/install schedule, our crew goes out and refurbishes some older ones. It is amazing how resilient redwood is. Even if left for years to fade and dry out in the sun, it will spring back to life and look glorious…
We’ve done tons of ziplines and I never get tired of them! Each one presents a different challenge because the trees, the distance and the slope are always different. My ideal backyard zip line ride goes between two trees and involves jumping off of a tree perch to start the…
Castle Play Structure: Final Day The crew returned on Friday to finish the details, pack up all of our tools & materials, and apply a final coat of tung-oil to the play structure. We were right on schedule and just in time – the client was having a huge party…
Barbara received the following email comments from our Long Island Treehouse client: A huge hit (Grand slam) my daughter Screamed and my son looked up in awe. Couldn’t get them out last night until dark then they got a little spooked and shut it down for the evening. At first…
FINAL DAY on site!Marco & Will spend the morning adding the play accessories:pulley bucket, rock holds, drop leaf table & 2 drop benches, top secret wall safe, chalkboard, shelf & pegs set, and lots & lots of Long Island road signs! Then break for yoga exercises on the lawn! Meanwhile,…
If you have ever wanted to bid on a Barbara Butler playhouse, then this is your chance! You can now bid on eBay for The Magical Bridge Playhouse, donated by Barbara Butler Artist-Builder Inc.100% of all proceeds from this sale go towards building The Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto,…
We just got back from installing a public use play structure for an Affordable Housing Complex in Glendale, California. It was a new design , so it had to go through all the ASTM, CPSC and ADA certifications which it passed beautifully. The developer was Thomas Safran and Associates. They…
We had a great time installing this tree fort on a steep yard in Santa Barbara. It’s comprised of 4 different forts. 2 are connected by a bridge. it’s made for lots of running around & climbing. Great zip line between the trees too!
Check out our new zipline structure for folks without trees. Jeff and I have wanted to do this for a long time. Finally we got the chance to put our ideas to the test. It’s working great! The starting point needed to be pretty high. I thought staining it green…
