Category Archives: Holiday
A Home for The Play’s the Thing
Easter Cottage
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Season’s Greetings!
The greatest gift of this season is undoubtedly spending time with family. However, a close second is the privilege of doing inspiring, fulfilling work surrounded by a creative and fun-loving crew. In this picture from 2004, Barbara and Suzy are playing the part of holiday elves hiding amongst a crop…
Family Thanksgiving
Every Thanksgiving, the Butler clan gathers for a family dinner in the small California town of Sebastapol. Here they are in 2014, celebrating with good food, conversation and red wine. (Absent are James, Patty and Eileen, who weren’t able to make it that year.)A table massive enough to accommodate the…
For all the Mothers…
On this Mother’s Day week, we’d like to take a moment to recognize all the amazing moms out there. And though we don’t make tree houses for parents (and maybe we should?!), we think our work has something in it for moms, too. That snack time the little ones spent…
More hearts …
We couldn’t fit all the love into one post, so here’s one more on hearts. They’re whimsical, playful and welcoming, just like Barbara. Barbara gives a classic log cabin her own flair with heart shutters and a pirate flag. Valentine’s Fort complete with a pink tower, swings and rope climbing…
Hearts Rule!
We love what we do and we work with the most amazing families! In honor of the holiday of love, here is a virtual Valentine from the Barbara Butler crew. Barbara’s creative process is part fun, part work, and all heart. Check out all the places she has snuck in…
If Kids Made New Year’s Resolutions…
Happy 2015! Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions yet? If you’re stumped, why not take a cue from these happy children? Because if kids made resolutions, they would look like this: From the whole Barbara Butler crew, here’s to a healthy and…