Category: Playhouses
A Home for The Play’s the Thing
Leo’s Playground
Easter Cottage
2015 Year in Review
At the cusp of a new year, let’s take a moment to savor some of the highlights of 2015. It’s been quite a year for BBAB, chock-full of innovative projects and exciting collaborations. Magical Bridge Naturally, one of the highlights of the year was the long-awaited opening of Magical Bridge…
Cape Codder Transformation
This lovely little Cape Codder looks brand new, but it is actually a used playhouse that we refurbished for a new family to enjoy. Originally a white stand-alone cottage, this well-loved playhouse was ready for a new home as the children morphed into gangly teens. Luckily, another young family was in…
New Life for Old Tree Houses
After witnessing countless shrieks of laughter, games of chase and secret clubhouse meetings, some playhouses are the worse for wear. Luckily, sustainable redwood lumber can stand up to the strains of time, and needs only a new coat of stain to look good as new again. When kids are grown…
Sandboxes
Though we specialize in tree houses, we’ve made our fair share of sandboxes over the years, too. We start with the same sustainable redwood that we use for all of our structures, handcraft the box to the desired shape and then add our vivid tung oil stains for maximum appeal.…
Surprise Treehouse
At work on this Atherton treehouse, Barbara breaks out the coffee tool box, complete with everything she needs to brew up some potent java and keep the crew properly fueled. To support the weight of the treehouse without harming the tree, we use a special bolt called the Garnier Limb,…
Climbing Walls
Kids love to climb. And while it can be maddening when they climb on the furniture, if you take them outside to a safe space, you can see how climbing builds whole-body strength, coordination and focus. Not to mention confidence — who wouldn’t feel like a million bucks after scaling…
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A Home for The Play’s the Thing
Leo’s Playground
Easter Cottage
2015 Year in Review
At the cusp of a new year, let’s take a moment to savor some of the highlights of 2015. It’s been quite a year for BBAB, chock-full of innovative projects and exciting collaborations. Magical Bridge Naturally, one of the highlights of the year was the long-awaited opening of Magical Bridge…
Cape Codder Transformation
This lovely little Cape Codder looks brand new, but it is actually a used playhouse that we refurbished for a new family to enjoy. Originally a white stand-alone cottage, this well-loved playhouse was ready for a new home as the children morphed into gangly teens. Luckily, another young family was in…
New Life for Old Tree Houses
After witnessing countless shrieks of laughter, games of chase and secret clubhouse meetings, some playhouses are the worse for wear. Luckily, sustainable redwood lumber can stand up to the strains of time, and needs only a new coat of stain to look good as new again. When kids are grown…
Sandboxes
Though we specialize in tree houses, we’ve made our fair share of sandboxes over the years, too. We start with the same sustainable redwood that we use for all of our structures, handcraft the box to the desired shape and then add our vivid tung oil stains for maximum appeal.…
Surprise Treehouse
At work on this Atherton treehouse, Barbara breaks out the coffee tool box, complete with everything she needs to brew up some potent java and keep the crew properly fueled. To support the weight of the treehouse without harming the tree, we use a special bolt called the Garnier Limb,…
Climbing Walls
Kids love to climb. And while it can be maddening when they climb on the furniture, if you take them outside to a safe space, you can see how climbing builds whole-body strength, coordination and focus. Not to mention confidence — who wouldn’t feel like a million bucks after scaling…