Playhouses You Can Build

by David Stiles and Jeanie Trusty Stiles

Book Overview

Build a lifetime of Memories Whether simple or architecturally fanciful, a playhouse can be a magical place for your child. David and Jeanie Stiles use their own experiences to guide the amateur carpenter through the steps necessary to build an imaginative playhouse -- for the backyard, basement or playroom. Designed to be put together with easy-to-obtain materials and common handyman tools, with clear step-by-step diagrams, these playhouses can be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881527271
• ISBN13: 9781881527275
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful book which will change the way you look at play.

Stiles' book is a wonderful compendium of playhouse/play structure projects. It includes "plans" for everything from a 20 minute cardboard house to a 20+ hour gingerbread playhouse. I put plans in quotes because if you are looking for truly detailed plans and a step-by-step how to guide this book is not it. It has basic architectural type drawings, some with details, some not. Nonetheless it is still an excellent guide to planning, designing and building children's play areas. The general construction tips and wood/fastener introductory chapters will be worth the price of the book for novices. All in all, this book will help you take a great step towards your project.

Best "How to" book I've ever bought!!!!

A great book! Well written and illustrated for the novice woodworker, or anyone for that matter. You don't have to be a woodsmith to build the projects in this book. Simple, straight forward plans and illustrations help you to build the playhouse of your children's dreams. If I can do it, anyone can. A weekend warrior like myself with very little carpentry experience built 2 of the projects in this book and they turned out great! Can't wait to buy the Stiles' next book.

This book has everything!

Someone gave this book to my daughter for her birthday and we decided to build the traditional playhouse that is on the cover. Although it took almost a month of weekends, it was well worth the time! She and her friends spend all their play dates in it and we always know where they are. This looks like the most advanced project in the book and I am a weekend carpenter, but didn't have any trouble following the plans. We are working on the "Spook House" for Halloween and the whole family is having fun adding their imput! Highly recommend this book for anyone with any building experience.

Absolutely the best Playhouse book out. Easy to follow.

Looked for weeks for a playhouse to build for my daughter. The book was easy to follow for a beginner. Excellent ideas and drawings. Only wished my own house looked that nice. The Stiles know how to put out a great book. I have since bought another great Stiles book.

We have made more than one playhouse from this book!

The whole family has taken advantage of this book. David and Jeanie Stiles have a basic low-cost design for a playhouse made from a refrigerator carton which can be done in a couple of hours. At the other end of the spectrum, we made a traditional playhouse with gingerbread moldings that is the envy of the neighborhood. This is a terrific family book, one that has enabled us to work and play together, creating something that the kids really love. The plans and how-to instructions are clearly written. We highly recommend.