I think most country homes have some type of tree fort in their backyard. The man of the house decided about 3 years ago we needed one also. So he set off to build it.
Phase 1 took not too long and was planned around a beautiful oak tree
Phase 2 was a little tougher. Attaching the slide was almost as hard as adding the roof. The boys sure didn’t mind waiting
Phase 3 adding windows and a railing went smoothly. Even the goats joined in to check out the materials and a baby making sure it was low enough for him to see out of. The railing is made from larger sticks we collected from our woods
A dutch door was made and some furniture accents were added. There is enough seating for 6 kids and the bench blocks the opening to the slide so all the little children who visit are safe
The views out the window allow the kids to see all of the action
Next season it will be stained to match the barn and woodshed. For right now it is the perfect escape for the children and a great hang out area for their friends!!
chase n chance ranch 
Lucky kids!
They sure are and I try to make sure they know that 🙂
A tree house is evocative of a large yard, large trees which we don’t see in the city anymore. Your treehouse looks lovely and I’m sure Architectural Digest will come calling!
Very, very nice! My congrats to the man of the house.
Thank you. It’s still a work in progress as I want to put a large sandbox underneath it but that will have to wait until next spring
Very cool! I especially love the branches on the railing.