Here we are, standing on the banks of the Erie Canal in beautiful Mohawk Valley, ready to install our latest project. Pretty nice for a day at the office, right?
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Once our lovely Elegant Treehouse had been fully constructed in the shop, we installed it on site. Here, you can see how Barbara picked up elements of the main house’s style to echo in the treehouse design, creating a related offspring, rather than a smaller clone.
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Welcome to Fort Saratoga, home of non-stop fun. Barbara’s signature “loops of play” create mix-and-match routes up, down and around this sprawling structure
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Part tree hangout and part mega hammock, our unique treepoline unites three towering redwoods in a nexus of relaxation. After our first treepoline was our most pinned photo on our Pinterest page, we knew it was only a matter of time before we got to make another one.
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As we’ve done bi-annually for almost 2o years, we delivered our latest Dreams Happen donation to Stanford Shopping Center this week in the lead-up to the June 3 Gala and Playhouse Auction.
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Destined to be the hang-out for three sisters, Elegant Treehouse is our latest project. Unlike the exuberant colors of some of our structures, this stately clubhouse’s earth tones will exude a dignified charm.
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In our last post about this Modified Minnesota Treehouse, we showed you the fabrication process in the shop. The next step is to take it apart into its component pieces for the staining process.
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Love is in the air~!
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We recently heard about a Texas town going to great lengths to move and preserve a historic tree, which brought us back to our very first tree-moving experience.
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What do you do when you want a treehouse but you don’t have a tree? Call in the play experts to customize a structure for you! After careful consultation with the whole family, Barbara created this modified Minnesota Treehouse (sans tree) for their beautiful backyard.
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It’s that time of year! Barbara and Suzanne and the whole crew get to be holiday elves, working hard to make kids’ dreams come true.
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It’s that time of year again: stores are bedecked in twinkling lights and boughs of pine and kids are writing lists for Santa that are a mile long.
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A gaggle of children eagerly explores our latest structure, Fort Flintridge in Los Angeles, during the grand opening party. With a rock wall, rope net climb, ladder, wacky rungs and a spiral tube slide, this custom structure overflows with options for getting up and down the two towers. In between, three swings and a set of monkey bars ensures that every kid stays busy.
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After weeks of construction in the shop, a cross-country trip, and dodging rain showers in the installation process, Coral Gables Castle is complete. She stands regally in her tropical setting, ready to spark any child’s imagination.
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Who’s that watching Barbara Butler and the crew install their latest custom structure, Coral Gables Castle? Frogs, wild peacocks and other critters make this Florida backyard their home. A sudden warm rain is no big deal for them, but for the humans with a job to do, it’s another story.
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This week’s post comes to you from sunny Coral Gables, Florida! After fabricating all the components for this tropical castle at our shop in the Bay Area, it is time to assemble the pieces on-site and install the structure.
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What does a Florida grandmother with a tropical backyard do to entice the grandchildren to visit often? Put in a Barbara Butler play structure, of course! Based on our standard Fort Mediterranean, Coral Gables Castle has been modified to fit into the lush greenery of its surroundings.
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Originally built in 2006, Castle Colorful’s family recently moved out and this deluxe custom structure was ready to make some new memories. When another family moved in, we treated Castle Colorful to a pampering restain.
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Eight years ago, Barbara Butler and the BBAB crew built a rustic climbing structure in Will Crocker’s backyard. Today, he joins us in the shop as a junior intern for a week.
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