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Many a kid (and grown-up) has dreamed of having a magical playhouse. If you’ve got more cash than carpentry skills, there are creative entrepreneurs who specialize in bringing those storybook flights ...

Lexi, Lucas and Devin Goodman wander up the two-tier staircase and through a trapdoor, revealing the inside of a child’s dream room. The walls are painted white, their names in red, yellow and blue ...

Sixth-grade teacher Nellie Williams is starting another day of on online instruction. What's unusual is where she's doing it. "It was built for my daughters who are now 16 and 19 and when they were ...

When he rigged a pulley system needed to build his treehouse, Peter Nelson used ropes to scale an oak tree branch 35 feet above the ground. While that might make anyone with a fear of heights shudder, ...

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The leafy suburban landscape is downright idyllic with its meticulously manicured, acre-plus properties, picket fences and high-end treehouses. Treehouses? Not in my backyard, say Dominic Giles’ ...

It’s such a shame that this particular building has fallen into such disrepair. It was probably once the ultimate dream playhouse for some child; now it’s a haven for dirt and broken glass. Urban ...

A room of her own. That's what Claire Halverson wanted, and her parents made sure she got it before she was too old to enjoy it. For the bookish 11-year-old, a sturdy, one-room playhouse in the back ...