Stunning Playhouses Parents Will Want to Live In

by Gabrielle Blair August 18, 2011 at 11:43 AM in Home & Garden

At first glance this home looks like the classic American dream, a sunny cottage with a white picket fence. But if you take a closer peek, you'll realize that things look, well, a little miniature. That's because this house is actually a custom luxury playhouse built by La Petite Maison. Can you imagine the extravagant tea parties that take place inside?

Take a look at the interior below. The details (like the grand staircase!) will amaze you.

Slip-covered furniture and custom curtains. I wonder if the apples are real?

The staircase looks like it was definitely built to code.

This sunny little alcove might be the coziest spot in the house.

I wonder if this "play" kitchen has running water and a gas line for the stove?

While I'm fascinated by this playhouse and happy to get a look inside, I have to say that it's completely unappealing to me (not that I could ever afford it). I'm not sure kids would really feel like they could make a space like this their own.

Maybe I'll feel differently when I have grandkids and want to tempt them into coming to my house. It seems like a very Grandma thing to do.

Are these elaborate playhouses fun to daydream about or a ridiculous splurge?

Images via La Petite Maison

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billsfan1104

August 18, 2011 at 11:51 AM

WOW

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Gypsyqueen4life

August 18, 2011 at 12:04 PM

WOW is right! I would definitely play in this play house!

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Boobookittt74

August 18, 2011 at 12:17 PM

Well it's obviously beautiful but way too big for the kids to be in by themselves. If that's outside and ur not there it's just like leaving them home alone!

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Nonmember comment from Dee

August 18, 2011 at 12:27 PM

This reminds me of playing with my cousin in Canada. Her family had an old farmhouse on their property that they cleaned up and became her very own "playhouse". We would play all day in there, it was fabulous. However, it was a total mess. Toys all over the place, we drew on the walls with crayons and markers, we brought food in and made messes, trash, etc. Wouldn't take long for kids to really mess up one of these lovely houses, I know from experience. Especially if the kids really do make it their own space and parents leave them alone.

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Nonmember comment from CMG

August 18, 2011 at 1:21 PM

I gotta tell you, as a child, I would have NEVER left that play house. I love that it's not pink with big flowers painted all over it like a childish playhouse might have. When I was a kid, I wanted things to look as realistic as possible. Every birthday I would wish for a powerwheels (never got one), but I wanted a real looking one like a lot of the boys styles! Honestly, who has ever seen a real car that's hot pink with Barbie's face on the side? That playhouse is absolutely stunning and if I were a bajillionaire, my kids would definitely have one!

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Melanie420

August 18, 2011 at 2:47 PM

well its really pretty and prolly bigger than my apartment, i wouldnt mind living there, but as a playhouse, it would be a great playhouse i would have loved it and would have kept it decently clean as a kid if i had a playhouse like that, but it is a ridiculous splurge, kids dont need playhouses like that, and im having a boy so i doubt he would even want a playhouse, boys want tree houses and i could care less if he draws on the walls of a treehouse that didnt cost as much as a playhouse like this would cost

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