My Play House

A week ago a nice lady was giving away a play house on Craigs list. I emailed her and ask her if no one with children wanted it I would love to have it. My first intention was to make a goat house out of it. She emailed a few days later to say the people that wanted it never showed up to get it and it was mine! Once we got it home I knew it would not be a goat house. It is going to be a part of my flower garden in front of the house. We tilled up the ground where I wanted the house to sit. We put down a old torn up tarp so it would kill the grass and weeds. The tarp should rot and go back into the soil in a year or so. We put the house where I wanted it and tomorrow will start putting down  soil and mulch to make a wild flower garden on each side and in back of the play house. My wonderful blog friend Melissa has the most beautiful flowers growing in her front yard that I love and she has offered me some seeds from her flower garden! Melissa has been a friend for several years and such a inspiration.  By next spring I hope to have the flower garden of my dreams. I am making a wooden fence to put along the front and have stepping stones for a walking path to the front door. The play house has windows that open, a little porch on the side with built in benches, a cute little door, a mailbox that we have to put back up by the door, and the cute little wooden outdoor chair set. I didn't have a real play house growing up. I always made mine under the trees or under the porch but now I have my very own! I might even let the neighborhood kids play in it sometime.LOL

 Will post pictures of this project as I go along. The best part is it was free!