Children's Playhouses: Plans and Ideas (Schiffer Design Books) [Paperback]

Tina Skinner (Author)

Book Description

Series: Schiffer Design Books

This is the first and only book of its kind, picturing hundreds of colorful, creative childrens playhouses, from fancy Victorians to neo-classical creations, all built in a childs scale. Half a dozen of the nations leading manufacturers are profiled, with both inside and outside images of their creations. The fanciful works pictured vary from the wildly colorful to the scale-model imitations of Mom and Dads home, from all-askew assemblies of antiques and found objects to a sleek, abstract nautilus designed for a charitable fundraiser. For the do-it-yourselfer, plans and blueprints for half a dozen playhouses are provided, as well as images with plenty of fodder for creating something exquisitely new and unique. This is a dream book for parents, grandparents, and their little pals to pour over, with more than 200 beautiful images to spark the imaginations of young and adult alike. A resource guide will help them make their dreams come true.

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About the Author

Tina Skinner's inspiration for this title was born of her recent immersion into the world of motherhood.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (July 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764314165
• ISBN-13: 978-0764314162
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #941,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures, little else., October 24, 2001

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Tami K. Thompson (WestDes Moines, IA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children's Playhouses: Plans and Ideas (Schiffer Design Books) (Paperback)

I was looking for a book with more than 7 plans in it although it does have lots of fun pictures of all different styles of playhouses. There are several websites to check but it was not what I was hoping for.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Title -, October 6, 2004

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Steven - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children's Playhouses: Plans and Ideas (Schiffer Design Books) (Paperback)

This is a picture book with a few "plans" but does not contain details necessary to undertake a building project. If you want to look at photographs so that you can get some ideas, than this book will be helpful. If you want a book to guide you through the steps necessary to construct a playhouse - this is not the one.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Great Pictures, February 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Children's Playhouses: Plans and Ideas (Schiffer Design Books) (Paperback)

I bought every book I could find on the subject (four) and this was the most extensive, both in terms of plans (there are projects that are spelled out step-by-step as well as blueprints for others) and projects and lots and lots of colorful pictures.
I'm really into the decorating, so there were lots of cool ideas for color themes and furnishings and such. Some of the pictures were kind of crappy, but they were better than no pictures at all, which is pretty much what you get with the other books.