The Fort! Christmas 2013 we had the idea to build a fort for the kids out of the closet under the stairs
From This To This
Yes this crazy small little space was the idea but then Cameron took it to a whole other place!!!
He knocked out the wall and brought it out about three more feet...
... But it still wasn't big enough for Cameron so he cut into the closet in the bathroom (seen down below....
Now we are getting somewhere... but then we thought to ourselves what about under the stairs?
And to our very happy surprise there was a great little space under there! Now we have the demo done, it's time to frame...
The idea is that the new wall being flush with the doorway will seem like it just flows...
And time to do some flooring... We will lay hardwood down later but for now we just laid the subfloor...
So look at the frame work... I wanted three secret openings, one for mail, one for a spy glass and one for a secret door to the loft. Oh next I show you how I made the sign for the pirate cave!!
1.Painted wood brown
2. I used wood letters and some pirate decor from Hobby lobby and some Christmas LED lights.
3. I drilled holes in the part I had painted KEEP in, and stuck the lights in. Then glued the other stuff to it.
Oh back to the progress on the wall...
And the loft! I found a carpet remanant at Lowes for 20 bucks!
The loft looks so good!!!
Even Emerson loves to check it out!
We painted and decorated!
Below the loft added a little sea worthy decor
And my sign above the entry to the pirate cave!!!
Cam put up the hammock... this is where the bathroom closet was before he knocked out that little space...
I had bought climbing holds and a rope ladder for getting up to the loft....
And hand holds for the secret entrance....
Here is the picture that hides the entrance!
And a few other ones that hide the other secret doors!
The kids were a little excited~
The spy glass!!!
The Hammock!
The kids Love it and now they have a place to play!
This video is a little behind the scenes on the fort and a tour under the stairs into the pirate cave.
1. Made a chandelier and Cam took that crazy light that was on the wall by the mirror out.
Chandelier $25 at Restore, Gems $10 at Hobby Lobby
2. Painted the aweful blue walls and started work on the sink... the sink was an ugly speckled lamanite that got a facelift and new handles that Jojo picked out at restore for a dollar each and goy spray painted brushed bronze.
3. Cam started work on the tile floor!!! It looks so good in person!
4. I worked on my little decorating projects
Which included shopping at thrift stores and Hobby Lobby for some old jars I could jazz up and my Q's! I took jewelry at 50% off (Hobby Lobby) and wire and made Happily Ever After jars (total $5) and my Q's were plain jane till I spray painted frames I had and glues fabric and leather scraps (Denver Fabric $ 1.00 a pound) total Q project cost me around $10
5. Cam did the trim, cleaned up everything, put castors on my trunk and BOOM! Best Bathroom EVER!!!
Cam Also worked on the stair railing which is AMAZING!!!
Here are the pics to go with that!
Before
After
I painted the stairs. Cam is covering it up with Hardwood later anyway, but it's fun for now...
