It's always nice when things we purchase for our home have the ability to serve more than one purpose. The Deskhouse from Nine To Nine does just that, creating a permanent play house as well as art desk, complete with chimney pencil holder! We love it's clean lines and minimalist style, the only downfall we can see is...
... the price. This Deskhouse Study and Playtable retails for $480 and although that might seem reasonable compared to other children's desks, since it's pulling double duty, all we can see is a diy project waiting to happen.
Maybe that's our own personal curse that we can look at a piece of furniture and see a few sheets of hardboard, some paint and a few nails, but this could be one knock out Christmas present (bought or made) with a little know how.
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I love how simple it looks. I wish they had photos of the kids actually playing under it. It looks like it would be a bit more successful as a fort/play structure if it were a bit taller, but then the desk function wouldn't be right.
If you were planning to DIY and you really only need one side as a desk, it might be great to shorten the roof on the other side a bit to make the opening to the underside a wee bit easier to access.
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I was also wishing there were pics of it being used as a fort for the same reason, anmar. I like your idea of how to make the access easier.
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This is a DIY for sure. As you said the price is not unreasonable since it serves double duty, however 2 sheets of birch ply and low or zero VOC stain or paint is a third to half the cost. And as a bonus you can involve your child in the process of building and painting as opposed to the process of getting in the car and going out to spend money.
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