Amazing Backyard Treehouse (and how it was built)

This amazing treehouse belongs to Jeff, Ann and their three children. The fort of fun and adventure is sitting in the backyard of their family home in Binghamton in New York.  They were kind enough to allow me to share their project here, and I’m so glad because it’s inspiring.

Phase one

The top platform, rope climber, and swing was completed at the end of 2010.

Phase two

The lower platform, stairs, slide and rock wall was started in 2011 and finished in 2012.

Phase three

When the project was finished, the family invited friends over for a grand opening complete with ribbon cutting!

Grand opening!

Added features

There are a few extra added features on the treehouse which make it extra fun:

• talk tubes
• periscope
• bucket and pulley
• trapeze
• disc swing (which probably gets the most use of anything else)
• bench

L to R: bucket and pulley, talk tubes, periscope, disc swing, trapeze

The bench seas was made out of leftover wood and is a great place to have eat, read, or play games.

This was truly a labor of love – our good friends Ed and Jen helped out every step of the way with construction – involving many, many hours of work! The treehouse definitely gets the most use when friends come over; we have casual get togethers often during the summer with s’mores and drinks. It’s so exiting when friends see the treehouse for the first time. I love the days when our kids will walk home from school with friends and will cut through our yard to hang out in the treehouse before heading home. I’m still amazed and thrilled every time I look at it!