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This custom playhouse was designed and built by
Scott Clarke of Woodcraft Carpentry. Scott is a master
craftsman who combines expert carpentry skills with his unique
artistry to create earthy and whimsical, yet
functional, works of art.
This playhouse structure is a traditional timber
frame construction designed with soft curves, and built using
recycled cedar logs. He utilizes the feng shui concept of
creating meandering edges and curves on the roof, windows and
turret which allow for the best flow of chi. He hand cuts
curves in each window as well as the shingles which create a
fluid water like effect on the turret and roof. The rounded
sunflower and vine design in the door is hand carved along with
the door handle of a ladybug perched on a leaf. His work
utilizes crystals and other hand carved motifs such as bees and
dragonflies which symbolize and draw the positive energies of
nature. The railing in the front of the house is a hand cut
heart and tulip shape, and the railing on the upper balcony is
made from cedar branches sanded and smoothed but in keeping with
their natural shape. The upstairs loft inside is curved with a
window seat and has unique oval doors which slide apart to gain
entry to the upper balcony and tubular slide attached to the
back of the house.
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