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Train Depot Playhouse

An old shed is transformed into train station playhouse.

Kidspace : Episode HKID-312 -- More Projects »

Before: Neglected Old Shed
Brothers, 5-year-old Issac and 3-year-old Simon both love anything to do with trains. Their mom and dad, Karen and Conrad, want to give them a special place to play with trains. So, they have decided to turn their junk-filled, backyard shed (pictured, right) into a playhouse for the boys. Mom and Dad found photos of an old train station that used to be in their neighborhood. They would love to replicate the look of that old-time, authentic train station.
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After: Train Station/Clubhouse
Next: Before: Backyard Eyesore
The worn-out old shed is brought back to life and now looks like a combination old-timey train station and bunk house. The inside of the new train station is equipped with bunk beds, a dumbwaiter for gravity experiments, a train table and a play kitchen. The rough walls and ceilings are covered in plywood and the boys’ grandpa rewired the place for lighting and electric. Designer Bobby "D" De Leonibus completed the rail-friendly makeover for under $1,100.

Makeover products
magnet sheet: Staples
lumber, landscaping materials, paint, hardware supplies, electrical supplies, dumbwaiter materials, lighting: The Home Depot
letter stencil for exterior signs: Pearl
sleeping bags and play-kitchen props: Target
paint supplies: Duron
bunk bed mattresses and light: Ikea
telescope: Discovery Channel Store



After: Train Station/Clubhouse

Before: Backyard Eyesore

After: Station House

Fold-Away Train Table and Dumbwaiter

Kid’s Project: Decorative Magnets



Resources
decorative project materials
Staples
Website: www.staples.com

decorative project materials
Pearl Art and Craft Supply
Website: www.pearlpaint.com

accessories
Discovery Channel Store
Website: www.discoverychannelstore.com

paint — Duron
Duron Paints and Wallcoverings
Website: www.duron.com
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