Teapot Playhouse

Teapot Playhouse AG WORLD Ag World 18-6-21 Nick Kulchitsky wanted to build a special playhouse for his grandaughter's seventh birthday. He came up with the idea of a "tea-pot playhouse" - complete with handle and spout - after his wife received a collector's teapot for a gift. I wanted a design that would be a challenge. I knew that if I could draw the teapot to scale I could build it," says Kulchitsky, who spent about a month and a half building the wooden structure. The cedar knob on top of the teapot is 9 ft. off the ground. The building is 8 ft. in diameter at its widest point. The plywood roof i covered with cedar shingles. The outside is painted white with green trim and decorated with brightly colored tulips. The concave walls are made of 1/4-in. plywood fastened to arched ribs made by ripping and bending 2 by 6's. There are two plastic windows with curtains inside, and one has a window box. Outside the door there's a short walkway with lattice sides. Inside is a linoleum floor with cupboards and a countertop. "My grandchildren thoroughly enjoy it," says Kulchitsky. "They've slept over in it and have had many hours of `pretend house-keeping' . My daughter teaches grade school, and when she came home after school she was so happy to see it she started crying. Her class has also been over to play in it. "It was a fun challenge building it. I re-ally had to think what I was doing and plan out each stage. I started building it in my garage, then rolled it out onto our driveway to put on the roof. I spent about $1,000 on materials and another $800 on new tools, including $500 for a table saw." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Nick Kulchitsky, 12811 103rd St., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5E 4L9 (ph 403 472-2609).

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