Wildflower Cottage Playhouse with Planter Pots — Beige

The first thing a child does with a house is decide who is allowed in. This beige fir cottage gives them a door to decide it at — an entrance 16.1 inches wide and 33.7 inches tall, retro windows to lean out of, and a 44.9 by 49.8 inch footprint of yard to rearrange over and over across a summer. Two plant boxes are mounted on the walls and two planter pots sit ready to be filled, so the garden becomes part of the game instead of something happening elsewhere in the yard. The roof is set at a tilt to divert rainwater away from the wood and to throw shade across the doorway on hot afternoons.

Why families love it

• A front entrance 16.1″ wide by 33.7″ tall, sized so children come and go without ducking or asking for help.
• Retro windows on the front and the sides keep air moving through and keep your child in view from the patio.
• Two plant boxes, 19.1″ long apiece, plus two planter pots for something real to grow — marigolds one summer, strawberries the next.
• Solid fir wood, chosen by the maker for outdoor use rather than a run of dry weekends.
• A water-resistant tilted roof that diverts rainwater away from the walls and shades the entrance.
• A 39″ eave height over a spacious interior, which is the kind of room that pretend play actually uses.

Designed for

The maker recommends this cottage for children 3 to 8 years old, the stretch when playing house turns into a whole cast of characters — a shop on Saturday, a school on Sunday, a house with strict rules about knocking. Plan on a level patch about 45 by 50 inches, with walking room out front for the entrance and clearance at the sides where the plant boxes need watering. At 53.1 inches tall it reads as a small building rather than a piece of furniture, which suits a side yard, the flat corner past the patio or the strip beside the garden beds. Still weighing footprints? Browse the rest of our wooden playhouses, or work through our playhouse buying guide to match a size to your yard.

What's in the box

• 1 x kids playhouse with front entrance, retro windows, two plant boxes and two planter pots
• 1 x manual

Assembly & care

Assembly is required and the manual ships in the box. Give yourself a flat work surface and a second pair of hands for the wall panels — lining them up alone is the slow part. Once it is standing, care is simple: wipe the fir clean, keep it sealed against weather the way you would any outdoor wood, and check that the plant boxes drain rather than hold water after a storm. Our assembly and care guide covers the seasonal routine.

Measurements are supplier-provided. Allow a little extra room around the footprint for walking space.