Irma's Colorful Swedish Playhouse
Dos Family

My parents swear it's not true, but I'm convinced I have some Scandinavian ancestry to account for my deep love of their design aesthetic. And it turns out this aesthetic carries over into play spaces for children; like this one, Irma's Playhouse, with the trademark white walls with pops of bright color.

A little bit of diy craftiness, some vintage finds and a dash of Ikea and you've got the recipe for Scandinavian flavor. Irma's space has a play kitchen, reading (or napping bench), a doll bed, artwork, toys - all the things a good playhouse needs.

See more photos of this enviable space on Dos Family.

(Images: Jenny Brandt/Dos Family)

Categories: Outdoor, Family, Outdoor Space

Posted by Carrie McBride

As Apartment Therapy's Family Editor, Carrie covers design and modern homelife with children. A lapsed librarian, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two kids and is in contention to break the record for most hours spent at the playground.
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Comments (6)

Oh my goodness, I am FREAKING OUT RIGHT NOW! This is Childhood Perfection. Absolutely perfect.

Wow, that is an amazing playhouse! Very lucky little girl. How cute is her dress, too? The Scandis do it right...

i can't get over this! PERFECTION! very, very well done, you!

Wow - that is beautiful. You've totally inspired me. I very recently painted my kids old playhouse a rather fab 'scooter red' and made some new door curtains. However, inside it is uninspiring and generally used to hide away all the kid's outdoor bits and pieces. It's not as big as yours, but even so I now I want to make more of the inside. Thanks for the inspiration. See my work so far at http://buttercupdaysuk.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-swell-party-it-was.html

you just made me cry and dramatically topple over because I am SO INSANELY JEALOUS. :(

This is exactly what I wanted to have as a child. I even considered moving into our tiny little detached garage because I wanted to have a place of my own so badly. And I have just decided that I will absolutely make that dream true one day and start building a little garden shed to use as my study the minute I buy my own house.

And a treehouse for my future children. Because every kid should have a place that is entirely their own. Your daughter must rank high among the happiest kids in the world.

Can you please tell me where you got those pillows? LOVE LOVE LOVE

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