Dad Spends 18 Months Transforming Daughter’s Bedroom Into Fairytale Treehouse
Every girl wants a fairy tree in her bedroom, so 2016 super-dad candidate and Reddit user radamshome decided to oblige. He spent 350 hours over 18 months to build this magical 4,250 USD project. The concrete and rebar tree is so strong, that it can support up to three adults.
Radamshome is an “artist in the video game industry,” and his biggest fear after building this incredible structure is “when she’s 13 and wants it removed from her room.” What do you think, Pandas? Should we call it a day, and declare an early victor for the 2016 father-of-the-year award?
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“My daughter wanted a fairy tree in her room that she could sit inside and read books”
“I was kind of un-prepared for the physical realities of this project….”
18 months and 350 hours were spent to complete the project
Radamshome, who is an artist in the video game industry, began with a concept drawing and a scale model
He took private welding courses to make the tree skeleton structurally sound
After over 100-120 hours, the skeleton was complete
It took another 50+ hours to apply the wire “skin” to the rebar
A special mixture of cement was used for the tree trunk, and papier-mâché for the branches. Total time so far: 225 hours
The dad used to paint miniatures as a teenager, so he used the same techniques to paint the tree
He wove Christmas lights, capable of being dimmed, into the branches to simulate stars
The fairy details and tree decorations were found at a Michael’s art supply store
One happy camper! The tree is actually strong enough to support three adults!
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Share on FacebookThat is absolutely beautiful. Very lucky girl. My only negative thought is.... how are they going to keep it dust free? Especially with the electrical cabling in the branches that will attract dust?
For a day, switch on a super air vacuum/hi-power fan in the room. Then use -as many as you need- cans of compressed air to blow off all the dust sticking to whatever ! xD
Load More Replies...This dad is serious about his business. Wish there were more like him. The job is done like a pro.
Wow you had the exact same vision I had In my head for my daughters room. I have a boiler in the corner and wanted a reading tree for her but as you can see the hours that go into this I thought I will just stick to just painting it. Look on my page you can see what I decided to do instead. But this woukd look amazing for my daughter.
What a lucky girl! Imagining all her friends wanting a sleep over now.
What a super dad! I think its pretty cool that you can actually climb the tree and go inside!
And by the time he finished, she was 18 and moved out of the house.
I'm 50 and I want it. I wish I could have created something like this for my kids...but when you are renting you just can't do it. This room is outstanding.
what a creative father and what a wonderful initiative:) lucky girl.
Tata ,który zrobił tak wspaniałe piękne DRZEWO bajki i je sam wykonał zasługuje moim skromnym zdaniem na bardzo dużęgo OSKARA, myślę ,że znajomi, koledzy i sąsiedzi powinni się o to postarać, by został tym odznaczeniem u c h o n o r o w a n y, ja gratuluję pomysłu, artyzmu i wykonania.
What a terrifically talented dad he is! Judging by the expression on his daughter's face, she loves it! When she's too old for it, he'll have to move her to another room. Can you imagine pulling all that out? :(
absolutely love it, wish I had I dad like that when I was a kid.....
That is absolutely beautiful. Very lucky girl. My only negative thought is.... how are they going to keep it dust free? Especially with the electrical cabling in the branches that will attract dust?
For a day, switch on a super air vacuum/hi-power fan in the room. Then use -as many as you need- cans of compressed air to blow off all the dust sticking to whatever ! xD
Load More Replies...This dad is serious about his business. Wish there were more like him. The job is done like a pro.
Wow you had the exact same vision I had In my head for my daughters room. I have a boiler in the corner and wanted a reading tree for her but as you can see the hours that go into this I thought I will just stick to just painting it. Look on my page you can see what I decided to do instead. But this woukd look amazing for my daughter.
What a lucky girl! Imagining all her friends wanting a sleep over now.
What a super dad! I think its pretty cool that you can actually climb the tree and go inside!
And by the time he finished, she was 18 and moved out of the house.
I'm 50 and I want it. I wish I could have created something like this for my kids...but when you are renting you just can't do it. This room is outstanding.
what a creative father and what a wonderful initiative:) lucky girl.
Tata ,który zrobił tak wspaniałe piękne DRZEWO bajki i je sam wykonał zasługuje moim skromnym zdaniem na bardzo dużęgo OSKARA, myślę ,że znajomi, koledzy i sąsiedzi powinni się o to postarać, by został tym odznaczeniem u c h o n o r o w a n y, ja gratuluję pomysłu, artyzmu i wykonania.
What a terrifically talented dad he is! Judging by the expression on his daughter's face, she loves it! When she's too old for it, he'll have to move her to another room. Can you imagine pulling all that out? :(
absolutely love it, wish I had I dad like that when I was a kid.....
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