Barbara Butler Artist Builder

Designer & Builder of Treehouses, play structures and playhouses for kids

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Many beautiful colors on the Hideaway Fort

We love the colors on this Hideaway Fort so much that we had to share the staining process with you. Here's Rudi, our master stainer, mixing the colors and then applying the stain to the modular pieces as they come over from the building bay:

It all starts with the client selecting the colors that they like. Using color pencils, Barbara distributes their colors on a sketch she has drawn of their structure. She may present 2 to 3 different color schemes. The client chooses the one that is perfect!


Once the color palette is set, Rudi mixes the colors, then starts staining:
























































Staining ends with parts on the drying racks and large pieces baking in the sun!

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