A local pediatric office commissioned us to create a treehouse for their lobby.  The office was going through a remodel and a new waiting area was being carved out of obsolete storage areas and halls.

The office has a jungle theme.  There are  creatures in terrariums like a chameleon, turtles and tanks of fish.  The doctor wanted something unusual to tie into the theme.  We discussed lots of options and came up with a tree house.  Now, the word tree house is a bit broad in concept considering 1) there is no tree in the office and 2) the ceiling is low at 8 foot. 

I worked out a way to elevate the play space of the tree house, giving the illusion of a height and created access through a hollowed out pretend tree trunk.         The exterior is designed to look as if it was built using various parts from other structures.      A palm and banana tree were created to look as if they hold up part of the structure.

If you cruise the blog and our social media sites you will see we specialize in creating unusual things.  If your professional office, home or business need something unique to entertain your customers give us a call.  We'll dream something up for you.

The imaginary world of superheroes has grown into a sub-culture phenomena.  The caped wonders have influenced everything from candy to luxury cars.  Gathering places like Pinterest are flooded with super easy, primitive hero DIY's.  As an experienced maker of things, I love the challenge of something more difficult.  As I'm sure many of you do.

Here I've gathered a collection of 12 superhero DIY's varying in difficulty.  They range from easy Kryptonite Jello to multi-step latex hero eye masks.  I hope you enjoy the selection as much as I do.  If you tackle any of them let me know how they turn out.

The Geeksmiths over at The Geek Forge are sharing instructions on how to make your own professional grade superhero gloves.  You could scale them up or down, making them perfect for adults and kids alike. If you want to take their DIY one step further try using multiple colored fabrics to recreate your favorite hero costumes.

With this easy to follow DIY video, Sarza the South from Nsomniaks Dream will help you create a custom eye mask.  These latex wonders are akin to what live actors wear in the superhero movies.   Be sure to check out her YouTube channel for all kinds of hero and otherworldly make-up effects.

Want a great gift for a superhero fan?  Why not make them a one-of-a-kind comic book wallet.  The talented team at ForUsToBe have laid out detailed instructions on how to create a wallet using a standard comic book.  It's a great idea!  Who better to protect your Benjamins than a superhero?

Suddenly, there's a demand for those idle satellite dishes that you see on roofs.  I know I'm guilty of having one parked on my roof.  Seamster from Instructables.com has the ultimate repurposing guide to transform one of those dishes.  Follow the straight forward instructions and you'll have a movie prop quality Captain America shield.

Before you comment that building a cloud is a bit of a superhero stretch, I must remind you that there's quite a few heroes that control the weather.  Plus, I can totally see this in a kids room with an action figure flying by.  Talk about playtime fun!  Serena over at The Farm Chicks takes you step by step, with quality photos.  I suppose at step three you could paint your clouds silver.  That way when things get tough you'll aways have a cloud with a silver lining!  I know, I know.... I had to go there.

#3- SHADOW BOX BASEBALL FLAG


The age old tool brand Craftsman is offering a how to video that will walk you through the steps to create this timeless treasure.  For a kids room friendly variation I'd suggest painting the bats.  Imagine them in a grey toned color scheme or the classics red and white.

#4- BASEBALL LAMP BASE

Kirsten dons her gloves and hopefully protective eyewear to drill some baseballs turning an inexpensive lamp into a custom home run.  She blogs over at Paint Speckled Paw Prints.

Adding some color wow to the POW. I reworked a client proposal into a new mood board to share. I wanted to shake up the atypical superhero color scheme. What do you think? I'm kinda digging the new yellow toned metallic trend....  Of course that's my Superhero Pow art that we personalize.  Thank you fictitious Aiden!

I'm a little late to the party.... I just found out that my Dr. Seuss inspired table and pendant lamp were featured in Apartment Therapy's round up of Seuss-ified spaces. I'm happier than a Who sipping moose juice. Considering my studio walls are lined with vintage Seuss memorabilia and pre-commercial collectibles finding inspiration was a little easy.

I was just talking Seuss with a client today. We realized that we had collaborated years ago. She was the choreographer and I designed some sets for a high school dance group back in 2001 who's performance was inspired by the Sneetches. You know, Stars upon thars. I'll have to dig around and see if I can find an uploaded video. Update: I found a video. see below, I was quite proud of my rolling 6 foot cube that unfolded like origami into a star off / star on machine. Technically, I wanted it to be 6 and 3/4 feet from under it's rolling go wheelies to the top of its peak.