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Clever cubby house designs

StevieB
Retired Team Member
Retired Team Member

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A cubby house can grow alongside your kids and offer hours of entertainment. Building with recycled pallet timber, adding to a flatpack design or renovating an existing cubby can make this an easy and affordable project.

 

Check out these clever cubby house designs shared by Bunnings Workshop community members and let us know if you'd like a hand tackling a similar project.

 

1. D.I.Y. cubby house using recycled pallet timber by @Yorky88 

 

Marty built this impressive cubby house without any plans using recycled pallet timber.

 

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2. Cubby house with picket fence and planter box by @ProjectPete 

 

Pete created a bespoke cubby house featuring tongue-and-groove cladding, a custom picket fence and even a planter box.

 

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3. Kids cubby house with sandpit and slide by @weekenddiyer 

 

Workshop member weekenddiyer turned a flatpack cubby into an impressive playhouse by adding a slide, bell, chalkboard, sandpit and fence pickets.

 

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4. Kids playhouse using recycled materials by @LePallet 

 

Riley built this cubby in sections and with recycled materials so it was affordable and easier to transport.

 

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5. Old cubby house renovation by @Jimi 

 

Restoring this 33-year-old cubby house kept it in the family for another generation to enjoy.

 

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6. Cubby playhouse by @woodalwaysworks 

 

Workshop member woodalwaysworks described this cubby with shop, mud kitchen, steering wheel, binoculars and cargo net as an “open project” that changes over time as the kids grow older.

 

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7. Two-storey pallet timber cubby house by @Tara86 

 

Inspired by Marty's cubby project, Tara built this two-storey cubby house with a telescope, steering wheel and slide using recycled pallet timber and Merbau decking boards.

 

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8. Pallet playhouse by @HansoloNZ 

 

Recycled pallet timber was used to create this kids playhouse with hinged windows and a planter box.

 

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9. Wardrobe cubby house by @woodalwaysworks 

 

Workshop member woodalwaysworks turned a built-in robe into a two-storey cubby and wall-mounted a bed to make the spare room into a play space.

 

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10. Teepee pallet cubby house by @LePallet 

 

Riley built a teepee cubby house using recycled pallet timber for an affordable D.I.Y. project to keep the kids entertained.

 

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How to build a cubby house

 

Resident Bunnings D.I.Y. expert Mitch has put together a step-by-step guide to building a fantastic cubby using recycled timber pallets. It has an additional shop and can be built over a few weekends for minimal cost. Follow the guide How to build a pallet cubby.

 

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4 Replies
Adam_W
Workshop Legend

Thought I'd throw one into the mix @StevieB ... built this one for my daughter many years ago...
'Shrek green' was her colour choice 😂🤣😂

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EricL
Bunnings Team Member
Bunnings Team Member

Hi @Adam_W

 

That "Shrek green" looks very nice. It goes very well with the rest of the colours. That pebble path looks great. Did you use recycled materials for the cubby house or did you have to buy some extra timber to finish it?

 

Thanks for sharing your cubby house project.

 

Eric

 

Adam_W
Workshop Legend

@EricL always happy to share :smile:
It was a bit of a mixed materials project. A lot of the timber was off-cuts from a reno project I'd been doing indoors.
Many of the odds & ends of materials we're leftover materials from Better Homes & Gardens project shoots.

StevieB
Retired Team Member
Retired Team Member

Love it @Adam_W. Thanks for sharing.

 

Stevie

 

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