What sets the Pennfield Cottage Playhouse apart is its covered front porch — three feet deep, railed, and wide enough for kids to actually sit and hang out on rather than just pass through. Paired with twin dormers and flower-box trim, it reads like a scaled-down real house, and at 9' x 8' it's one of the larger panelized playhouses in the Little Cottage Co. catalog, with genuine room inside for furniture or a play kitchen.
Highlights
- Railed, 3-foot-deep covered front porch plus two decorative dormers
- Pair of working 14"x21" tempered-glass windows with screens
- Adult-height door (34"W x 61.5"H) and a separate child-size Dutch door (20"W x 41.125"H)
- Flower boxes and a decorative chimney
- Primed LP SmartSide siding over 2x3 wood stud wall framing
- Complete floor kit included at every size
| Footprint | 9' W x 8' L |
| Exterior peak height | 8'3.25" |
| Interior peak height | 7'3.5" |
| Sidewall height | 4'4.5" |
| Roof pitch | 12/12 |
| Interior play space | ~48 sq ft |
Wall panels arrive pre-built and pre-primed with siding and trim already attached, so assembly is fastening finished sections together rather than cutting raw lumber. Little Cottage Co.'s general estimate is 4 to 8 hours for two adults on a panelized kit; given the porch and dormers on the 9x8, expect to land toward the longer end, closer to a full day. Shingles, drip-edge, and exterior paint are purchased separately. Sizing runs from 9x8 up through 11x8, 11x10, and 11x12, and each size can be built with or without the optional interior loft.