Today was the perfect day to do our first fort together in our living room.
Living room cool easy blanket forts.
But i have never built a fort with my wife brittany before.
An indoor fort for every family.
Hannah terry whyte september 29 2015.
As you guys know we love building forts.
Blanket forts are easy to build and they provide countless hours of fun for children and adults.
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Get two large pieces of furniture such as a couch and a table and put them side by side about 2 3 feet apart.
A simple sheet draped over a table or desk of any size can create a natural nook for reading drawing or scheming.
The living room is ideal but you can set up a blanket fort anywhere really.
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Round up your blankets sheets and cardboard boxes we ve got the blueprints for the perfect indoor fort for your kids.
If the base of your fort is made from chairs tables or sofas then you should be able to drape a heavy blanket or comforter without the fort falling apart.
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If you are building a large blanket fort then you will need more chairs.
5 steps to building your own epic blanket fort.
You just want to make sure that you aren t blocking doorways and that there is plenty of room for people to get around it.
Next you will want to make the base of the fort with your chairs.
Some seat cushions may be strong enough to hold up a heavy blanket or comforter but they will need to be leaning against something.
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No need for a tree for this small outdoor fort.
Start by building a fort frame.
High roofs multiple rooms and places to hide from awkward party situations.
Put heavy blankets on top of sturdy forts.
Scatter chairs around the room to make the fort larger.
The only upside is no one is going to yell at your for using all the sheets and blocking the flow of traffic.
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You can make your fort with everyday household items like blankets sheets chairs and curtain rods.
In just about 3 hours you can be finished with this easy wood build.
The true brilliance behind blanket forts is that one can pop up virtually anywhere like under the kitchen table.
Stretch a sheet or blanket across the gap between the furniture to create the roof.