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Dad spends £5,000 building his daughters a two-storey Disney playhouse as ones in the shop ‘weren’t good enough’


A DAD built his girls a two-storey Disney playhouse — as the ready-made ones “were not good enough”.

Richard Thornton, 39, spent the summer, and around £5,000, making the Snow White-themed cottage for Alba, four, and Phoebe, six.

 Doting dad Richard Thornton built his daughters a real Disney house

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Doting dad Richard Thornton built his daughters a real Disney houseCredit: nickobank
 The house, which cost £5,000 to build, has a kitchen and diner area and an upstairs

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The house, which cost £5,000 to build, has a kitchen and diner area and an upstairsCredit: Nick Obank

He said: “Everything in the shops looked like a shed. They love Disney so I wanted to make something princessy.”

The mock-Tudor house has a kitchen and living room, plus stained perspex windows featuring Disney scenes.

It even has a “chill out” area upstairs with cushions.

Richard spent summer evenings building it, even sourcing hand-cut horse chestnut wood for the roof.

 Phoebe and Alba play on the stairs

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Phoebe and Alba play on the stairsCredit: Nick Obank
 Fit for a princess, the girls can use the chill out areas

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Fit for a princess, the girls can use the chill out areasCredit: Nick Obank
 Dad Richard even added stain glass windows featuring Maleficent

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Dad Richard even added stain glass windows featuring MaleficentCredit: Nick Obank

He also added blue wisteria around the eaves for a look like the 1937 original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

The landscape gardener, of Bedford, added: “I wanted it to be exactly like the film.”

He said wife Julia, 33, was “blown away” by it, adding: “It was all worth it to see how happy they are playing in it.”

 Dad Richard is proud of his construction

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Dad Richard is proud of his constructionCredit: Nick Obank
 Richard can even fit inside the playhouse

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Richard can even fit inside the playhouseCredit: Nick Obank
 The house has some incredible attention to detail

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The house has some incredible attention to detailCredit: Nick Obank
 A view from upstairs, the kids will have hours of fun in their playhouse

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A view from upstairs, the kids will have hours of fun in their playhouseCredit: Nick Obank
 It is decorated with iconic Disney memorabilia

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It is decorated with iconic Disney memorabiliaCredit: Nick Obank
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