Collection by Andrea Smith

For the Kids: 5 Modern Slides

With winding slides, these homes remain young at heart.

Davis worked with contractor Ted Timmer to construct the playhouse on her family’s 30-acre property.
Davis worked with contractor Ted Timmer to construct the playhouse on her family’s 30-acre property.
Jackson and Zeke escape their bedroom through a slide repurposed from an old play structure. The 20-acre property backs up to nearby mountains.
Jackson and Zeke escape their bedroom through a slide repurposed from an old play structure. The 20-acre property backs up to nearby mountains.
It took a craftsman two weeks to shape the fiberglass gelcoat material into the shape of the slide, which connects a hallway off of the kitchen to the first-floor media room.
It took a craftsman two weeks to shape the fiberglass gelcoat material into the shape of the slide, which connects a hallway off of the kitchen to the first-floor media room.
“The amount of work that was done to get things to look so naïve was phenomenal,” Rogers says. “We are quite hedonistic in our play on space.” This custom sofa offers a soft landing for the roundabout slide, which emerges from a trapdoor in the master bedroom above.
“The amount of work that was done to get things to look so naïve was phenomenal,” Rogers says. “We are quite hedonistic in our play on space.” This custom sofa offers a soft landing for the roundabout slide, which emerges from a trapdoor in the master bedroom above.