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A lucky two-year-old has been given a playhouse that’s grander than some people’s actual houses.

And if that were not enough, she’s actually got two .

Dave and Ruby Dunlop commissioned this incredible two-storey Harry Potter-themed Wendy house for their eldest granddaughter Logan.

It’s packed with amazing details, such as a Quidditch-game swing, owl-themed armchairs, a beautiful chandelier, and even a slide leading back down to the bottom of the house.

The fortress is awash with hidden Wizarding World easter eggs, such as broomsticks, a toy basilisk, a Hogwarts snow-globe, and Fantastic Beasts-style trunk drawer.

Portraits of headmaster Albus Dumbledore, as well as main characters Harry, Ron, and Hermione, a map of the school grounds, and a framed letter of invitation to Hogwarts, hang over the stairwell.



There is a bed on the top floor for cool summer sleepovers, and an electric fireplace on the bottom floor to keep warm at winter.

And there's even a cupboard under the stairs for games of hide-and-seek.

It took six weeks for Charmed Playhouses in Alberta, Canada, to build the playhouse in their massive workshop, and then three more days to set it up in Spencerville, Ontario.

The family declined to reveal the exact price of the one-of-a-kind construction, but customers generally pay anything from $15,000 to $250,000 for bespoke luxury playhouses from the firm, headed by Tyson Leavitt.

Dave said: "My daughter and her partner are huge Harry Potter fans - but none of us really know how to design a building, let alone a playhouse!

"We felt it would be so neat if Logan had a special place for her to come and play with at Pa's and Gram's. So we gave Tyson full creative freedom."

Dave also told of Logan's second custom-built playhouse: "My son and his wife got a playhouse built for them by Tyson too, and it was delivered the same time as ours - so we're somewhat loyal customers!

"It got exactly the reaction we'd hoped for. When our granddaughter came out the second time to play, she asked if she could go to 'her house'.

"Even a month since it was set up, every time she comes outside, she spends time in it.

"Gram and her absolutely love to have tea in the little kitchen and lose track of the time."

"You should see her face when she's using the playhouse. We're so thrilled with it.

"All our friends and neighbours are impressed with it too.

"It's a popular addition to our community, with many stopping to look and take pictures.

"We hope to have a zip line attached in five to six years, which will go from the balcony of the Hogwarts tower down to the ground."

The fortress was designed in a few hours, and took two days to render in 3D and produce blueprints for building.

It took six weeks to construct, and three days to set up outside the family home in Eastern Ontario, from June 12 to 15.

Tyson, who runs the small family business Charmed Playhouses, builds luxury playhouses for people in North America, as well as the UK, China, and Mexico.

He described the playhouses he makes for children of all ages as "custom homes, but smaller scale and with way more fantasy".

Previous designs have included a Disney-themed princess castle attached to Rapunzel's tower, Captain Hook's pirate ship and Neverland, and a Hobbit hole.

Tyson said: "The Dunlops are elated to have the playhouse in their backyard as it will become the pinnacle of family memories for years to come."