Blanket Fort: Growing Up Is Optional

Whether snuggling up to your boo our throwing a backyard fête with a group of friends, Blanket Fort will have you getting cozy in style.

At some point growing up, most of us threw a blanket over two chairs and declared it our club house. Artistic duo Grackle & Pigeon have taken the idea a step further—or, rather, they’ve taken the imagination we all had as kids and infused it into 25 artisanal blanket forts. This gorgeous little book is an absolutely stunning look at a wide range of projects that will inspire you to envision cozy hideouts in our living rooms, yards, yoga studios, and work spaces. Each project includes a mix of 4 color photography and charming pen-and-ink instructional illustrations.

Forts like Bears Love Breakfast, are as simple as a couple of blankets and some sticks, for a rustic camping feel. Then there’s Ground Control, the David Bowie-themed fort, whose moon-like glow will make you want to crawl inside and listen to “Life on Mars.” Om Shanti, the Yoga fort, is clean and simple, the perfect place to clear your mind. And the decadent Garden Party is a back yard piece de resistance worthy of a (tiny) wedding reception.

Blanket Fort is more a lifestyle book than a craft book—one which invites people of any income to look and dream, the perfect gift for a couple moving in together or your best friend from childhood. And for that matter, parents planning for a novel sleepover will also find ideas inside.

At some point as kids, we all threw a blanket over two chairs and called it our clubhouse—who ever said the fun needs to stop? Artistic duo Grackle + Pigeon hereby declares that growing up is optional, and presents you with twenty-plus artisanal blanket forts to activate the imagination and stoke the childlike wonder inside. Perfect for all ages, each project features a mix of photography and instructions to guide the way, including:

• Bears Love Breakfast (a rustic camping fort)
• Ground Control (David Bowie–themed, with a moonlike glow to suit every Starman and –woman)
• Om Shanti (perfect for vinyasa or a leisurely nap)
• Garden Party (a backyard pièce de résistance worthy of a [tiny] wedding reception)

This gorgeous little book will inspire you to build cozy hideouts in living rooms, yards, work spaces, and the great outdoors. Hit pause on modern-day living, and take refuge inside a world of your own creation.