Homesteads - up, up and away
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- bonemachine
- added this
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/realestate/keymagazine/105hstree-t....
"The luxury treehouse is a relatively recent phenomenon. Twenty years ago, there was no such thing as a ‘‘master treehouse builder.’’ There is now. Thanks to a confluence of eco-conscious clients looking for sustainable hideaways and recent technological advances that allow elaborate structures to be hung higher and more safely than ever, this may be the golden age of the treehouse. There are now more than 10 dedicated builders of adult tree dwellings in the United States. But if any single person is responsible for the treehouse renaissance, it is Peter Nelson. In 1997, he and a partner founded TreeHouse Workshop, a Seattle firm that built a dozen treehouses last year (including the Di Valerios’). ‘‘I started more as a builder,’’ Nelson said, ‘‘but I’ve come to understand that what I’m really after is a place in nature. To be among the trees is pretty powerful stuff".’’I want one!
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- groups:
- Green, Earth and Science, Lifestyle
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- tags:
- Green, Earth and Science, Environment, Nature, 7 more
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idealist
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I WANT ONE!!! i bet hurricanes would mess up those little circles ones though.
- 1 year ago
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idealist
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superfinet
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a bungalow!
- 1 year ago
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superfinet
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sueathome
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Dawned on me the other day that I have been trying more and more to incorporate nature into my home. I wish there was a big tree growing right up through the floor. I would forgo this for my very own energy efficient tree home.
- 1 year ago
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sueathome
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PoisonTheMonkey
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I want one, too. Though I'd be too wimpy to live in one. I'm too afraid to even drive when the road is wet...
- 1 year ago
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PoisonTheMonkey
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barkway
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I've always wanted to build and live in a tree house and even purchased books on the subject over the years. The problem is finding many places that either have suitable trees or property for sale with suitable trees...and then that getting permits to build one or being allowed to live in one on a full time basis.
- 1 year ago
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barkway
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mischabarrett
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Check out these ewok-style tree houses!
- 1 year ago
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mischabarrett
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cantucwearebrothers
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I've seen a TV program about this...very cool.
- 1 year ago
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cantucwearebrothers
