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An amazing new Treehouse by Peter Nelson.

[From The Canopy Cathedral « The Treehouse Guy]

I just ran across a great blog, Peter Nelson’s The Treehouse Guy. He wrote several great treehouse books, some of which were the inspiration to make my own treehouse.

Some guys who made a cool treehouse in france emailed me a link to their site:

http://www.cabanepassion.fr/index_eng.htm

The treehouse is great! They have a spiral staircase and a lift custom made out of steel: http://www.cabanepassion.fr/acces-cabane-perchee_eng.htm

Makes me wish I had more time to work on my treehouse!

Most of my family lives in Hawaii, but they still have a house over here in Corralitos, Santa Cruz County, California. My dad decided we should rent it out, so it will be available (starting in April or May).

What is special about this house? Well, my treehouse is on the property, although it is going to not be included in the rental so we have a place to visit and stay at.

My dad posted the following on craigslist:

http://monterey.craigslist.org/apa/557952922.html

“Built in 1981 redwood home with dining room and den. two car garage with room for one car, carport, large deck with hot tub. Partial furnish if need. Gated community over bridge on all year creek. Orange trees, lemon trees, macadamia nut tree, plum tree. Great place for Garden. Great views Monterey Bay!! I will keep treehouse - Stan 808 667-2277 stan @ mauiprop.com. ask about pets - ask for more pics”

So, if you are looking for a place to rent out, it is a beautiful house. Contact me or my dad for more information.

I’ve always loved treehouses, and eventually I hope to build a few more on my property. Until then, I’ll have to live vicariously through other treehouse builders. Steve Chmielnicki, of Rosemont, PA, is an excellent treehouse builder who is open for business. Take a look at some of his work:

Feel free to contact Steve via his website: http://www.artisantrees.com and go get a custom treehouse of your own built!

One of my friend’s, Dan, built a treehouse. He put some pictures up on a website: www.treehabitat.com. Be sure to check them out! I went over one day and gave him a helping hand one day; I wish I would have had more time to do stuff, but I was pretty busy.

Barbara Butler, who has some great treehouses and play structures that have appeared in several treehouse books, has a great website: http://www.barbarabutler.com/. She offers both pre designed wooden play houses and 2-story play sets, as well as site-specific, redwood play structures and children’s treehouses that come in all shapes and sizes. Take a look at her website, and buy the book “Treehouses — the House that Jack Built”, which features my treehouse and also one of Barbara’s structures.

Cool! If you are vacationing in Maui and want to stay in a treehouse check out the Wabi - Sabi Treehouse. 400 square feet of tree pleasure built by an Austrian craftsman.

Check out their site and email them for more information or to reserve it.

I need to add some treehouse links. For now, I’ll just blog-em:

www.little-houses.com — not really a treehouse, but neat.
www.treehousebuilders.co.uk — some treehouse builders in the UK. They have a neat site started.

–corbin

Hi All,
Someone just emailed me saying they saw the episode of “Weird Homes” with me in it. It appears to be airing right now! Discovery HD Theater channel. here’s info:

http://dhd.discovery.com/schedule/episode.jsp?episode=26&cpi=82216&gid=0

Cool, huh! I’m the “busy builder who swings through the trees”.