Not The Treehouse Your Dad Built

• April 9th 2010

by Mark Wellborn

Most of the treehouses of old were simple structures that could be put together in a few sweat-filled days, but were not fit to hold much more weight than a couple of small children.

Oh, how things have changed.

In this week’s departure from DC real estate fare, we look at an article from The Wall Street Journal about the upscale treehouses of today. More than ever before, these escapes in the trees are now legitimate little houses.

One featured treehouse in California measures out at about 150 square feet, has views of the ocean and a New York-based “treehouse designer” was actually brought in to envision the whole thing. Another in Seattle was built by a couple to mirror the design of their 5,000 square foot mansion.

From the WSJ:

“The couple built the treehouse with the idea of using it as a changing area for their outdoor hot tub but they’ve since used it as a card room, a home office and, most recently, a place for their 13-year-old son to practice his drums.”

The article goes on to say that the type of tree is critical in deciding where and how to build your treehouse and that new technologies including artificial tree limbs are making it easier and safer to build larger homes up in the trees.

For the full article, click here.

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/not_the_treehouse_your_dad_built/1962.