Offbeat Homes

November 14th, 2007

The Massive Treehouse

Sometimes homes slip right under my radar. Sometimes they simply are a little older so I just missed them while I was doing other, non-home related things in my life.
In any case I recently came across a really nice treehouse; maybe one of the bigger (non-fantasy) tree homes I’ve seen. Built by Peter Lewis, […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 7 comments

August 29th, 2007

Got Offbeat Architect Kids?

I write for a living so me and my six year old son Cedar can hang out but does that impress Cedar. In a word, no.
He could care less what I do but he loves Offbeat, he likes the houses and the furniture; he really wants an extravagant treehouse I can’t possible afford.
Him and I […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 7 comments

August 14th, 2007

Treehouse Bling

Four words; awesome cool & way expensive.
If you’ve got an extra $18,500 your kids can have this.

For that price it better be big enough to live in because you won’t be able to send them to college. Bornrich.org notes that celebrities are jumping on the treehouse bandwagon but don’t want to mess their hands building […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 6 comments

June 26th, 2007

The Teenage Dream Pad

Now this is what every teen needs — their very own treehouse crash pad.

I haven’t been a teenager for…well, let’s just say a while now, and I’d live in a place like this. The fellow who built this home is Corbin Dunn. The treehouse is resting in Redwood trees in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. According […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 28 comments

June 19th, 2006

Gotham Treehouse For Rent

Apparently, the housing market in New York City is really starting to heat up. Adam Dougherty, an artist who lives in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn, recently put his backyard treehouse up for rent on the Craigslist web site.
Adam intended for the posting to have been a gag, but within a week, he’d received […]

By Kevin Humphrey -- 0 comments