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Epic Treehouse Comes With Electricity, Cable and a Fire Horn Intruder Alarm

Forget about that treehouse bedroom I wrote about yesterday, the new mark to beat comes from superdad Steve Norris who spent 15 months building his kids a treehouse so epic it became newsworthy in Canada. Suspended in a tree 13 feet up, the fort features electricity, cable TV, an intercom system, a makeshift urinal, smoke detectors and a trap door warning signal wired to the main house. He even set up an intruder alarm using old fire horns that sounds like an air raid siren when it goes off. More »

7:10 PM on Fri Aug 22 2008
By Sean Fallon
10,923 views, 18 comments

Latest by toyotaboy: I never got to build a treehouse when I was a kid.. If I just had a tree, I'd probably more »

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Kidtropolis' Magic Indoor Treehouse Bedroom

I'm not sure who is getting the Magic Treehouse Bedroom that is currently being constructed by the craftsman at Kidtropolis, but I'm jealous. When I was a kid, I didn't have any fancy indoor treehouse to sleep in—just a cot and some newspaper. Still, I am not too bitter to recognize the artistry that goes into making a custom bedroom of this caliber. Just don't let your kids see it—unless you have a lot of money to burn that is. [Kidtropolis via WIred GeekDad]

8:00 PM on Thu Aug 21 2008
By Sean Fallon
14,322 views, 40 comments

Latest by kwilliam71: Great... just one more thing to keep kids indoors so they grow up obese and socially handicap. more »

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Off the Grid: Treehouse Concept

British design firm Sybarite aims to develop a modular treehouse concept that the company says could encourage a more organic approach to country living. The plan is to pre-fabricate modules of the house, quickly assembling a dwelling with up to five bedrooms. More »

9:26 AM on Fri May 12 2006
By Charlie White
3,208 views, 14 comments

Latest by Matters: Please explain to me how an elevator fits in to the environmentally friendly image of the house? more »

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Living in the Treetops: Free Spirit Spheres

Tom Chudleigh set out to build boats and ended up making these sophisticated treehouse spheres that are suspended via wires from old-growth trees or any other stationary objects. He first constructs a wooden frame, and then surrounds it with laminated wood and a clear fiberglass shell. Looks like a great place to meditate, hang out, or even live for a while. More »

11:53 AM on Mon Apr 10 2006
By Charlie White
24,820 views, 12 comments

Latest by StarChaser Tyger: Wonder if it'd be like being inside a maraca in a storm...Wouldn't need lights and smoke to freak people out, more »

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Skycar, Levitating Sculpture, Treehouse - From Neiman Marcus This Christmas


Every year, the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book includes a handful of outrageously expensive items, including a couple that sound like mis-placed April Fool's Day gags. More »

1:06 PM on Wed Oct 26 2005
By Noah R
2,074 views, 6 comments