Hotel Fashion | The Treehouse + Gratis Printable!

Photos yesteryear Lynne Knowlton.

Earlier this calendar month nosotros featured the idyllic treehouse owned yesteryear Lynne Knowlton, her married adult man Michael as well as their menage unit of measurement inwards the Ontario countryside inwards our Summer 10 yr weblog Anniversary Magazine on Issuu. We couldn't move yesteryear on the jeopardy to also characteristic it hither on the weblog as well as include it inwards our collection of Hotel Style posts.

If you lot missed the article, nosotros interviewed Lynne, scream for her a few questions virtually their treehouse as well as surrounding property. Since hence too, she has finished her renovations on the Airstream trailer they've added to the setting, which nosotros bring a collection of novel images to portion hither on the blog. The trailer as well as treehouse are all available to rent via Airbnb as well as their site. Here's our master interview as well as a few novel images!

When nosotros initiative of all happened upon this idyllic treehouse, nosotros were inwards consummate awe. Despite all our years online, nosotros managed to immature lady this beautiful oasis correct inwards our ain Canadian backyard. Not entirely is it a gem, but hence are its’ owners, Lynne Knowlton, her married adult man Michael as well as their family. Their story volition describe at your see strings, equally Michael battles a rare shape of blood cancer as well as it volition also warm your heart, equally they focus on the positive to proceed next their dreams as well as inspire others to practise the same. All documented inwards Lynne’s beautiful as well as inspiring blog, Design the Life You Want to Live. Their 100 acre belongings inwards the Ontario countryside is a dream come upwardly true, as well as nosotros were delighted to hear they rent out the treehouse inwards summertime months as well as this summertime they’ve been refurbishing an airstream for visitors to enjoy.We asked Lynne a few questions virtually their adorable treehouse as well as surrounding property:

Q. What started the thought of edifice a treehouse? It's such a cute design, did you lot pattern it?

Lynne: The thought of a treehouse goes dorsum to a fourth dimension when nosotros were kids. Making upwardly hole-and-corner handshakes inwards the backyard tree fort, fifty-fifty if it was exactly a cardboard box. Fast frontwards to adulthood as well as non much has changed. *smile*

We bring iv kids as well as alive inwards a 100 yr onetime farmhouse inwards the Canadian countryside. About v years ago, nosotros thought it would survive fun to bring a treehouse for our kiddos. Initially, nosotros attempted to construct it on our own. That was an epic fail. I didn’t experience similar the sharpest pencil inwards the pencil example when it came to that project. Ha! I really thought ‘can a treehouse survive actually THAT difficult to make?' Uhhhm. Apparently. It was fourth dimension to hire a pro.

Our local contractor has a quaint petty treehouse that I roughshod caput over heels inwards love with. It has twinkle lights, a wrap exactly about porch as well as the occasional firefly. It looks similar sky on earth. I was treehouse smitten as well as determined to construct ane (but non yesteryear myself) haha.

For additional treehouse inspiration, I showed our contractor a photograph of a rickety onetime shack inwards the trees. I had no thought what would come about from there. We moved away to Paris, French Republic as well as had all treehouse communication yesteryear e-mail only. We returned domicile ii years subsequently as well as WOWSERS! There was a gorgeous treehouse. It’s amazing what tin can come about when you lot give wonderful souls creative license on a project. Good things happen. At that point, it was exactly the initial walls as well as basic floor, but it was the outset of the treehouse journey.

We tardily chipped away at it for the adjacent few years. I’m a blogger, as well as thought it may survive coolio to weblog virtually it as well as portion inspiring ways to decorate modest spaces. I wrote virtually it long earlier it was trendy to bring a treehouse. I merely wrote virtually it, because I flipping love it as well as thought that everyone should experience a treehouse…even if they did it virtually as well as from afar. It’s all good. We eventually decided to rent it out on my blog, AirBnB as well as TripAdvisor. We discovered that actually interesting people rent treehouses. Legit. It has been hence fun!

Guests state things similar “ the treehouse smells similar lavender, cedar, fresh air as well as dreams” as well as that they move out the treehouse alongside a “quiet hear as well as a total heart.”

Q. Is it truthful everything is built from recycled materials including a barn from friends?

Lynne: Recycled materials larn my mojo running. LOVE. I’m crazy virtually 100 yr onetime doors, worn windows as well as whitewashed barn beams. My pattern agency is create clean white lines mixed alongside graphic symbol as well as whimsy. I similar to operate alongside what I’ve got as well as examine to proceed the budget equally depression equally possible. It almost never happens, but technically it’s my goal.

I believe that our minds are busy enough, as well as using create clean lines as well as uncluttered spaces actually create a infinite experience peaceful. I operate alongside reclaimed materials equally much equally possible. When the chance to purchase a barn came, I jumped at it.

The treehouse does bring some novel structural elements, but the bulk of the edifice is a reclaimed barn. My friend lost her barn inwards a tornado. The insurance fellowship suggested that she sack it. *oh my *
Knowing that I love to operate alongside reclaimed, upwardly cycled materials inwards an eclectic way, she asked if nosotros would similar to purchase the raw materials of the 100 yr onetime barn. She knew they would larn to a adept domicile as well as that was of import to her.

We hired the local Amish to assistance us dismantle the barn as well as transfer it to our property. That was 4 years ago. The Amish are yet close as well as beloved to our heart. We operate alongside them all the time. They are instantly creating Artisan agency handcrafted wooden wheels as well as door runway hangers for the DIY sliding door hardware tutorial on my blog. It’s d’bomb dot com

Q. We run across you lot bring other buildings nearby too, tin can you lot explicate what they are.

Lynne: I certain can. We are edifice a dining expanse /lounge at the minute alongside an upper sleeping loft. With the novel building, nosotros volition survive able to comfortably adapt 4 people inwards the treehouse rental. It won’t survive create until the outpouring adjacent year.

Last summer, nosotros built the ‘laTREEn’ which is the treehouse bathroom. It is a tiny 10 x 10 cabin as well as it was really ane of my fave DIY projects. Who knew that a bath would survive ane of my proudest accomplishments??! H5N1 toity!! It's built from reclaimed, recycled materials alongside the exception of the john as well as faucets {that would exactly survive gross *snicker*} They were my splurge from Brizo as well as I abso-tootly love ‘em.

A barn alongside a chandelier too!

Q: Tell us a flake virtually your airstream nd where it is planned inwards the system of things on the property. When volition it survive ready?

Lynne: Oh la la, nosotros did exactly purchase a 31 ft. 1976 International Land Yacht airstream!! If you're wearting rose coloured glasses, it's a diamond inwards the rough. It may survive my biggest pattern challenge hence far, but I love the whole dang messy thaaang. I bring a daughter crush.

I bring been dreaming of owning an Airstream for f.o.r.e.v.e.r. as well as a day. For inspiration, I created a glamping board on Pinterest as well as pose twoscore nine billion photos inwards there. I bring ever wanted to larn hitched inwards an airstream.

We bring created a wee spot on our belongings alongside a petty river stone pad for the Airstream gal. She volition survive parked at the pond as well as gussied upwardly alongside twinkle lights, charcoal BBQ as well as fun pond floaties. My goal is to bring the Airstream done for Aug 1st but that may survive a lofty goal. I’ll survive sharing the journeying on my weblog as well as renting the airstream via my blog to guests from August to October.

Because the treehouse is quite booked upwardly for the season, the Airstream volition give guests a jeopardy to experience the 100 acre belongings as well as puddle without having to hold back until adjacent yr for a booking. It should survive amazeballs.

Q. You rent out the treehouse — all yr round, or exactly inwards spring, summertime as well as fall?

Lynn: Because the treehouse isn’t insulated, nosotros unopen it upwardly for the winter. Insert *sad face* When the puddle is covered alongside a large dark wintertime tarp, I desire to declare it National Depression Day. I’m commonly balled upwardly on the flooring inwards fetal seat dreading wintertime snowfall storms. Joking. Not joking. The ane treehouse bonus of the wintertime flavor is that it makes for nifty photograph shoots. We bring worked alongside photographers as well as brands similar Roots Canada for some pretty fantastic photograph sesh’s inwards the treehouse.

We bring 100 acres of fields as well as forests mixed alongside walking trails. If I farmed it, nosotros would all survive eating weeds for dinner. We bring a local immature farmer who plant our land. We wanted to proceed the integrity of the narrow laneway as well as forested edges of the property. We love working alongside a farmer who doesn’t clear cutting the trees for large machinery. I adore the trees.

Oh! And did nosotros scream the novel teepee?

We bring walking trails that are ohhhh hence relaxing to walk. There are deer, wild turkey as well as an occasional Canada Goose. Grrrrr. We can’t assistance it, they exactly invite themselves over. I practise love having deer on the property. I’ve been known to examine to photograph the deer inwards the wee hours of the morning. Note to self: Do non chase deer piece wearing vivid pinkish pyjamas. I ended upwardly alongside photos of weeds.

Psssst! And fun news! Lynne has a introduce for you! She is offering a gratuitous printable of her treehouse print by B.C. artist, Michelle Molligna of I Dream of Chairs. Click here to sign upwardly for yours!