Master treehouse-builders Pete and Judy Nelson, with David Larkin, embarked on yet another treehouse-discovery expedition across America—this time adding the investigation of backyard playhouses to their agenda.
In The Treehouse Book (2000), they reveal their findings: from casual treeshacks made from discarded lumber to multi-tiered feats of fancy. The Nelsons found shelters representing myriad builders: from childhood fanatics grown up, to weekend carpenters, to those who want their grandkids to have the best clubhouse on the block.
Detailed how-to information, including plans and drawings, is woven with behind-the-scenes tales of each structure's occupants and stunning interior and exterior photographs.
One thing was clear throughout this transcontinental expedition: treehouses are universally loved. They bring joy to folks from all backgrounds, rooting us to our childhoods and branching out toward our future in innovative and sustainable building.
Check out Pete's other books:
Be in a Treehouse (2014)
New Treehouses of the World (2009)
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