What’s the best way to climb a tree? By walking up the custom-designed stairs inside your very own wilderness treehouse!
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“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” ~ John Muir
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We’d like to kick off the year by honoring the forests we love. Sharing with you the feelings of our own hearts as crafters, builders, and co-creators, we offer praise and reverence to the spirit of nature herself.
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As the trees dream with their roots deep in the soil, we wish you the quiet and rejuvenation of this Winter season of serenity. Whether you’re celebrating up in the branches or down on the earth, enjoy it with family and friends. Happy Holidays!
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Crafting and weaving mountain laurel railings is one of lead builder Adam Laufer’s many specialties. For some treehouse designs, these woven branches are just the thing to add texture and interest to decks and bridges.
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When you were a child, did you ever stick a few boards up in a tree and call it your hideaway? Did you ever create a secret social club with your friends? How about mud pies with all the trimmings?
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Steaming mug of tea in your grip, you step onto the balcony to breathe in the crisp winter air. You let it out as you smile at the scene. This forest is special. This time is yours. This is your refuge.
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Where exactly do we build? Here is a list of North Carolina towns we work in to help identify whether we can build on your property, or places you might want to look for property.
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Craftsmanship shines in the custom touches of this gem of a treetop retreat.
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What do you love to do when the weather cools and the trees begin to lose their leaves? Wouldn’t you love to spend time in a treehouse--one that belongs to you, fits your personality and needs, feeds your family’s imagination and enhances your own property so you can use it when, and how, you want?
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Do you miss it? That connection to the living world - trees towering above you, leaves and grass underfoot, wind caressing your skin, the sound of a river rushing nearby, birds of all kinds delighting the eye…
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Winston Churchill said, “We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us.” Where can this be more true than with a treehouse that emerges straight out of the imagination, is engineered and woven within the fabric of nature, and is designed to enhance the lives of the singular family for which it is built?
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Our client, Connie, reflects on the counter effects of the rush of the city and the calm of their forest treehouse here in Western NC.
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Are you up for an elevated perspective? Similar to the experience at the summit of a mountain, a treehouse offers a special perspective not typically enjoyed from the ground.
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You know the phrase, “turning lemons into lemonade”? Well, you could say we are well-versed in crafting fine, sweet lemonade from “sour” obstacles--er, lemons.
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"Wilderness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from." - Terry Tempest Williams
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Unlike a traditional home built in the woods, a treehouse provides a true immersion experience. Grand trees hold this tree-cottage in their strong arms and greet you as you enter the door. Leaves dapple the light playing on your walls, and remind you when you gaze out the windows that you are high above ground-based dwellings.
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Created with locust timbers gathered from our clients' property, this "tree pagoda" overlooks the river from breathtaking heights above its rushing waters.
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By trade, Adam Laufer is part architect, part builder, and part climber. But he is ALL craftsman at heart. “At World Treehouses, the meeting-point between inspiration and beauty is our priority,” he explains. “We strive for the challenge of creating something both functional and exquisite.”
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