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European Village style home with stunning views - 1 Kind Design 1 Kind Design. Exceptional Treehouses: Cabins In The Trees. Treehouse lovers, eco-friendly architects, and enthusiastic amateurs – if you’re looking for more inspiration, check out “Exceptional Treehouses” by author and tree-house builder Alain Laurens. This 192 pages hardcover book covers 30 gorgeous treehouse projects filled with beautiful watercolors sketches and photographs. Laurens’ company, La Cabane Perchée, designs and builds tree houses around Europe and the US, demonstrating sustainable building and environmentalism. “The whole idea is to relive our childhood dreams of building tree-houses. …Living high in the trees to observe, to read or write, to listen to music, to feel well, to dream, sometimes to be alone and sometimes to love.”

Striving for harmony between the tree house and the host tree, Laurens builds without driving nails into any part of the host tree. Feast your eyes on these beautiful tree cabins – each is unique, in the image of its owner, and of the tree it is nestled in. A Fairytale Treehouse. I came across yet another tree house company called Amazon Treehouses and what I particularly love about their tree house design is that it’s magical, almost as if taken from a fairytale. An inspirational secluded haven you always dreamed of or an amazing focal point for your garden – Just let your imagination run wild and take it to a higher level, sort of speak. As I saw those treehouse pictures I was completely taken, I mean these treehouses are beautiful and the locations, OMG… Made for children and adults alike and with prices ranging from 5,000 through to 100,000+, these unique treehouses are designed for domestic use as well as hotels, eco-tourism resorts and more. …winter wonderland… Link. Witch Mountain, In the early 1920’s Hugh Comstock “a builder of...

Living in a Fairytale: The World's 25 Most Magical Storybook Cottage Homes. By Jaime Morrison Curtis | We have entered the age of fairytales in our real-world home; each night we delve into a new story rife with magical cottages and rambling country homes. Which led me to imagining life in a storybook cottage home of our own. These 25 fairytale inspired cottage houses are real-life homes from around the world. From tiny houses, to houses in trees, to stunning cottages houses on pristine lakes, to mystical stone dwellings, these 25 Storybook Cottage Homes are fairytales come true. Nggallery id=’121432′ Can you believe these? More from Jamie: 25 incredible and ridiculously tiny houses The 20 most amazing tree houses in the world 25 outrageous play tents to buy or make yourself 15 creative ways to organize with chalkboard paint 8 outdoor activities that are more fun than video games 10 everyday household items that double as organizers 15 ways to save space in a small home or apartment.

Abandoned Barn Transformed Into Family Home - enpundit — enpundit. Michael Eastman. Bunk Room. Favorite Places and Spaces / bunk beds!! Neil Landino. 10 Inspired Nooks & Niches for Kids Rooms. By Handmade Charlotte | What child wouldn’t enjoy having a space all to herself? These 10 imaginative nooks and niches are perfect for kids to read, nap or simply daydream. You might even covet one for yourself. Click through to see more inventive spaces! Nggallery id=’121304′ Under Stairs A nook under the stairs. Bunk Bed Cubbies Each of these bunk bed cubbies in a shared kids’ room feature a curtain that can be drawn for privacy. Reading Nook A wide bottom shelf creates a perfect little reading nook in this space. Trundle Bed This built-in makes the most of available space with a trundle bed. Bunk bed cubbies Colorful nook Armoire Bottom shelf Trundle bed Utilizing space Under stairs Child’s dream Check out other articles by Rachel here!

For more from Rachel, check out her beautifully curated blog: Handmade Charlotte. More on Babble About Handmade Charlotte Handmade Charlotte Rachel Faucett is the author of the well-loved DIY crafts blog Handmade Charlotte. Gothic Architecture Pictures - stock photos and fine art prints. A Perch on the Pacific Ocean-- Photos, House of the Day - WSJ.com. Tangga House by Guz Architects | HomeDSGN, a daily source for inspiration... - StumbleUpon. By Eric • Mar 23, 2011 • Selected Work The Tangga House is another Singapore’s dream home designed by Guz Architects.

Completed in 2009, the 7,663 square foot residence is located in Holland Village, an elite district of Singapore that is famous amongst the expatriate community. The luxury single-family home gives the owners the opportunity to live in harmony and comfort with nature, in Singapore’s hot tropical climate. Tangga House by Guz Architects: “The house is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional courtyard house, laid out around a central green courtyard with a double height stair and entry area forming the focal point of the project. The L-shaped plan creates open spaces which encourage natural ventilation and offer resident’s views over the courtyard to the veranda, roof gardens and beyond. The large roof above the courtyard creates an indoor and outdoor space leading to the gardens and swimming pool which wraps around two sides of the house.

Photos by: Patrick Bingham-Hall.