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Bough house

Posted: November 14th, 2009 | Author: T | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: Cleverness, Curious Things, Home, Nature | 6 Comments »

I’m no Ewok, but I would love to live in a treehouse, if only for a day or two.

Canadian carpenter Tom Chudleigh has created amazing treehouses that he calls Free Spirit Spheres.

Tom Chudleigh's Free Spirit Sphere. Photo (c) freshome.com

One of Tom Chudleigh's Free Spirit Spheres. Photo (c) freshome.com

Set among the tall trees of the west coast rainforest of Vancouver Island, each sphere comfortably sleeps four and is fitted with a working kitchen, microwave, refrigerator, and sink. Tom is currently designing one that will hold a washroom, shower, and sauna.

The homey interior of a Free Spirit Sphere. Photo (c) chow.com

The homey interior of a Free Spirit Sphere. Photo (c) chow.com

You can go on a video tour of the Free Spirit Sphere Tom calls Eryn.

This could be home. Photo (c) ananova.com

This could be home. Photo (c) ananova.com

The spheres take three people no more than three days to put up, and kits can be ordered online. I’m saving up for one!


6 Comments on “Bough house”

  1. 1 Andy said at 4:29 pm on November 14th, 2009:

    My friend Larry built his nephew a tree house, and it’s really cool. It’s not a sphere, though. It’s square.

  2. 2 Sam said at 5:26 pm on November 18th, 2009:

    I would have so much fun in a house like that.

  3. 3 George said at 11:54 am on November 26th, 2009:

    A sphere is also an orb.

  4. 4 Jazmin said at 1:36 pm on December 6th, 2009:

    It looks like a big eyeball to me.

  5. 5 George said at 6:52 pm on December 12th, 2009:

    I would like to live in an eyeball. I would see everything!

  6. 6 Living out on a limb « Uncategorized « Timothy Power said at 7:24 pm on June 10th, 2010:

    [...] summer approaches, I’ve been thinking about spending time outdoors. I’ve posted about Free Spirit Spheres, the amazing tree homes Canadian carpenter Tom Chudleigh designs and builds, and it’s put me [...]


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