I've been a tree house fan since I was a kid. All of my earlier tree houses were the real thing: tree, boards, and sweat. Now, I prefer to build in miniature, where I don't have to bother with heavy lifting, building inspectors, and can ignore most laws of physics.

Here is one of my last "real" tree houses...
Coming soon.... anatomy of a tree house hotel.

Cafe Mena, (link below), is the cafe in a sprawling tree house hotel. Currently under construction are the lobby and a guest room of this gorgeous hotel in the trees...