TreeHouse Guy

Tree House Masters, Pete Nelson has forever changed the way Tree houses are used and viewed. Being the lead designer and builder of his team, he has planned some of the most elegant and elaborate tree houses used for everything from a space for the kids to fully functioning year round homes.

His tree house obsession began when he was 25 years old when he received a note from an old high school buddy with an illustrated book written by David Stiles on how to build forts and tree houses. At the time, he had just finished college with an economics degree, but just couldn't silence his creative, carpenter self. He realized how much he had loved tree houses and began to build his own in his back yard. His first tree house was 4x6, contained a brick fireplace, and his wife thought he was nuts. Little did either of them know, he would go on to be the "tree house guy" hosting his own Animal Planet series, travelling the country building magnificent tree houses for people.

In 2005, after 20 years of building tree houses, he was on the hunt for property near his home is Washington state. He finally found the perfect property on just under four acres with a neighboring home also for sale, creating the perfect Tree House Bed and Breakfast, Tree House Point. Pete also runs Nelson Tree House and Supply, which is as it states, a tree house building and supply company. The company offers many tools that are designed specifically for the building of tree houses.

Nelson is a true inspiration for people who are looking to share a deeper connection with nature where they live. He's incredibly passionate about what he does, his high energy and love for different wood styles and trees is quite admirable. When defining what a tree house really is to him, he says "It's all about sharing in the energy of the tree. However you do it is fair game". And I just really love that.



References
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/31/garden/pete-nelson-on-the-new-reality-television-series-treehouse-masters.html?_r=0
http://www.treehousepoint.com/treehouse-point-story.html
http://www.nelsontreehouseandsupply.com/our-crew.html
http://zap2it.com/2013/05/treehouse-masters-pete-nelson-has-it-made-in-the-shade/

Photo Reference
http://www.nelsontreehouseandsupply.com/thorpe-giveaway.html
http://www.whosay.com/status/petenelson/809155

Quote
NY times; Steven Kurutz; May 29, 2013