Interior designer Lynne Knowlton and her husband built a charming retreat in the trees on their property in Ontario, Canada.
Most of the materials they used are reclaimed, including the wood, which came from a friend’s barn destroyed by a tornado, and the doors and windows, reused from old homes and a church. A slide — yeah, a slide! — came from a playground. The rusty spindles on the porch and stairway were found at a yard sale. Even the kitchen sink’s a reused item (from a friend).
Hop over to Lynne’s Design the Life You Want to Live blog to see other photos here and here. Also check out photos of her house here (that’s her day-to-day house); clearly, she loves decorating with twigs, driftwood, and other natural materials that you’ve seen us feature repeatedly on Unconsumption. What’s not to like about all this?!
São Paulo (via aqui bate um coração)
Vatican Staircases - V
Vatican City State, April 2012
São Paulo (by Wagner Issao)
Respect the Architect | by: Franck Bohbot
The Crib
A petite and green prefab retreat called The Crib is modeled after traditional corn cribs, agricultural structures used to dry and store corn. In addition to its structural insulated panel-based prefabricated design that allows for easy, low-impact assembling and disassembling, The Crib can be outfitted with LED interior lighting, a rain barrel collection system, radiant floor heating, and other green features.
Belem Tower, Lisbon, Portugal
Waterton National Park 2009 (by Gord McKenna)
