hey guys jenna here welcome to my channel where i feature alternative lifestyles and creative
home tours a couple weeks ago i posted a video of my own tiny home which is located on an island in
washington state in the video i explained why i decided to rent it out part-time on airbnb
today we're traveling to another island in the puget sound to take a tour but this
time it's an enchanting treehouse with sweeping views of its own private beach
this treehouse features gorgeous wood details throughout and has a wraparound
deck which is perfect for a glass of wine in the evening and a cup of coffee in the morning
this video is a continuation of my channel's partnership with airbnb
where i show you some of the most unique and quirkiest rentals around america and share the
stories behind the hosts that own them hi i'm skip welcome to eagle bluff treehouse on vashon island
vashon island is about 20 minutes outside of
seattle it's completely an island which is unique because we are only accessible
by ferry so you're coming here usually just to get the the piece of being on an island
dan is my partner we met six years ago we both love dreaming and creating spaces a
lot of our friends feel like we're a dangerous combination because there's nobody saying no
eagle bluff tree house was birthed out of an idea from dan and i when we looked up here and saw this
line of trees that right here on the bluff and it looked like the perfect place to put a tree house
the eagle bluff treehouse is about 190 something square feet just shy of 200
it has sweeping views of the puget sound when you get to the edge of the tree house and you look
down at the deck you're probably about 40 feet above the beach so initially when we built this
it was just for us it's such a beautiful spot though i really wanted to share it
i've hosted on airbnb for probably about eight years now for me it's about creating
the spaces that are unique in a unique environment definitely a back to nature experience
this is property we bought in about 2017. it's about shy of an acre i think we have about 90
to 100 feet of waterfront here we selected here because a was the perch and b when you're up there
you've got this beautiful view overlooking views of sound and it's filtered with the tree so you
really do get that feel of tree house of course you could have a toilet so i did research and
came up with the compost toilet you know since we didn't have any kind of a a bathroom this actually
worked out really well so the other thing after a toilet is you could have a shower so i thought how
do you have a shower and i started looking camp showers and this is eventually the one that we
ended up you connected to a propane tank and so we had a long hose that connects to this and actually
produces very nice hot shower i don't think i'd take a shower in the winter time here but
in the spring and summer it's sufficient and so you know every time people come here and do want
to take a shower and make sure they know this is completely open there's no shower curtain
i am always concerned that people are going to get here and be let down so i try to really play
down their expectations saying this truly is glamping it is roughing it i want to make sure
they understand that and it's amazing i've never had anybody say oh no i don't want to stay there
now i'll take you inside so you can see what it looks like inside we're going to the front door
the first thing you're looking right here is this concept of a kitchenette
we just have a single burner here for coffee this little refrigerator is a new addition
i just thought you know you need a little something for your half and half
this is the little nook that we designed it gives you that cabin rustic kind of feel i thought
then we have this window and we wanted to just show the tree that actually supports the treehouse
because it is the foundation of what we're standing in right now and so we just really
framed it perfectly in that that window and then you're looking at the garage door
which is a unique feature i think for treehouses because we want that indoor outdoor kind of feel
we wanted to be a minimalist when you're in the treehouse you know i was concerned about adding
weight so we wanted light furniture but we have just two rocking chairs it's simple
i'm always comforted by being in a rocking chair and i think a lot of people are so that's
why we've got the rocking chairs we have the propane heater which produces the heat for the
treehouse it takes all of like three or four minutes and this whole place is warm we didn't
have any electricity on the property whatsoever initially however we do have a hookup for an rv
now and that has allowed us to bring in some lights so it's here running water we were
fortunate because that came with the deed for the parcel so we were able to connect to the
well which is just off the property so it has just enough to be at that definition of glamping you
know how often you get a chance to get opportunity away from computers away from cell phones so the
idea was this would be that retreat where you could get away from the noise of the world
so now let me show you the loft which is a wonderful place there's a a very comfortable
bed up here the skylight is wonderful because you can do the star gazing as you look up at night
when you fall asleep sleeping in a tree house it's peaceful it evokes a sense of being a young kid
so i'm going to take you around the outside of the tree house it's got this wonderful outlook
over the water in the beach and yet you feel very hidden with the trees so you feel like nobody can
see you up here no matter how rushed you feel just coming out here just kind of you get that
sigh of letting go and thinking okay you know what i don't care about the rest of the world
time just passes by you don't feel like you have to be anywhere else
hard to find that anywhere else right now in the world we have a little book inside that we leave
and that's the first thing dan will run to is to see if anybody wrote a message because that
brings him so much joy and i like seeing that in him when he sees those things they've always said
it's been one of the most magical places they've been to which is great because it means they're
singing and experiencing what we are so that's why we did open it up is to give other people a
little taste of what vashon's like and also what it is to be in a treehouse out of all the places
we traveled together as a couple this getaway was by far one of the best thank you so much
again for making our anniversary so special and being the absolute best host love blair michael
so this area we created oh about a year ago it's a great spot to just to sit with the two chairs with
a glass of wine and look out across the water especially at the sunsets this is where we go
down to get down to the beach so this is the uh beach that we have private as we might say
because you know we have this section this would be the definition of the pacific northwest beach
here you'll see we've got a lot of stones this is what you get when you get up here you can
see the seals you can see the sea otters out here yesterday we were hearing the seal call it was so
loud it was amazing it's a great place to kayak you can just peacefully meander around the island
so we're going to go up to the kitchen area you'll see these steps this is actually the first project
that dan and i ever did on the land we found this tree we cut it up and we started putting
these here because it was a little challenging to get up the slope without these so follow me
so what you're looking here is the outdoor kitchen area dan on one weekend built this
picnic table by himself you'll see here is this uh camp stove you can set up to cook
and there's a little place here where you can do your dishes trying to make it where people
don't have to bring a lot just come here and enjoy you bring your food pretty much that's it
and there's the hammock it's amazing how you can set and just lose track of time
hour two three goes by just looking up at the leaves it's so peaceful
my favorite thing about hosting on airbnb is probably interacting with people if you just
take the time to sit and talk with people you hear some wonderful warming stories
if you can create your own treehouse you should do it it's just a magical place to be in and if
you can stay in a treehouse you definitely should take the opportunity because there aren't a lot
of tree houses that you can do that thanks for watching this week's video make sure to like
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