Red Oak House

Red Oak House

An article in the Chronicle Herald features a treehouse in Prarie Grove Ark. that has been under construction for more than six years.

Idlet, 52, had the desire to build a real house nestled in the trees on his land in northwestern Arkansas. It's about the size of a studio apartment, a one-room cabin in the air, with a kitchen, loft, and self composting toilet.

It sits among the trunks of three red oak trees, which come up through the deck, and six steel poles provide additional support. It moves and shakes slightly, which takes a little getting used to, but eventually feels as natural as the gentle swaying of the trees themselves.

When the treehouse is complete, he hopes to use it as a study in the woods — a place where he can play music and write new songs. "It’ll always be a work in progress, it’s just never going to be over with."