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Tree houses for grown-ups

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By Annabel McAleer

House designs that get you back to nature.

Ever wanted a home that dangles from a tree? Neither have I, but these fourteen back-to-nature homes from all over the world are truly astonishing.

The German house above was constructed on the ground and raised into the air with a tractor, where it is suspended by thick cables.

The 'Honey House' on the left was built for less than US$1500 out of sandbags, in Pennsylvania, US.

Also in Pennsylvania—albeit in a slightly higher league—Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater makes the cut for being so neatly nestled into the trees, over a waterfall in the Allegheny Mountains.

Check out the rest of the list at  Green Upgrader

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Johanna Knox
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Thu August 14, 2008 @ 11:55 AM
Wow - those are stunning! (I feel like Cate Blanchett
might step out in a flowing white gown any minute ...)

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