Welcome to Our House in the Trees.
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Back in 2011, my husband Devin and I came across 40 acres of raw land in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada. It was for sale. And we fell in love.
It had trees. Hills. Places to hide. Places to admire the beautiful view.
It was close to a town, but not too close. It was close to family and friends.
Basically, it was perfect.
The problem? It was expensive. Like really expensive.
A year later, after searching and not finding a comparable piece of land, we bought it anyway.
The plan? To one day build a sustainable home on it.
Over the next several years we built two roads on it, dug two ponds and put up fences. I came up with a sustainable home design and then changed it – four times. We had two kids. We moved the proposed building location. And we spent countless hours in the trees.
In the summer of 2019, the construction of what we call Our House in the Trees began. Five months and ten days later we got the keys to our new home.
This is our journey. Join us!
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This summer was our first year using wooden raised garden beds to grown our vegetables and I have to say - it went really well!Sure,… Read More
Always dreamed of starting a garden? Me too! Which is why it was one of the first projects we tackled after we moved into our… Read More
You'd think after eight years of planning, five months of building, one month of moving and another month of pinching ourselves in disbelief, I'd be… Read More
We've moved into our eco-friendly home! Just had to get that out there.I'm a little behind in posting about the process, but I've decided that's… Read More
Wanna learn all about LED lightbulbs?No?!Okay, how about secondhand light fixtures?Maybe...?Okay, do you want a see our STUNNING cork-backed laminate floors?Now that's more like it!It's… Read More
As much fun as the foundation and framing stages are (for me at least), the REAL fun begins with the interior finishes. This is also… Read More
The build of our sustainable home forges onward! In fact, so much happened in month three that I had to split it into two.Episode three… Read More
While the second month of our sustainable home build still went relatively smooth, there were definitely some moments of high stress. The continuing uncooperative weather… Read More
Ever dreamed of building a sustainable home? Well, I sure did. And now that dream is coming true!Because you know how it goes. You buy… Read More
Whenever we tell people about our land one of the first questions they ask is, "How many acres do you have?" Now, 40 acres may not be a lot… Read More
Something I have been looking forward to doing since I started designing Our House in the Trees was the day when we could tape out… Read MorePlant a tree with Click a Tree. It really is that easy!
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