![]() ![]() Our architects designed the 470-square-foot treehouse as a sort of “S” that curves between the two trees. Laurel offers similar items for sale at her antiques shop on Utopia’s main street. The plant stand to the left of the bench on this entry deck is one of Laurel’s antiques, and the planters are French Anduze pottery. Laurel contributed many of the furnishings from her personal collection of antiques she has acquired on her travels through France. The roof is capped in standing seam metal. The exterior siding is made from reclaimed barn wood, re-milled for shiplap. The crew crafted the natural branch railing posts from local Texas mountain cedar, also known as ashe juniper. To arrive at Chapelle, visitors wind around a steep bluff, dropping down into a dreamland dotted with herculean trees and slivered by the languid Sabinal River.Ĭhapelle rises 17 feet off the ground, supported by over ten treehouse attachment bolts and knee braces.Ī staircase weaves to the entry deck, passing through two elevated landings on the way. The Treehouse Utopia property feels like a prehistoric oasis in the midst of the shrubby (yet sublime) landscape of Texas Hill Country. Chapelle is cradled between the two trees, its vaulted ceiling and church-like windows at home in the soaring space. ![]() Our architects and carpenters crafted Chapelle to manifest Laurel’s vision, taking advantage of the cypresses’ prodigious girth, mighty height, and unswerving linear shape. Īs soon as she lay eyes on the twin cypresses, Treehouse Utopia owner Laurel Waters knew they called for a chapel-inspired treehouse. Everything about Chapelle is crafted for couples-it’s a quintessential romantic retreat. Duality is a recurring motif in Chapelle’s design: two trees, two decks, two identical arched windows – one pointed east and one west to frame glittering views of sunrise and sunset. Chapelle roosts at the heart of the otherworldly property, standing sentinel over the emerald river and basking below the glorious canopy of its twin cypress hosts. *If property rented same day guests depart we use ultraviolet whole room lights to kill all bacteria/viruses.The first of the four rentable treehouses at Treehouse Utopia , Chapelle is a resplendent riverside refuge. *Bed linens/kitchen towels are washed at 140oF or hotter between guests. NO Open Campfires Allowed on the Ground at this property Please let us know at least two days ahead of time. ** ONLY if traveling from out of state, plane, or bike: Towels available upon advance request at no extra charge. * Camera, binoculars, bug spray, sunblock, river chairs, river shoes, Fishing License * Flashlight, batteries, matches, lighter fluid, charcoal or firewood for the wood grill (don't bring wood cut from trees that died from Live Oak Decline) * Bath articles: shampoo, bath soap, hand soap, etc. * Your groceries and supplies: salt, pepper, sugar, paper towels, dish soap, dishwasher soap, and laundry detergent *Individual K-Cups, Or Drip coffee filters & coffee have both kinds of coffee makers. * Extra toilet paper and extra trash bags – 13 gal. * Bath towels, wash rags, hand towels, river towels We leave one roll of toilet paper in each bathroom & one trash bag in each can. ![]()
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