Tree House Vacation Home
A total rental renovation in Aptos, California
This ‘tree house’ in the Aptos Hills has views above the treetops from large pictures window walls on all sides. The main living level was re-designed to remove all of the interior walls and reconfigure the kitchen layout, creating a truly open floor plan with captivating views and floating balconies. This home is used as a vacation rental and certainly does not disappoint!
Behind the Design: Project Details from Erin
Project Details: This home was remodeled with the intention to be used as a vacation rental due to the unique architecture and proximity to the beach; the home is a reverse floor plan, meaning the bedrooms are on the lower level and the kitchen, dining, and family room is on the upper level, and the home is a geodesic dome, meaning all of the exterior walls are angled to create a hexagon or octagon; the entire upper floor was an open floor plan, and the ceilings were vaulted to follow the domed roof. This presented some challenges when reconfiguring the layout because it exposed a copper plumbing supply pipe, so naturally, we incorporated it into the kitchen design! This kitchen features stock cabinets in stained wood, quartz countertops, a hammered copper sink, oil rubbed bronze faucet and hardware, and stainless steel appliances. Since this was a vacation home, the homeowner decided the kitchen didn’t need a full-size fridge and opted for an under-counter model instead to avoid blocking the views to any of the windows!
Project Location: Aptos, CA 95003