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Robin Wall, the owner of the tree house, enjoys morning coffee, reading, picnics, and quiet time at the escape.

Textures, including bark and moss, inspired Romero's design for the tree house.

Designer Natalia Romero designed a daybed and a coffee table made from Douglas fir for the interior of the tree house, where a jute rug and Douglas fir walls lend texture.

The Colorado Camelot tree house in Manitou Springs, Colorado, is wrapped with Douglas fir and features a deck pierced by tree trunks.

Addition with cantilever

Front exterior

Entry and courtyard

In the winter, radiant heating keeps the house cozy while reducing the costs and the pollutants associated with traditional forced air.

The interior spaces exude a warm, rustic aesthetic, in large part to the wooden beams, wood-paneled walls and ceilings, as well as the polished concrete lining the floors.

A Joshua Tree-lined driveway leads to the remote home, nestled among historic boulders.