Tree House Vacation Home:
A Rental Renovation

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!

A look at the kitchen with a geodesic dome top. On the right is the kitchen island with a hammered copper sink, oil-rubbed bronze faucet, and hardware. On the left is an oven and stovetop with an additional quartz countertop surrounding it.
A close-up look at the copper kitchen sink with oil-rubbed bronze hardware.
The upper portion of a treehouse shows a kitchen, looking over the sink on the right, and oven on the left, looking towards the family room area.
Another view of the kitchen space with quartz countertops and stained cabinets.
A close-up look at the quartz countertops of the kitchen. In the background, you can see the geodesic dome roof and wall to ceiling windows around the entire floor plan.
A wider look at the full upper floor plan from the dining nook with a circular table and chairs. On the left is a blue couch. In the center and towards the right is the updated kitchen space with stained cabinets and quartz countertops.
A wide look at the kitchen island, surrounded by large floor to ceiling windows. In the middle of the kitchen island is a copper plumbing supply pipe. On the left side of the island is a built in dishwasher. On the right is the kitchen sink with oil-
A look at the kitchen space from the family room. You can see the beautiful quartz countertops throughout the kitchen. In the back of the image is the kitchen island and sink.
The dining space of the treehouse is surrounded by floor to ceiling windows and is overlooking beautiful greenery outside. In the dining space is a single round table with two chairs.

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

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