Would you live 59-feet off the jungle floor, Swiss-Family-Robinson-style in an Indonesian tree house? The Hardy family does. John and Cynthia Hardy wanted to maximize their outdoor living experience and had a 110-foot long, single story home built from tropical hardwood in the trees of the Ayung River valley...
We love the saffron and burgandy color palette — and who thought there would be egg chairs in the trees? And the swing! Read the full story of the Hardy's home and new work running their ecologically friendly International School: In Bali, a Home Nestled Among Rice Paddies and Trees and all the pictures in the slideshow.
Pics: Martin Westlake
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view whytephoenix's profile
Me Likey.
I also need that red shaggy rug at the foot of the bed...
view bepsf's profile
Fab, although critters in the house would scare me.
view dmh's profile
It's a fairy tale palace! The article says they have a staff of 15 and I'm not surprised...
view Monica's profile
I need to live here.
view eaminghigh's profile
I'm with dmh... whattaboutthesnakes!!!!!!!!!
view Sandie's profile
monica...yeah, but a staff of 15 in indonesia comes to roughly just $750 a month
and two words: dengue fever
just kidding...the place is nice
irony is, it's almost always the expats who outdo the locals
view khanzen's profile
Dengue fever (the illness) = BAD
Dengue Fever (the band) = Good!
Dang...only $750/month for all that staff?!?! I may move to Bali now...
view Monica's profile
Wow, I am in love. Except I don't want to ever live in a house that requires a staff. A housekeeper would be nice though.
view idiotdogbrain's profile
The place looks very nice but.... $1 million to build the main house? wow I won't lie, I'd love to live there lol
view Ninella's profile
Interesting how the younger children are conveniently kept at bay in a separate five-story, parent-free pagoda.
view Daily Nuance's profile
LOVE IT. And I almost spit hot chocolate through my nose when I saw the Egg chairs. Sheer brilliance. Altho I do share some of the sentiments above regarding snakes, mosquitoes, and in my case spiders.
view Modfan's profile
Stunning! Just brought back all my Swiss Family Robinson fantasies...how fun to live there!
view thealeatory's profile
What about bad weather? I'd hate to get that beautiful place wet.
view Mrs.Mack's profile
Don't forget centepedes, Modfan! They're the worst....
Having experienced a tropical island thru Hawaii (more isolated, though, and I'm sure not as tropical as Bali).... the mosquitoes suck bigtime. There weren't any snakes, but little geckoes were everywhere, and actually a welcome presence, indoors and out. Good insect control, and they're cute and harmless.
And, the humidity does bring on its own problems, but the beauty is worth it.
view btoddster's profile
I'm moving in.
view MsUnreliable's profile
I am sure about the egg chairs. They look pretty alien in this setting. Maybe a darker color would help them blend in?
view SillyBug's profile
Dreamy!
view emellemiko's profile
wow. want.
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