Apartment Therapy San Francisco | Oakland "Treehouse" on Design Sponge

Oakland "Treehouse" on Design Sponge

Despite our Midwestern fear of all houses built on a grade (irrational, perhaps, but we just don't trust 'em), we are very in love with the windows of this home, that look out into the surrounding trees. The interior design is pretty great, too.

We love the mustard and ocean color combination of the living room, and the openness and simplicity that allow the outdoor scenery to become the main focal point.

See more pictures and learn more about the owner, designer Jean Orlebeke, here.

Comments (9)

The choose of not one, but three animal skin rugs in the same space is pretty off putting for me.

posted by petro on July 30th 2008 at 4:55pm
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Is there such a thing as a house NOT built on a grade around here?

posted by Tiamat_the_Red on July 30th 2008 at 5:03pm
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this is beautiful...i had a 2nd floor apartment with floor to ceiling windows like this, looking out into trees. right in the heart of the beach in SD too- it was magical. no building on a slope required!

posted by danielleSD on July 30th 2008 at 6:34pm
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That small white section of wall in the middle of all those windows is just asking to be torn down.

The expanse of floor to ceiling windows is great but that wall is such a horrible blemish. I would not last more than an hour or so before I broke and went for the wall.

Mafan Green lasers rulz

posted by mafan on July 30th 2008 at 9:11pm
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LOVE the garden!!!

posted by jeffnyc on July 31st 2008 at 4:17am
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Oh, it's all really beautiful! That is a "treehouse" I would love to stay in. Can you imagine hanging out on a rainy day watching the rain hit the leaves of each tree. I could get lost in that.

posted by Tonic Home on July 31st 2008 at 6:26am
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nicccceee!

posted by blah2u on July 31st 2008 at 8:12am
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makes me feel better about my own log cabin "treehouse"... although the rest of my space is not nearly so expansive or light, since my walls are wooden like the ceiling.

posted by modernlogcabin on July 31st 2008 at 9:59am
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Does anyone know where that yellow sofa is from? I'd love that in white vinyl or leather...

posted by Michael W. on July 31st 2008 at 1:01pm
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