Whether it's a mountain cabin, a grown-up treehouse, or even a little writing hut in the backyard, there's something about these time-worn, slightly imperfect getaways that makes us slow down and breathe in life. Simply finding inspiration in these romantic hideouts is an escape in itself!

TOP ROW
• 1 "Found, Free & Flea" Author Tereasa Surratt's Rustic Camp
• 2 Green Style: Nancy Neil's 1903 Cabin
• 3 Urban Cabin: A 600 Square Foot Refurbished Cabin in Brazil
• 4 A Traditional Home that Floats
• 5 Green Style: An Off-The-Grid Cabin In Finland

MIDDLE ROW
• 6 Small Space Lodging: Rolling Huts
• 7 Green Style: Victor Meditation Hut by Jeffery Poss Architect
• 8 Famous Writers' Small Writing Sheds and Off-the-Grid Huts
• 9 A Victorian Retreat in the Woods
• 10 Green Style: Summer Cottage Living

BOTTOM ROW
• 11 A Tree House In Brooklyn: An Urban Escape
• 12 The Coolest Treehouse We've Ever Seen
• 13 A Handbuilt Guest Treehouse in The Catskills
• 14 The Lomac Family Treehouse by Safdie Rabines
• 15 Green Style: Free Standing Tree House

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Welcome to Re-Nest's Best of 2011 roundup! From December 19 through January 1 we are rounding up some of our favorite (and your favorite) posts from the past year.

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