This Wisconsin Treehouse is a Retirement Dream Come True

I was behind all the architecture; it’s the biggest small space you’ve ever seen! It’s an open concept inside, and it’s a 20-by-40 footprint – I was trying to look at the economy of space for living. How do you bring the inside out; the outdoors in? There’s a big wrap-around deck and a lot of doors that open to the outside. I was really trying to be efficient with the space itself. The barn doors help with that. It’s only two stories, but when you’re in the loft, it’s like being up in a treehouse. Sarah: My favorite part is sitting on the front deck in the morning, with a cup of coffee, looking at the lake. I love to start the day with coffee and the lake, sitting in my red Adirondack chair. We’ve been subscribing [to the magazine] for 20 years, getting ideas, learning what to do, what not to do, the building, buying land, the whole process.