Four years ago, Joel Allen began surreptitiously building a tree house made of wood flooring and other remnants he purchased from Craigslist. His now-iconic HemLoft became a destination for hundreds of people traveling in Canada. It was featured in Dwell magazine (as well as on this website). Within the next week, however, Allen will dismantle the egg-shaped abode and sell the pieces on Craigslist Whistler.
"I thought it would be kind of poetic to see it come full circle, to see all those materials I bartered off of Craigslist to go back on to Craigslist, kind of as more than the sum of their parts," Allen told the Toronto-based Globe and Mail.
The decision comes after Allen and his wife decided they could not continue to maintain the retreat with a baby on the way. Allen also noted that the volume of visitors has begun to take its toll on the environment. "It would be sad to see it deteriorating over time," he said.
