The BEST episodes of Treehouse Masters season 1

#1 - Luck o' the Irish Cottage

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/2013

A Celtic-theme cottage in an olive tree in California features a circular design that includes a fireplace and a rain-maker to mimic damp Irish weather.

#2 - Backyard Bungalow

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/5/2013

Episode Synopsis: A couple in Oregon need extra room when their daughter comes home from college, so Pete builds a guesthouse in a tree.

#3 - View from Above

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/26/2013

#4 - Love Is in the Air

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/19/2013

In the Season 1 finale, Pete builds a honeymoon suite for a couple who want to get married at Treehouse Point, but all of the other accommodations are booked.

#5 - Spirit House Retreat

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/28/2013

In search of an inspiring space to begin her first novel, a writer in Rhinebeck, New York calls on Pete to build a hideaway to embrace her creativity but instantly feels blocked when she disagrees with Pete about the chosen tree. Once Pete wins her over, he transforms the tree into a gold-leafed “Spirit House” retreat filled with Buddhist artifacts and uplifting oddities and a loft to rest the brain between chapters.

#6 - Treetop Taphouse

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/21/2013

A barn-theme tavern—complete with a brewing system—that's accessible by a rope bridge 25 feet high is constructed for a family in rural Ohio, and Pete gets help with the project from some Amish neighbors.

#7 - Canopy Clubhouse

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/12/2013

A family in Bedford, N.Y., spare no expense for a tree house that features a patio for barbecuing, a living room and a playroom with chalkboards.

#8 - Twenty Ton Texas Treehouse

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2013

Tree-house designer Pete Nelson builds arboreal getaways that are large and ornate or small and simple in this series, which begins with a ranch-style structure in several hackberry trees on a property near Waco, Texas.

#9 - Sky High Spa

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/14/2013

A spa retreat on a ranch in Texas presents Pete with several plumbing challenges when he makes room for a steam shower and a Japanese soaking tub.