The Nest

The Nest

At the end of a long walkway through the Hocking Hills forest, an eight-sided treehouse rises among the trunks, its green peaked roof and timber walls barely distinguishable from the canopy around it. An octagonal window glows from the side. A tree grows right beside the deck. It looks less built than gathered, which is exactly what its name promises.

The Nest is the smallest of three treehouses at Among The Trees Lodging, set across 80 acres of Ohio hardwood forest and placed so that no other cabin is visible from its windows. It is made for two, and every decision inside follows from that.

The Space

Step inside and the room opens upward. White shiplap walls rise to a peaked ceiling, where dark timber rafters radiate from a single point like the spokes of an umbrella. The geometry is the architecture: one eight-sided room, windows on nearly every face, and the forest pressing close on all of them. In winter, bare branches frame each pane. In summer, the room fills with green light.

The king bed sits at the center of it all, dressed in white with a plank headboard and flanked by tree-stump side tables, pampas grass, and brass dome sconces on swing arms. Across the room, a round bistro table and two black spindle chairs make a small dining corner. Pale wood floors, black paneled doors, and a woven rug keep the palette calm and assured.

The kitchen is compact but composed: open shelves of black dishware, dark cabinetry, and an octagonal window beneath a woven pendant light, echoing the shape of the house itself. A full bathroom sits behind its own door.

Outside, a front deck holds the hot tub, a white tub set against the trunk of a tree, close enough to touch the bark as you settle in. At the back, a second deck with a gas grill and a pair of chairs looks out over the forest floor.

Who It's For

Couples marking a milestone. A king bed under a peaked ceiling and a hot tub beside a tree trunk give an anniversary or birthday its own setting.

Design lovers who think small spaces should feel considered. Every surface of this one room has been chosen, from the brass sconces to the octagonal kitchen window.

Anyone who dreamed of living in the trees. This is that dream at its most refined: one room, open to the forest on every side.

Why Locèlle Loves It

• An eight-sided room. The octagonal plan and radiating rafters make the interior feel like the inside of a nest, sheltered and open at once.
• Light from every direction. Windows on nearly every face let the forest change the room by the hour and the season.
• A hot tub against a living tree. On the front deck, the tub sits so close to the trunk that the forest becomes part of the bath.
• White, black, and brass. A spare palette lets natural textures like stump tables, pampas grass, and woven light shine.
• A geometry carried through. The octagonal window above the kitchen sink repeats the shape of the house in miniature.
• Two decks, two moods. The front belongs to soaking and stargazing; the back, to grilling and long conversation.
• Book Direct. Locèlle introduces you directly to the hosts, so you can book with them without added platform fees.