The Library

The approach begins on foot. A cable bridge spans a wooded ravine toward a dark-timbered house held high in the Hocking Hills canopy, and with every step the forest floor drops further away. By the time you reach the door, the trees have become the walls of the world.

The Library is one of three treehouses at Among The Trees Lodging, set across 80 acres of Ohio hardwood forest and sited so that no other cabin is visible from its windows. Supported by the native trees around it, it feels less like a cabin than a small, well-read house in the air.

The Space

Knotty pine wraps the main room in honeyed warmth, set against walls painted a deep charcoal that makes the green beyond the windows look greener still. A black leather sofa and a buffalo-check armchair gather around a steamer-trunk coffee table, with shelves of books and records along one wall. Another is layered in pale, page-like squares, a quiet nod to the name. A timber ladder climbs to the loft.

Up there, two twin beds sit beneath a charcoal ceiling, dressed in white linen and plaid throws, with a window open to the branches. Downstairs, the bedroom is the most composed room in the house: charcoal shiplap, a pine ceiling, an arched upholstered headboard, and brass swing-arm sconces with ribbed glass shades. The galley kitchen carries the palette through, its pine wall laid on the diagonal and hung with a gallery of framed pictures.

Outside, a wraparound deck draws the living space into the canopy. At dusk, lights trace the railings of the bridge and the hot tub glows at its entry, so the walk home after dark becomes part of the evening.

Who It's For

Readers and record collectors. With books and music within reach, a rainy afternoon indoors can become the best part of the trip.

Families who want a story to bring home. A bridge to cross and a ladder to a loft turn a weekend into the treehouse every child has imagined.

Friends who notice how a room is made. Charcoal and pine, brass and plaid: the interiors reward guests with an eye for detail.

Why Locèlle Loves It

• An arrival worth remembering. The cable bridge makes reaching the front door a small ceremony, lit after dark like a path through the trees.
• Charcoal against pine. A confident, restrained palette gives the interiors the crispness of a modern lodge rather than a rustic cabin.
• A name taken seriously. Books, records, and a wall of page-like squares let The Library live up to its title.
• Details with a point of view. Brass swing-arm sconces, an arched headboard, and a diagonal pine wall reveal a designer's eye for the particular.
• A loft in the branches. Reached by ladder, the loft gives the house a second, higher world.
• Waterfalls on the property. The 1.2-mile Heart Trail leads from the deck past a 100-foot cave and a series of small falls.
• Book Direct. Locèlle introduces you directly to the hosts, so you can book with them without added platform fees.