‘Treehouse Masters’ Season 2 finale: Cee Lo Green pays a visit [video]

In the Season 2 finale of Animal Planet’s “Treehouse Masters� (airing 10 p.m. Friday and repeating the following week), arboreal architect Pete Nelson branches out to build a two-story recording facility with guest quarters in a grove of cedars at Bear Creek Studio outside Seattle.

“It had to have a great vibe, and Pete is all about vibe,� said owner Ryan Hadlock, who has recorded Eric Clapton, Foo Fighters and the Lumineers. The new treehouse studio was inaugurated by Cee Lo Green.

“He played a bit of his song ‘Amy’ and we had a dance party,� Nelson said. “I’m a little fearful of what that is going to look like on TV. I love to dance, but it’s not pretty.�

Photos: ‘Treehouse Masters’

With faceted walls to bounce sound and chunky cork insulation that looks like tree bark, the studio is a handsome example of Nelson’s ingenuity that impressed the singer and coach on “The Voice.�

“You don’t get the opportunity to record 18 feet above the ground every day and Pete was definitely able to pull off the first-ever treehouse recording studio,� Green said by email. “Now I just need him to build me‎ one at my house!�‎

Well, take a number, Cee Lo.

Nelson, author of the forthcoming book “Be in a Treehouse� (his sixth book on the subject, due in March) will be renovating his own farmhouse and starting work on a seventh treehouse for visitors to Treehouse Point, his above-ground bed and breakfast in Issaquah, Wash.

And he’s already scouting new projects for a proposed third season of “Treehouse Masters.� To apply, visit animal planet.com/treehouse or nelsontreehouseandsupply.com.

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