treehaus
Boutique, Book store, Children's clothing store in Los Angeles, CA
- Address
- 3153 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90039
- Phone
- (323) 230-6776
- Website
- treehausla.com
About treehaus
Treehaus is a boutique located in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles, a destination the store describes as "charming, buzzy." The shop specializes in curated goods from independent creators, explaining its focus this way: "We focus on local and independent designers and makers of fashion, jewelry, gifts, home goods and toys. With art and design as our through line, you'll always find something special." That curatorial approach spans a wide range of product categories, including women's, men's, and children's fashion, jewelry and accessories, home goods, candles, kitchen items, and pottery, bath and body products, books, cards, and stationery, and toys and gifts. Rather than stocking mass-produced merchandise, Treehaus builds its inventory around small-scale artisans and local talent, using art and design as the connecting thread across everything on its shelves. This emphasis on supporting independent makers has earned the shop recognition from major outlets, including features in The New York Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and LA Magazine, cementing its reputation as a go-to spot for distinctive, locally sourced goods within the Los Angeles retail landscape. The shop's presence in Atwater Village, a neighborhood known for its walkable strip of independent businesses, fits naturally with its emphasis on small-scale, design-forward retail. For shoppers looking for gifts or personal finds that stand apart from big-box offerings, Treehaus positions itself as a place where the story behind each product, and the maker who created it, matters as much as the product itself.
Treehaus began humbly, as a pop-up shop run out of a vintage Volkswagen bus by two friends, Michelle Pedersen and Saralynne Precht. What started as a mobile, low-overhead way to sell curated goods from independent designers and makers eventually grew into something more permanent: a physical retail storefront in the Atwater Village neighborhood of Los Angeles. That evolution, from a bus parked wherever the pair could find a good spot to a full brick-and-mortar boutique, reflects the same do-it-yourself, community-minded spirit that continues to define the shop today. Pedersen and Precht built Treehaus around a simple idea, that art and design could serve as the connecting thread across very different kinds of products, from clothing and jewelry to home goods and toys, as long as each item came from a genuine independent maker rather than a mass manufacturer. That founding vision has stayed consistent as the business has grown, with the shop continuing to focus on local and independent designers rather than expanding into more conventional retail. The Atwater Village location has since become an established fixture in the neighborhood, and the shop's origins as a scrappy pop-up have given way to recognition from major outlets like The New York Times and Los Angeles Magazine, a significant journey for a business that started with two friends and a vintage VW bus.
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