“Speak to me of love,” said St. Francis to the almond tree, and the tree blossomed. Come blossom in our immaculate and elegantly-appointed, 1Bdrm, 1,150 sqft home. Exhale and soak in the quiet beauty on our deck and outdoor patio. Secluded in a forest, the teahouse and gardens were designed to evoke the spirit of tea house traditions practiced across time and cultures. Tea rituals promote reflection, refreshment, contentment, connection, healing, harmony, and peace. Welcome. The architectural feature of the clerestory and the glass walls, doors, and windows on all sides create a light and airy feel that brings the outside inside. Lose yourself in nature as you gaze upon landscaped and forest views from every angle. These views, combined with the clean lines and minimalist aesthetic, make the Teahouse an ideal place for you to commune with nature, self, and others. With its’ open floor plan, modular furniture arrangements, and a bonus closed-in, glass walled porch, the Teahouse space can be configured to suit a variety of purposes such as individual retreat, couples adventure, or social gathering. Because of its proximity to a variety walks, hikes, and bike trails on beaches, along rivers, and deep in old-growth forests of the Olympic Mountains, you can enjoy the Teahouse as a base for exploring. After an outdoor adventure like birding or observing sea life in the tide pools, you can return for a cozy relaxing evening. Stay onsite and lose yourself in a podcast, book, music, or vide, or complete that work, art, or writing project. Enter a flow state, with a pot of soup simmering, as you let the Teahouse be your creative muse. Entertain yourself with games, books, and dialogues. Enjoy dining alfresco or lounging with a good book on the spacious patio, where you might encounter one of our resident deer or eagles. Listen to the birds’ serenade or the sound of the trees and “allow yourself to be absorbed by the wind” –Sufi Proverb The Teahouse on East Sequim Bay awaits you. Accommodations: • Enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep, day nap, or rest as you look out at the forest trees and landscaped garden beds from the 12’ sliding glass door in the cozy bedroom with queen bed. • Relish a touch of elegance in the bathroom with quartz shower walls and vanity countertop. • Store your clothes in the hall closet with hanging rack and shelves, in the dresser, or leave them in your suitcase open on a luggage rack. • Ignite your joy of cooking in the well-stocked and appointed kitchen with quartz counter tops, cookware, chef knives, new appliances, a Keurig coffee maker, and an island with counter seating for 2. • Quenche your appetite to break bread, play games, converse, make art, work on your computer, or just enjoy the view from the 12’ slider in the open dining area with vintage Asian armoire, reclaimed-wood table, and seating for 6. • Gather to chat or watch a favorite movie on the 42” Smart TV, sitting on a contemporary leather couch and lounge chair invites casual conversation and TV viewing. • Take advantage of the bonus closed-in glass-walled porch o Sitting space: Take a day nap, have an intimate conversation, or just look out on the prize panoramic view through the 8’ porch and 12’ dinning glass sliding doors from the euro lounger and small sitting area.  This space can be converted to a full bed sleeping area.* o Office space: Work remotely or finish that writing project at the electric standing/sitting desk or relax in the leather stressless Ekornes lounge chair with a good book or look out at the light as it filters through the trees and reflects off Sequim Bay.  This space can be converted to a queen air mattress sleeping area.* • Breathe in the fresh air and encounter nature while you eat, work, relax, nap, commune, or meditate on the artisan stone patio situated of the side of the house with dinning seating for 8 and lounge chairs for 2. Amenities: • voice controlled lights. • linens include thick towels, 680 thread count hotel quality sheets, quilts, and down alternative comforters. • bathroom is stocked with toilet paper, and Public Goods body wash, body lotion, shampoo and conditioner, and other personal hygiene products, blow dryer, magnifying mirror, first aid kit, and assorted easy-to-forget travel size toiletries. • kitchen is stocked with dishes, flatware, and glasses for 8, serving ware, baking essentials, good cookware, utensils, good knives, and non-perishable staples such as spices, sugar, flour, oil, coffee, and tea. • city water is trucked in and stored in our tank for all domestic water use. • spa shoes and socks to borrow while indoors to keep with the shoeless house request.