I meant to do this challenge from Myatala a while ago, but completely forgot until I saw Rik and Rox’s posts this morning.  So, here is the place I call home in SL…well, one of them, anyway.

When I log in, or teleport home, I land on the steps of this lovely Japanese tea house from Chi, outfitted with some lamps and simple sofas from Hosoi Ichiba.

Look off to the right and you will see another tea house with a cooking fire and low seating surrounded by cherry blossom trees and flowering water lilies.

When Codie and I were designing this island, we only knew that we wanted something peaceful and relaxing, we chose a Japanese tea garden theme and made a query on Plurk looking for someone to help with transforming this bit of sand in the middle of the United Sailing Sims.  Saiyge Lotus, the incredibly gifted artist, designer and builder behind Oubliette and Balderdash, came to our aid and, as if by magic, created this beautiful space for us.  Placing the houses on stilts above the water, creating waterfalls and using every Sakura tree I could get my hands on to build a quiet, intimate retreat…it was as if she read our minds and brought our vision to life.

The third tea house, to the right, is from 3B Designs and was suggested to us by Ryker Beck.  It came complete with a tea set, sushi and seating for four and is where we often find ourselves visiting with friends who stop by to visit.

So, that’s my home, our little retreat when we want to get away from Rouge for a little bit.  Feel free to stop by!