The Tiny House Blog has profiled Dayton Taylor and his vintage trailer builds and restorations before, but Dayton also constructs small structures and introduced me to a tiny tea house he recently built for his decorator wife, Pam. After working on vintage trailers and “Man Caves” for himself, he promised his wife that her tea house would be a place just for the ladies.
The house, which sits in a tea garden in the couple’s Temecula, Calif. backyard, took three months to build and Dayton made up the design as he went along. The house is five-sided and 14 feet by 14 feet. Dayton said he built it as a pentagon shape for good luck and Pam has decorated it with soft colors, chandeliers, vintage hardware, a Dutch door and bead board on the walls. The house has air conditioning and a small sink.
“The women love it,” Dayton said. “Surprisingly, the men love it too. This was my first attempt at building anything “estrogen injected” so it was a challenge. For a while the pendulum swung WAY too far to the “girlie” side of the equation so then I had to reel myself back in and find that middle ground.”
The next issue of the Tiny House Magazine will be featuring Dayton’s Woodie Love Bug and you can view more of his trailer restorations at Vintage Trailer Crazy.
Photos by Dayton Taylor
By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]
Just loved it! A real delight. Now I have space in my garden in the mountains of Andalucia overlooking the Med when Pam let’s you stray a little….while the girls are gossiping over tea maybe? Christine /Chris(tea) ne
Totally fabulous job! Look WONDERFUL!!!
It is, BUT he did build his wife a beautiful Tea House. Most men would not have bothered if they were that condesending.
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Love this…………really sweet and practical too. I’m a real “tea lady” and so truly appreciate all that this little tea house means to your wife and her friends.
So sweet!
My husband built a little cottage for me, too, and I love it! It’s been two years in the making so far, we work on it when we have the money. We’re using as much vintage/reclaimed materials as possible, including ancient Prairie-style windows we rescued from an outdoor pile of ‘stuff’ at a flea market, and real vintage wallpaper I found online. It’s supposed to be my craft room, but until it’s set up as such, I’ve been using it as my ‘getaway’ room, even sleeping there many hot nights this summer. I’ve been planning how to convert it to a tiny living space someday – wish I’d thought of that when we started, but at least I’m thinking of it now!
In all my fifty-six years, this is the first time I have my own room, so I’m very, very excited.
Wow, great job! Just beautiful, Thanks
Wonderful. Where did you buy the darling corner sink???
Really Special! I’m sure you’ll get other jobs coming your way after this beauty!
Just love it! I would love to have my own tea house, maybe in the mountains! Pammie is a lucky girl.
I just love it. What a perfect retreat, or social gathering place for a few friends. You have a great husband, hes a keeper.
I’m in love with this.
I think that is really nice. I think it could inspire other tea houses. I would not mind having tea and crumpets there.
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I just love this. It is beautiful and peaceful and I could envision myself with friends enjoying a lovely cup of tea inside!