Holly House is the cottage where guests stay during
their residency at Hypatia-in-the-Woods.
The name honors the memory of
Elspeth Pope’s late husband, Jim Holly, who
built a simple open workshop with lumber milled from
cedar and fir trees naturally felled on the property
by winter storms. Now completely remodeled, the cozy
retreat welcomes women artists for residencies
ranging from one week to one month.
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On the light-filled main floor, the living
room provides a place to work or curl up and
watch the fire when a gentle Pacific
Northwest rain sings outside.
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| A platform bed was chosen
for the loft area because there is no closet
room. There are drawers under the bed for
guest clothes and extra linen. There is also
a chest and hooks for even more clothes. A
handsome desk is on one side of the room,
next to the window pictured here, again
looking out into greenery. |
Guests who have difficulty navigating stairs
have the option of using the comfortable
sofa bed in the living room, as well as
access to the cottage via an easily
negotiable ramp to the deck and wide sliding
door.
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