Tea parties are often held in beautiful and elegant tea rooms. The most solemn room or space in a house is generally chosen to be the tea room. The walls of the tea room are usually decorated with ink paintings, poems written in Chinese characters, scrolls, and ancient statuettes. Flower pots are hung by the window to give the room a more idyllic atmosphere.
Sometimes tea parties are held in gardens in the shade of large trees, with the guests seated on porcelain stools around large stone tables. This setting is considered especially conducive for poetic inspiration, and at garden tea parties one often finds the guests strolling together among the trees and flowers, reciting verses from famous poems or creating their own. A harmonious setting is crucial to the creation of a harmonious overall atmosphere for a tea party.