Submitted by Schoolhouse Coffee
Schoolhouse Coffee, a new locally owned cafe, has opened at 3205 Willamette Blvd in Lacey and will be celebrating their grand opening on Friday and Saturday March 13-14 with drink specials and live music. The cafe serves specialty coffee from Olympia Coffee Roasting Co., made to order la Marzocco espresso drinks, house made smoothies and fruit, pastries by Left Bank Pastry, artesanal toast by Essential Baking Company, sandwiches and more. There is ample indoor seating available for customers to stay and enjoy and a drive-thru for those on the go. An outdoor seating area will be installed to take advantage of the approaching summer weather.
The building is reminiscent of a historic one room schoolhouse with vaulted ceilings and a central clerestory that creates a cheerful, light-filled space. The owners, Trina and Barry Jespersen, named their business after the building and the interior carries the motif subtly inside with a beautiful tile feature wall in a composition paper pattern, a large community table with routed pencil trays and schoolhouse inspired art and décor. Many of the bespoke fixtures and materials used in the buildout were sourced and built locally. The interior was designed by Roussa Cassel, signage hand painted by local legend Ira Coyne and sustainably sourced maple wood tables, wall cladding and bases by Windfall Lumber. The interior build-out was carried out by Barry Jespersen himself, who owns and operates Oyster Bay Construction.
The Hawks Prairie area in northeast Lacey is known for its beginnings as a commercial and industrial development. But recent trends towards residential have brought demand for neighborhood oriented retail to serve the needs of residents and employees. Schoolhouse Coffee shares a parking lot with the Lacey Learning Center (preschool and child care) and the Jubilee retirement community and golf course are just down the road.
The Jespersens have been extremely pleased with the outpouring of support and excitement from the community during the construction phase. At a recent open house, the cafe was filled with folks of all ages who had driven, walked, and biked from the surrounding area to celebrate a unique addition to the neighborhood.
Regular hours are 6:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. weekdays, and 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. weekends.
Learn more and get updates through Schoolhouse Coffee on Facebook and schoolhousecoffee on Instagram.
