Describe early tea rooms and how they changed with the innovations of Rikyu.

Early tea rooms were connected to homes. Only with the innovations of Rikyu in the 16th century, the greatest of tea-masters, was the independent tea room created. The Sukiya consists of a small room, built to accommodate no more than five people, an anteroom where tea utensils are kept, a portico where guests wait until tea is served, and a garden path which connects the larger structure with the tea room. While the tea room looks small and impoverished, the construction of one may be very costly, for tea room builders are considered great artisans and they take great care in construction and materials.