An antique dry sink, a rocking chair from B.B.'s Aunt Smith in Virginia, quilts made by B.B.'s mother, a pine armoire, period lighting fixtures and stenciled drapes enhance the mellow mood. Other important features include a well-used stone fireplace in the living room, Delft blue and white ceramic tiles in the kitchen and pine aprons under the first floor guest room windows. There is room too for B.B.'s trays of seedlings to grow under lights before being moved up to the greenhouse. The train room is understandably popular with David and B.B.'s nine grandchildren. The trains run through an elaborate landscape that spans the width of the room.
Cars roll on narrow gauge rails through hills, forests and meadow and around houses and buildings.
B.B., with some help from her children, has created this fanciful miniature landscape. In another part of the cellar David points to the ceiling. I peer up at the heavy oak beams. Over the years a lot of hard work has gone into caring for their house and the gardens. David and B.B. have stripped and waxed the woodwork, doors, moldings and other features, and where new flooring or cabinets have been installed, they have carefully matched the old wood and wrought iron hardware.