The silk taffeta flowing curtains are as crisp today as the day they were installed. The walls are boisserie and there is yet another hand-carved French marble fireplace mantle. The dining room can accommodate eighteen to twenty people for a seated dinner. A 13' ceiling with cove lighting adds a special ambiance to evening entertaining. The hand-scraped Bordeaux pattern wood floors are intentionally worn in heavily traveled areas.
Lighting is computerized for different ambiances and the controls are discreetly placed.
All of the door and window hardware including the espanolettes, the hinges and knobs, are custom-made and accented with Sherle Wagner hardware. Most of the windows have pocketed blackout shutters and screens for convenience, which are concealed within the walls. Leaving the living room, we pass through the back gallery, which often serves the side entrance from the garage. In the center section of the gallery there are three pair of French doors that open onto the back gardens, on axis with the waterchain fountain flanked by parterres. There are two jewel-box powder rooms off of the gallery.