Throughout are ash floors. A second doorway was cut into the library from the hallway to give better access and make it seem not so closed off. Darlene especially loves black. It's very striking and it brightens a room,'' she said. Rugs in the hallway and living room are Aubussons with a black field, cream border and sprinkled with peach and yellow flowers.
Many picture frames are black.
The large kitchen opens onto an equally large breakfast room with an antique table and eight formal chairs, and a sitting area to one side. Walk down three steps, and you're in the sunroom furnished with wicker furniture and a large wrought iron table with a glass top. It sits full of tropical plants and ferns. It came in handy. They have four adult children who live in Kentucky.