International studio (23.1904)

A House at Southbourne



very important piece of
furniture. Mr. Baillie
Scott’s designs and Mr.
White’s thorough work-
manship need no praise
from me. The various
photographs show several
of the pieces, some beauti-
fully inlaid with coloured
woods, pewter, ebony,
mother-of-pearl, etc.; in
fact, the furniture was just
what one felt such a house
required.
The dining-room furni-
ture is of waxed, slightly
fumed oak, the chairs
covered with red morocco;
the side-board is a very
beautiful piece of furniture
of the same wood; the
lounge furniture is of
“foxwold,” southbourne: the billiard room g. h. brewerton, architect mahogany, the chairs be-
ing upholstered in green
tapestry.
frieze light green. The large window in the The bedroom furniture is all of canary-
landing is crimson. The house always looks white wood, painted according to the colour
bright and cheerful on the dullest days, and scheme of the room; wealthy people can have
yellow gives additional impression of space and all these designs in oak or other more costly
perspective.
All the mantelpieces
were made by Mr. White
of Bedford, and are of
canary - white wood, a
cheap and artistic addi-
tion to the house. The
fire-places and fenders are
made of coloured earthen-
ware— except the dining-
room one, which is terra-
cotta. The bedrooms all
have neat wrought - iron
mantel-pieces.
Most of the furniture of
the house was designed
by Mr. Baillie Scott, and
executed by Mr. J. P.
White. Mr. Baillie Scott
especially designed the
billiard-table shown in the
illustration, and Messrs.
Thurston & Co. carried
out all connected with
the billiard part of this

‘FOXWOLD, ’ SOUTHBOURNE : A BEDROOM

G. H. BREWERTON, ARCHITECT

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