International studio (25.1905)

affording a pleasant relief
from the outer brightness of
sea and sky. The chair seats
and cushions are covered with
green Arras cloth; the por-
tieres, also of a quiet green,
are made of a heavy revers-
ible material, having a coarse
mesh, giving it the quality of
texture needed. At the win-
dows are unique sash cur-
tains of green linen on which
a conventional design of
apples in red linen has been
applied with heavy Rax
thread. Oriental rugs bring
in some warm, rich colour-
ing. Across the end of the
house extends the library
with broad bay windows at
the ends, and French case-
ments opening on to the
piazza. Here the woodwork is also of a quiet
brown the ceiling beams being treated as in the
hall. Window seats, book shelves, cupboards and
writing desk are all built in as part of the wood-
work. Over the book shelves and wainscoting
the walls are hung with a green burlap. A
feature of the room is the large fire-place and
chimney breast of gray weathered stone, brought
from the mountain side with the lichens undis-

THE LIVING-ROOM

THE HALL
turbed, the shelf is in one piece, nine feet long,
supported on projecting corbels, and above it is a
recessed panel; the hearth is of large, red hexa-
gonal Moravian tiles, bedded in cement.
The windows have curtains of soft green Liberty
silk with valances, no sash curtains are used and
the glorious view is unobscured. Brown Mission
furniture with leather seats, leather covered tables
of generous proportions, and low, comfortable
wicker chairs are well suited
to the purpose of the room,
while the warm tones of the
rugs are full of colour and
harmony. On the opposite
side of the hall is the dining
room and a living room. The
latter is set apart for the
young people. The large
table in the centre is made
of two settles, the pivoted
tops when raised forming
the backs, and this feature
and the general furnishing of
the room permits the floor to
be cleared quickly for danc-
ing when desired. At the
end of the room is a large
brick paved ingle with fire
place and high-backed set-
tles at each side and over
the mantel the paneling of
the chimney breast is en-

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