Studio: international art (16.1899)

A Bachelor s Room

But the main constructional feature is the ingle-
nook, of which a perspective sketch is given. As
the plan shows, the seats are set at a considerably
acute angle to the fireplace, giving a feeling of greater
cosiness and privacy than if placed at right angles ;
the floor is of deep-toned brick ; slightly raised in
level from the floor of the room, the same coloured
bricks surround the grate, between which and the
woodwork of the seats is a similarly toned terra
cotta framework, the jambs of which are relieved
by pillared niches on either side. Above the
oaken mantelshelf is a frieze of blue and white
tiles running up to the cupboard, which extend
upwards to the heavy beam which runs across the
room. Above this, again, is a frieze of green-tinted
plaster. On either side of the fireplace are con-
venient cupboards for pipes and so forth, the doors

decorated in a conventional pattern executed in
coloured gesso, while gesso panels also enrich the
doors of the cupboards above the blue-tiled frieze.
The hood to the fireplace and the electric light
fittings are in copper. One of the latter, of which
a sketch is given, is original but fitting in
design.

Facing the principal window, as I have said, is
a settle of characteristic treatment, an elevational
view of which is given in the coloured plate accom-
panying this article. It is in the same light oak as
the other fixtures, but is inlaid as to the front with
mahogany, while the inlaid panels on the side are
of various woods. It has a cleverly arranged shelf
for books and bric-a-brac surmounting it. It is
intended that on special occasions this settle shall
be moved so as to face the fire, thus closing in the

DECORATION FOR A BACHELOR'S ROOM
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BY G. M. ELI.WOOD