ful fabrics together with objects from many lands, that
harmonize so perfectly as to make one forget the word
���eclectic.��� In these rooms exotic objects and furniture
are related by their similar formal qualities���color, shape,
proportion. And these interiors are, above all, lively. They
possess what one might call a sunny elegance and evince
that most elusive quality of all: taste.
Each room is organized around a particular color or color
scheme and the colors Barman has selected are nothing if not pungent. One thinks as much of cooking���of
saffron and lemon grass���as of decorating. One sitting
room is decorated���one might say saturated��� in shades
of pollen and saffron yellow. It has a heavy coffered ceilHYLAND
