the buttons on the back of the green chair slipcovers and
the discreet ruffles at their edge which bespeak a finely
tuned originality. The honeysuckle hue of the draperies,
their valances pleated in Grecian folds, brings light to
the room; the table setting glistens with silver pheasants
that echo those in the wallpaper.
The kitchen is more apple than sea green, harmonizing
subtly with the faintly bluish color of the adjacent dining
room. With its ship-shape glazed cabinetry and oblong
stainless-steel island, with shining, immaculate copper
pots slung from above, it is as inviting a place to cook
as any colonial kitchen might have been, a small, warm
place in a house restored to greatness. H
Lisa Zeiger
HYLAND
