When the room was a schoolroom, the sills were higher, presumably to prevent the children from gazing through the windows when they should have been paying attention to their mistress. I lowered the sills to bring in more light—and enable me to look out. How different! The curtain treatment, with its swagged and tailed pelmets, is Colin’s interpretation of a John Fowler design. Lighting is provided by table lamps, small floor lamps, and a sixties papier-mâché chandelier. Above the sofa is a ...
