I have seen bedrooms papered with huge
scrolls and sea shells, many times enlarged, that suggest the noisy and
methodical thumping of a drum. I cannot imagine anyone sleeping calmly
in such a room!
This bedroom is eminently suited to the needs of a man. The hangings are
of a plain, soft stuff, accenting one of the deep tones of the wall
covering, and the sash curtains are of white muslin. The furniture is of
oak, of the Jacobean period. The bed is true to its inspiration, with
turned legs and runners, and slatted head and foot boards. The legs and
runners of the bed were really inspired by the chairs and tables of the
period. This is an excellent illustration of the modern furniture that
may be adapted from old models. It goes without saying that the beds of
that period were huge, cumbersome affairs, and this adapted bed is
really more suitable to modern needs in size and weight and line than an
original one.
There are so many inspirations for bedrooms nowadays that one finds it
most difficult to decide on any one scheme. One of my greatest joys in
planning the Colony Club was that I had opportunity to furnish so many
bedrooms. And they were small, pleasant rooms, too, not the usual
impersonal boxes that are usually planned for club houses and hotels. I
worked out the plan of each bedroom as if I were to live in it myself,
and while they all differed in decorative schemes the essentials were
the same in each room: a comfortable bed, with a small table beside it
to hold a reading light, a clock, and a telephone; a _chaise-longue_ for
resting; a long mirror somewhere; a dressing table with proper lights
and a glass covered top; a writing table, carefully equipped, and the
necessary chairs and stools.
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