The water spills over
into a little pool, banked with evergreens. Ivy has been planted in long
boxes along the wall, and climbs to the ceiling, where the plaster is
left bare, save for the trellised cornice and the central trellis
medallion, from which is suspended an enchanting lantern made up of
green wires and ivy leaves and little white flames of electric light.
The roof garden of the Colony Club is latticed in a simple design we all
know. This is lattice, not trellis, and in no way should be confounded
with the trellis room on the entrance floor. This white-painted lattice
covers the wall space. Growing vines are placed along the walls and
clamber to the beams. The glass ceiling is supported by white beams.
There are always blossoming flowers and singing birds in this room. The
effect is springlike and joyous on the bleakest winter day. The room is
heated by two huge stoves of green Majolica brought over from Germany
when other heating systems failed. Much of the furniture is covered with
a grape-patterned chintz and a green and white striped linen. The
ceiling lights are hidden in huge bunches of pale green grapes.
I recently planned a most beautiful trellis room for a New York City
house. The room is long and narrow, with walls divided into panels by
upright classic columns.
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