Greenwich Country House

The expansive country house in the depths of Old Greenwich combines aesthetic idioms in both its furniture and architecture. Although the room contains pieces in a variety of traditional styles, the overall feeling is informed by more modern ideas about space. Here, a light, bright airiness replaces a heavy traditional motifs. The Neoclassical inspiration behind the decoration of the study / library is the French Bee. Designed as a cosy retreat, the room features a fainting sofa, swathed in petite flour-de-lis. On the floor is an antique Doris Leslie Blau Aubusson carpet of the Empire period, circa 1815. Opposite the sofa is a reproduction satinwood "Carlton House" desk with handprinted decoration. Before it sits a classic slipper chair upholstered in a striped Scalamandre yellow and white silk stripe. Also present is an antique George III oval satinwood work table and a commode inlaid with tulipwood decoration. The sitting room displays a variety of painted and fabric finishes in a palette of white and yellow. All of the wood trim is given a faux marble treatment.