The Dining Room
There are sliding doors that divide the Living Room from the Dining Room are called pocket doors. These doors permit you to retire to the living room after dinner without being disturbed during the maid's clean up. They are constructed out of Honduras mahogany to conform with the woodwork throughout the first level. These are the original doors and have survived time on the original hanging tracks that recess into the walls.
Dining Room from Living Room through pocket doors.
The door has the original glass. We haven't been able to identify what this glass is called. Maybe someone who sees this page can identify it for us.
Dining Room door to Hallway.
Door to hallway closed.
Dining Room from the Living Room
The ceiling was frescoed between the ceiling beams that is a highlight of the room. The large chandelier mounted over the dining room table was a candle fixture. There was no power source to this fixture. George took the chandelier to a lighting specialist here in Spokane, and it was wired for electricity. Antique glass bulb covers were purchased to add accents to this fixture.
Fresco was not a standard in homes in the northwest. George is a southerner and has had the opportunity to tour many plantation-type homes in the deep south, and he added this special touch when he found a skilled Russian artisan, Gennadiy (Jerry) Syrnichenko. Originally hired to fresco the Parlor, you will find his work throught the main rooms on the first level.
This room also had numerous layers of wallpaper and paint. The walls were stripped, replastered and then wallpapered. The leather type and tapestry fabric wallpaper were to match what originally were on the walls of this room.
Dining Room leather wall paper and tapestry fabric wallpaper.
The plate rails, long gone through the years, were added throughout this room. Honduras mahogany costs $27 a foot and a costly venture to replace.
The diningroom from the kitchen.
Chandelier over dining table.
Chandelier with frescoe.
Dining Room table set for dinner.
The swinging door from the Dining Room will take you into the kitchen. This door was kept closed as the kitchen maid prepared meals and the butler served from the kitchen.
Swing door to the kitchen.
Chef George's Domain - The Kitchen
This is where George (our family gourmet cook) does his magic!