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[[File:steelehouse.png|thumb|300px|right|The Floor Plan of 10 N. Audley Street]] | |||
Located at 10 N. Audley Street in Mayfair, '''Steele House''' is one of the secondary London residences owned by the Steele family. It is currently inhabited by the late earl's [[Katharine Steele|widow]]. Closed up since at least 1800, it is currently being refurbished floor by floor according to the countess' taste. The ground, first, and second floors have all been reopened and redecorated. The third and fourth floors remain largely shut up, sheets over furniture and windows shuttered. | Located at 10 N. Audley Street in Mayfair, '''Steele House''' is one of the secondary London residences owned by the Steele family. It is currently inhabited by the late earl's [[Katharine Steele|widow]]. Closed up since at least 1800, it is currently being refurbished floor by floor according to the countess' taste. The ground, first, and second floors have all been reopened and redecorated. The third and fourth floors remain largely shut up, sheets over furniture and windows shuttered. | ||
==The Morning Room== | ==The Morning Room== | ||
[[File:kmrwallpaper.jpg|thumb| | [[File:kmrwallpaper.jpg|thumb|100px|left|Morning Room Wallpaper]] | ||
The first floor morning room is one of Lady Carrington's favorite rooms. | The first floor morning room is one of Lady Carrington's favorite rooms and has been extensively redecorated. Its imported Swedish furniture in the Gustavian style, many indoor plants, and a green and white wallpaper with an avian pattern are very modern and stylish without being ostentatious. Its pomona green silk drapes have been remarked upon by visitors.<ref name="awkwardcall">"Calling on a Countess." http://www.thelondonliferpg.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1281-calling-on-a-countess/</ref> It is this room where Kate entertains the majority of her guests. Over the sofa hangs a large landscape of the Temple of Music at [[Raulings Park]], the countess' childhood home. It boasts two marble fireplaces, and over the one nearest the door hangs a large gold mirror in the Neoclassical style. In front of the fireplace are two matching side chairs, which have been characterized as "spindly".<ref name="tigress">"The Tigress's Prettily-Decorated Den." http://www.thelondonliferpg.com/forums/index.php?/topic/703-the-tigresss-prettily-decorated-den/</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:steelehouse.png|Floor Plan | File:steelehouse.png|Floor Plan | ||
File:kmrsofa.jpg|The morning room's sofa | |||
File:kmrchairs.jpg|The morning room's side chairs | |||
File:kmrmirror.jpg|The morning room's mirror | |||
File:kmrpainting.jpg|The landscape of Raulings Park | |||
File:kmrfireplaces.jpg|The morning room's matching marble fireplaces | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Residences]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:53, 28 October 2016
Located at 10 N. Audley Street in Mayfair, Steele House is one of the secondary London residences owned by the Steele family. It is currently inhabited by the late earl's widow. Closed up since at least 1800, it is currently being refurbished floor by floor according to the countess' taste. The ground, first, and second floors have all been reopened and redecorated. The third and fourth floors remain largely shut up, sheets over furniture and windows shuttered.
The Morning Room
The first floor morning room is one of Lady Carrington's favorite rooms and has been extensively redecorated. Its imported Swedish furniture in the Gustavian style, many indoor plants, and a green and white wallpaper with an avian pattern are very modern and stylish without being ostentatious. Its pomona green silk drapes have been remarked upon by visitors.[1] It is this room where Kate entertains the majority of her guests. Over the sofa hangs a large landscape of the Temple of Music at Raulings Park, the countess' childhood home. It boasts two marble fireplaces, and over the one nearest the door hangs a large gold mirror in the Neoclassical style. In front of the fireplace are two matching side chairs, which have been characterized as "spindly".[2]
Gallery
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Floor Plan
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The morning room's sofa
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The morning room's side chairs
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The morning room's mirror
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The landscape of Raulings Park
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The morning room's matching marble fireplaces
References
- ↑ "Calling on a Countess." http://www.thelondonliferpg.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1281-calling-on-a-countess/
- ↑ "The Tigress's Prettily-Decorated Den." http://www.thelondonliferpg.com/forums/index.php?/topic/703-the-tigresss-prettily-decorated-den/