Steele House

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]