LYNDA DOVE

Julie Slavin's room

The Room

Longer than wide – say, 20 x 14ft. Sandy yellow walls up to white picture rail, white above.

Two windows, main one in middle of end wall, approx 6ft square with wood venetians, non-closing, non-matching curtains [right one white, left leafy design on white].

Kellim rugs randomly cover neutral carpet.

Two big sofas, one about 3ft in front of main window, covered with ochre/black ethnic throw + two brown fur cushions; other sofa in middle of longer wall facing chimney, loud cushions [animal prints etc] with sturdy coffee table in front, also covered with ethnic velvet print, brown & cream wide stripey.

Wide chimney breast [say, 9ft] with feature fireplace: heavy black/red-veined marble surround & mantelpiece with small wood burner on green tiled hearth. Terracotta urn thing [what d'you call em?] on either side of wood burner. Elaborate carved mahogany surrounding old oval mirror on mantelpiece dominates room. Two female ceramic figures on left end of mantelpiece. Left of hearth is small square [trolley] table with sound system, right of hearth is small round table with TV, Picasso print above [line drawing on plain paper].

Alcove to left has low chest of drawers with CD shelving over, ornaments on top shelf with tall African long-horned mask towards corner.

Right alcove has long African textile hanging beside second window [wood venetians, thin white curtains] in corner. Desk sideways to window against wall, dark brown office swivel chair.

To right of MAIN window is yucca plant with picture above. To left is single bookshelf unit going into corner, with double bookshelf unit at right-angle returning towards sofa opposite fireplace. Ornaments on top of all three bookshelf units [6 shelves deep].

Above that sofa is wide unframed oil painting [6 ft? X 2ft?]. At near end of sofa is oblong coffee table with straggly plant, then log trolley against wall.

The rest of the room [end wall] from door to second window & desk is out of view. There's an armchair covered by white woven rug with rust-red cube footstool/beanbag in front, projecting from beside the door.

What a mish-mash! But a colourful & comfortable cosy room... I think. GOOD LUCK!