The middle bedroom, middle in size but set in the front, northeast corner of this old house, is my "Ladies' Parlour!" It's where I sew all sorts of things, do piece work, quilt, scrap book, bead, read, study, drink tea, and visit.
It's 12'x12'; with two reach-in closets and the door on the west wall; a normal window almost centered on the north wall; an extra tall window on the east wall, and the south wall is solid wall.
Right now it's partially furnished with two smaller chairs and a tea table, along with two sewing machines in cabinets, two machines and a serger not in cabinets, an antique chest-on-chest highboy, a buffet/hutch stuffed with books and supplies, (it's going to be replaced) and an old white supply cabinet, also to be replaced.
The room is small but bright. I went a tad grandiose in layering a veneer of "late Victorian" over the bones of the early 1950s room. The walls are painted "Lilac Vapor." The fluted door's, closets', and windows' trim, corner rosettes, crown molding with corner blocks, baseboard, and doors are painted "Cotton Balls" white. I have floaty, floral white lace panels on both windows.
The old and imperfect dark oak floors are original to the house as is the heavy, carved glass light fixture.
right now it's still crammed with living room overflow, but it will, eventually, be returned to my room, The Ladies Parlour. No boys allowed, except my perfect Harry Dog.