1963 House & Gardens - House of ideas, built in Inwood Oaks, Houston, Texas - part #4

On a sunny summer morning, the parents of our young family can step outdoors from their bedroom, opposite page, and breakfast in the courtyard. But when doors are closed and curtains drawn, room has total privacy. Linen curtains were printed to order with border design in three H&G greens to match ombré stripes of custom-made quilted silk bedspread. The sleigh bed with white leather headboard panel, the marble-top table and tall cane-back chair are all cherry.

Adjoining bath-dressing room, above right, is partly paved with marble, partly carpeted in Empire Green of bedroom. Ceramic frame of mirror over marble-topped lavatory counter is an enchanting com- position of three-dimensional leaves and flowers by Martha Mood. Cabinets are finished in one of antiqued multichrome effects used in all bathrooms throughout house. Opposite the lavatory on the car- peted side of the room is a wall of closets with sliding mirrored doors.

Between sitting room and studio-office is another bathroom which might be earmarked for the man of the house or reserved for guests. The colors-Mandarin Orange, browns and beiges-form a bridge between greens of bedroom and sitting room and bright hues of studio. Latticed door in wall is a recessed medicine cabinet. Ceramic mirror frame is by Robert Weimerskirsch.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | August 1963