dining room

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  This is one of two windows in the house without windows. Ms. Ritchie modeled the windowless dining room after the dining room at Trader Vic's in the Capitol Hilton in Washington, the place where the Watergate cover-up was planned. The chandelier above the table is a replica of chandeliers found in Savannah.
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  All the wall are African masks representing differemt tribes and different countries.
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  The wrought iron gate was designed and built by Chris Stinson. It leads to an under-the-stairs wine cellar.
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  The African masks on the north wall of the dining room are complimented by the Mardi Gras figure hanging on the south wall.
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  The dining room is adjacent to the kitchen and front parlour.
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  The interior dining area in the family room is adjacent to the dining area on the screen porch.
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  Libby Adams perches in the window.
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  The kitchen interior was designed by Dolly Berthelot and custom built to provide additional work space while keeping water views and a style compatible with the original floor plan. Simple custom wood cabinets in the Shaker style use painted pine fronts that simulate the antique beveled heart pine on the porch and upstairs ceiling and in some kitchen area walls.
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  Visible outside the sunny dining area are deep rafters, which are typical of bungalows, craftsman architecture, and southern seaside cottages, all suggested by this renovated and restored 1928 home. To maximize views, shutters are the only dressing on any windows. These were salvaged from a garage sale. The 1950's turquoise and black dinette was grabbed at a flea market in Pace, Florida, just north of Pensacola.
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  The dining rooms are accessed from a central hall.
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  The dining room is situated on the northwest corner of the first floor.
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  An antique Chinese rice bowl is used as the coffee table in the living room.
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  The elaborate dining room furniture was purchased from Argentina. There are scars from shotgun pellets in several of the seats - remnants of a coup attempt.
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  The dining room set was manufactured in 1924 which was the same year that the house was built.
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  The stained glass windows are from a convent in Cincinatti, Ohio.
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  The kitchen and breakfast nook adjoins the dining room on the east side of the house.
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  The current dining room was originally a paneled study/library. In the late 1930s, the paneling was removed leaving the plaster walls exposed. The ceiling is wallpapered in a Victorian design.
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  Beautiful original fireplace mantles dominate six rooms in the house. One fireplace has been converted to gas. Five are coal burning.
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  Gloria sets the table for a festive Christmas dinner
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  There are no columns to impede the view in the upstairs living area.
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  The 24 foot ceilings give the room a spacious, open feeling.
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  In the shotgun house plan the dining room is the second room on the first floor.
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  The kitchen can be seen through the pocket door.
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