No_4_November_and_December__1953 — Page 25

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Two views of the dining room from the living room. pale blue for the walls, and a com- bination of the two colours for covers of the lounging chairs.

from Island Road through a covered way to the front door, inside which is the entrance lobby. This lobby is decorated and embellished with a built-in parterre on the right hand side, with a wide opening on the left leading to the hallway between the two subsidiary bedrooms. Directly ahead on the right hand side, rising slowly with an easy incline is the ramp leading to the master bedroom, whilst on the left hand side is the ramp inclined at a similar angle but downwards leading to the living room and dining room combination on the floor below.

The master bedroom is a large sunny room, the effect of which is obtained by the windows running the full length of the south wall and emphasised by the colour scheme which is pale blue and canary yellow, the latter colour being used for the counterpanes and lampshades, the

scheme is grey and rose, the furniture and walls being in grey and the coun- terpanes and lamps in rose colour.

The built-in corner dressing table The interior decoration for the and the built-in cupboards of ample living room, dining room and bar proportions are extremely decorative combination is of deep blue and grey and provide all the personal facilities with white nylon net curtains and required without cluttering the floor with unnecessary appurtenances.

Off the hall at the top of the ramp leading to the bedroom is the den, or study-guest room combination, and a specially fitted dark room, complete with sink, ample work table space and light-tight shutter, permitting the owner to indulge in his hobby at any time to suit his convenience.

wine red drapes for contrast. The blue is similar to the deep charac- teristic colour used by the Pan- American Airways in their show- rooms in the Alexandra Building. It is a difficult colour to use successfully in a private house, but the large areas, the wide full length windows and the lighting arrangements of Mr. Alvares' house provide the light and space this colour requires to bring out suc- The two children's bedrooms have still avoid the effect of sombreness.

cessfully its depth and richness and been decorated and furnished in a most delightful way with knicknacks While the walls of the living room and motifs that they can enjoy for are of blue, the trim is grey white, many years to come. The colour the ceiling is white, with concealed

(Left) Photograph of the ramps taken from

the lobby; that on the left goes down to the living room and that on the right up to the master bedroom suite.

(Right) View of the master bedroom showing the built-in wardrobe and dressing table.

(Below left) The living room from the ramp.

(Below right) The attractive bar lounge.

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