Cool daylight kept, warm light kept low. Nothing bright above eye level.
The sheers are unlined so the west light stays blue-grey and true to the panelling. After dark the room runs on four small sources at 2700K — sconces, two table lamps and the chandelier at 15% — which lights faces and leaves the ceiling alone.
Point-de-Hongrie parquet, ash-grey panelling, aged brass in small doses.
The parquet is the only figure in the room and it runs toward the window. Panelling is painted a cool grey with a matt finish so it never competes with the floor. Brass is aged, used at hardware scale, and never polished.
Furniture pulled off the walls; the window kept clear from every seat.
Both sofas sit forward of the panelling with a walking line behind them, and the dining table is round so the panelled corner is not fought. Nothing taller than the panel rail is placed in front of a window.
Grey wool, cane and oak. One faded rug carries the age.
Upholstery is a single grey wool across both sofas and the dining seats. Cane backs keep the chairs visually light in a heavy room. The rug is the only faded thing in the plan, and it is what stops the curation reading new.
