Chinese Bedroom

At the very end of the west wing, you enter this room via exquisite swinging double doors. This is a very large bedroom and runs from nearly the entire length, front to back, of the home.

These doors are from China and are over 200 years old. These delicately carved doors have images on them that were intended to keep anything bad on the outside. They have been very tenderly, partially refinished to preserve them with their natural beauty. Graceful and delicate, these doors are an intriguing addition to the manor.

There is plenty of room for a king size bed here. In fact, you could easily put two of them in here.

As in the other bedrooms, there are can lights in the ceiling to supply reading light when you are in bed. Light switches on either side of the bed make turning the lights on and off very handy. Ceiling can lights have been placed in two different areas since a bed would look good in either area. The can lights are on the north and west sides of the room.

The sloped area of the ceiling is in beautiful black mahogany. The center is sheetrock.

A ceiling fan glides over the center of the room. The fan blades have been designed and created with a Chinese theme exclusively for this room. On both sides of the fan there are curious looking light fixtures, put here for enjoyment.

Light is abundant in here. There is a large window facing the west overlooking the beautiful valley that runs down to the spring. Two more large windows face the south and flank a beautiful sculptured glass door that leads out to the private balcony.

Here, as in the master suite, the view is astounding. Viewing the southwest part of the property, including the lake, rolling hills, and the woods beyond.

Because the fireplace is raised, one can easily enjoy it from the bed. This area also has a reading light situated above so one can read, enjoy the fire, and gaze at the panorama just outside the windowpane.

Facing the wall, there are two very unusual doors. The came from a castle in China and are over 500 years old.

It is not only an exquisite antique, but also is truly a work of art. As you close the large Chinese doors, you may realize there has been very little refinishing of these doors because of their uniqueness. Only the parts that had to be repaired have bad any work done on them. Everything else has been left “as is” so the doors would continue to embrace the days of centuries gone by. It’s a thrill just to touch and imagine what all they have seen. They are so very thick and the bar protecting them had to be so large. What and who have they protected over the years. These doors bring more mystic to the home. More memories from the past. More cause to reflect….

These doors even have a "lock" such as you would expect on a castle. There is a large piece of very thick wood on one door. This slides into a large groove in the other door. Intricate designs grace the door. Two brass lions stand guard. These are door pulls for these magnificent works of art. These are the oldest doors in the home.

Upon opening these magnificent doors you see there is a closet behind. This closet has built in closet furnishings. The closet is small and yet there are double bars for hanging clothes, drawers, and even shelves. There is a bar that pulls out to hang clothes on for temporary use, such as packing or dressing. There is a place to hang belts and scarves. It is well designed to handle a person’s needs.

On the opposite end of this wall is a beautiful built-in bookshelf. This is a distinguished place to keep books to enjoy when you come to this haven to relax and enjoy a good read. Or it could be a nice what-knot shelf. It is stained to match the other wood located in this unusual room.

There is ample room to put a sitting area here, like in the Master Bedroom. The owner keeps a small refrigerator for snacks for her guests. The room has one corner where extra electrical boxes have been put in case someone wanted to place a computer in here.

There is also a secret in this room? Want to know what it is? Come see the manor and we'll show you.