Tour the Master Bedroom

The matching double beds found in this room are copies of ones seen by Mrs. Brooks in a “House Beautiful” magazine. They, like the Dining Room table, were custom-made by the Strassel Company in Louisville. These beds are trimmed with half-canopies and curtains at the sides and back.

The black lacquer chaise loungers at the foot of the beds are hand-carved. Crafted in about 1820, they also feature hand-painting and cane work.

The mantle here is the third of the four Adam-design mantles in Allandale and compliments this marble-front fireplace. Before the mantle is a Persian rug of the Sarouk design, made about 1920.

The mirror over the fireplace incorporates gold leaf, and was brought from the Brooks’ former home on Orebank Road in Kingsport.

The Louis the 14th-style dressing table you see is inlaid, and was created around 1820. The Sheraton-design mahogany bench was, like the beds and table, custom-made. Atop this table is a green-and-gold hand-painted mirror, and features Chinoissurie [“sheen-oya-surry;” French for of the Chinese] work.

At the back wall is a gentleman’s grooming stand made of mahogany. The mirror is adjustable, and the table part contains small storage drawers that would have held Mr. Brooks’ dressing needs [such as ties, cuff-links, etc].

The cherry drop-leaf table [formerly situated in the small breakfast area adjoining the kitchen] has roped-style legs. Perched atop it is a derby porcelain pitcher, which was converted into a lamp.