COUNTRYLIVING.COM / NOVEMBER 2019 ƂƄ
Dining Room
YESTERDAY: During Colonial times,
kitchens were often tiny spaces located
away from the more social rooms of
the house, but meals were enjoyed by
the fi re in grand dining areas, such
as this one that was painted all white.TODAY: Inspired by the Fife and Drum
Corps that marches right in front of
the Palmer House—and, specifi cally, theThrough the years, Colonial
Williamsburg has partnered
with several companies
on tableware collections
including Imperial Blue by
Mottahedeh, Arcadia Blue
and Blue Marble by Caskata,
and Winthrop & Swann’s
reproduction mocha mugs,
shown here on the mantel.
buttons on their crisp uniforms—
Tony chose a bright yellow for the
dining space, then fl oated in a few
sailboat paintings from his personal
collection. “I thought, ‘Hey, why
not,’ because the rivers that surround
Williamsburg were a big part of what
the city was all about,” he says.
Because of the bright color and great
light, it’s his favorite spot for connecting
to the outside world via laptop.