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The Ballroom at Willowbrook is modeled on a composite of ballrooms from the great houses of Europe, but draws much inspiration the Hall of mirrors at the Palace of Versailles...
The room has large arched French doors on 2 sides, and mirrored, arched dummy 'French doors' on the third side. The doors on the fourth side open onto the Loggia, Hall, and Music Room.
Here are 2 examples below of effective mirrored arches and 'doorways':
Like the adjoining music room, the walls will be paneled in gilded boiserie work. Boiserie is a French term pertaining to the paneling of a room with wood from floor to ceiling, often with ornate molding which may be painted or gilded. Our ballroom will be a similar size and proportion to the one below:
Boiserie places a room in a particular period, with connotations of period costumes and masqued balls...
When it comes to flooring I keep vacillating between classic parquet - good for dancing, strong, and long lasting:
and marble - shiny and beautiful, but not strong and not the best for dancing on:
and marble - shiny and beautiful, but not strong and not the best for dancing on:
