The
Blanton-Hanbury Room is named after the couple who originally owned the
massive bedroom set. Mr. Blanton, who was from the Farmville area,
traveled to the 1900 Centennial Fair in Philadelphia where he purchased
this set for his bride-to-be, Miss Hanbury.
This
furniture remained in their family for many years; however, due to its
size it became difficult to move into their modern-day sized homes. The
family donated this queen bedroom set in the Blanton and Hanbury names
and asked that we create a museum quality Victorian bedroom.
The
bedroom contains hand-painted wallpaper, a one-of-a-kind carpet
hand-made for us in France using the small looms typical of the
Victorian period, wood grained doors, marbleized mantle, and hand-made
window treatments. This room also features a private bath.