Maison Marcel, Washington Street, Lewisburg, West Virginia
This 1921 farmhouse nestled in the woods atop Caldwell Hill is eight miles east of the famous Greenbrier Resort, but has about zero degrees of separation. It's currently known as Maison Marcel, a Bed and Breakfast for sale with interiors by famed designer Carleton Varney . As I mentioned in my previous post , Varney is best known for his work on The Greenbrier and Mackinac Island's Grand Hotel. If those hotel images have you primed for exuberant color and pattern, you're in luck, because Maison Marcel does not disappoint. The best part is that you probably wouldn't guess what the inside looks like based on the outside. See what I mean? For reference, here is a stairway at The Greenbrier: Varney was working for Dorothy Draper (he later would become their decorating firm's president) when they embarked on the largest project in the American hotel industry at that time. The Greenbrier had served as an army hospital during WWII and needed re-furbished afterward. Some fo...