When the Drakes bought the house the original paneling had been removed and new painted paneling installed.
The dining room walls were painted the color of straw, a slightly darker hue than in the living room.
The original wall panels in the library needed only a good cleaning. The room, now decorated with Arts and Crafts furnishings and reproductions of William Morris fabrics, retains its early-20th-century style.
Project designer Richmond referred to the original woodwork in the library as being “pickled,” a process that involved sandblasting the hemlock and fir panels to achieve a distressed texture. Four carved scenes, created shortly after the house was first built, depict life around Portland from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. The window, with a fixed center panel and two casements, is new.
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