enchanting filoli pt.2

This second part of the Filoli estate tour concentrates on the main house. Grand rooms with even grander doorways and very high ceilings.

Lovely furniture and lot of fresh flower arrangements also, since Filoli is known for its flowers and the vast array of educational offerings such as arts, gardening and flower arrangemens. I would love to take one of those courses later on this year.

Entrance to the Filoli house

View down the Transverse Hall

The pastry room

The heart of the kitchen

Controls the stove unit

Vault for storing the silverware. On the background the wall panel for servant’s call buttons for each room in the house

Drawing room

Reception Room

The doorways and very grand and the light switches are cleverly hidden next to the columns

Darkwood panelled library

Safe turned into wine storage

Gold and marble in the bathrooms

Ballroom where there is often live music performance on weekends

Yet another grand entrance, this one to the library

One of the lovely fresh flower arrangements. This room was build for the purpose of proving access to the cloakroom

View from the Northwest Terrace

 See my other stories on Filoli here: {Part 1} and {Part 3}.