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The house is a striking presence in the landscape. In his design, Baillie Scott reinterpreted elements of vernacular architecture to suit his own purposes. White-washed walls, steep slate roofs, sandstone mullions and other features which evoke Lakeland farmhouse architecture of the 16th and 17th centuries have been given a modern twist.
Inside Blackwell, every space has been designed as an individual, complete volume. The rooms seems almost to flow into one another: this open-plan design is a Baillie Scott trademark. The hub of the house was the main reception room which Baillie Scott described as a "living hall". The décor in this hall incorporates many different materials in a subtle colour scheme, including green slate, pink sandstone and coloured marble.
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Baillie Scott designed Blackwell so all the main rooms were south-facing, the only exception being the drawing room, which faces both south and west and looks out onto Windermere in the distance. This white room, with delicate, almost Art-Nouveau columns, is the most modern in the house. Its feminine feel contrasts greatly with the more masculine main hall which has a medieval-revival tone.
Upstairs, every bedroom has been individually designed, with a colour scheme that links walls, tiles, fireplaces and windows. Many themes are repeated in the décor throughout the house. Images of local birds and flowers, for example, can be seen in both the oak panelling in the hall, and the plaster frieze in the drawing room.
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