Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge - A Peace of Leather

The Sunday Stills monthly color photo challenge is focused on leather browns and burgundy this week. I didn't have anything in the recent camera roll that fit the bill so I searched "brown leather" in my photos and based on what came up, I was prompted to share these photos from two of the Frank Lloyd Wright houses we've visited.

I'm surprised at myself that we've twice visited The Westcott House in Springfield, Ohio, and while I've shared photos, I've never done a post specifically about this property. Next time we visit (I'm pretty confident there will be a next time since it's only an hour or so away) I will have to remedy that. Anyway, "leather brown" did bring to mind the rich and cozy atmosphere of the Westcott's library sitting area, living room, and dining room. The walls here are the type of textured and painted plaster Wright often used, and the color is a deep warm and leathery brown.

If peace had a smell, it would be the smell of a library full of old, leather-bound books. ~Mark Pryor

Wright usually designed furniture specific to his houses, but the Westcotts had a couple of pieces from other design houses that they insisted upon keeping, and this leather armchair was one of those.

The same rich brown plaster continues throughout the entire living area including the dining room, with its instriguing dining table with built in lamps; and the hearth sitting area with the beautiful grand piano positioned nearby in the window.

I also remember that The Duncan House at Polymath Park had some beautiful colors. The flooring in the dining area and living room area is probably not quite burgundy, and Wright called this specific color Cherokee Red, but it's close enough in my mind! The warm tones of this easy-care flooring bring together the entire living area of this gorgeous Usonian home which was originally located in Illinois.

I did a post about our visit to The Duncan House and Mäntylä in A Polymath Park PhotoJournal

This post is shared at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives for the #SundayStills Photo Challenge.

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