All of the rooms, here at Fern Court, are named after people who were involved in its development.These were either people who built the structure, lived here, were born here, or were instrumental in putting Fern Court on the map.   The Roosevelt Suite Our ‘honeymoon suite’ is named after the first President Roosevelt and his wife. Wild though his reputation may be as a ‘Rough Rider’, he also had a 

wildly romantic streak. While we have no idea if he 

stayed in the suite of rooms we’ve named after him, we hope we’ve captured the spirit of adventure and the sense of romance he and his wife embodied.

The bedroom is draped in toile de joie fabric and shuttered with plantation style shutters. The king-size bed has a wicker headboard and an Empire style ‘fainting couch’ serves as it footboard. An antique dressing table accompanies the mirrored corner wardrobe to reflect the calm beauty of the room.

The sitting room of the Roosevelt suite, papered on the walls and ceiling with a different blue toile print, has an antique, Belgian, tiled stove as its focal point.

Rosewood chairs covered in a Zoffany toile fabric sit companionably beside a loveseat, handmade by the couple who brought Fern Court from the ashes and made it into the gracious bed & breakfast it is today. Prints and original paintings complement this room and the bedroom.

Just off the sitting room is the en suite shower room. This low threshold, walk in shower has dual controls and a set of showerheads at each end. With its old-fashioned ceiling fan and its lazy-susan style, toile papered linen cupboard; the blue-and-white theme of this suite continues in yet another variation. (The gentle ramp up the east-side of the house gives this room easier access for those who prefer not to use stairs.)

The Morgan Room

What is fast becoming one of the most popular rooms at Fern Court, is the Morgan Room.

With its soft lilac walls and lavender accents, its magnificent Art Deco print of Monet’s Wisteria, and its king-size brass bed, there’s no wonder why this room has soared in popularity. Furnished with ’shabby chic’ white furniture and draped tables, the original paintings, pictures, and prints are a standard feature at Fern Court.

The ensuite to the Morgan room continues the lavender theme, however it pumps up the intensity to deep purple in the trim, towels, and floral patterns in the curtain to the walk-in shower. Antique-style lights and a Venetian mirror combine to carry through the gentle Victorian characteristics of the ensuite to the Morgan Room.

The Flagler Room

With its stylish floral striped wallpaper and its original Eastlake style furnishings, the Flagler Room is a bit heavier, almost more masculine, than most of the other rooms.

Facing east, it benefits from receiving the morning sun, and with coffee delivered to you in bed, it’s easy to sit up and watch the day break through the branches of the old oak tree just outside your window. Then again, for those who enjoy a bit of a ‘lie in’, there are room darkening blinds to stave off those early morning rays until you’re ready to enjoy them.

There is a corner shower in the ensuite bathroom of the Flagler Room. Unlike the bedroom, the ensuite is painted a soothing taupe colour and bordered with the wallpaper that matches the bedroom borders. Soft towels, plush carpet, and the quaint prints you’ve come to expect at Fern Court complete the effect.

The Trull Room

Named after one of the families who originally built Fern Court, the Trull Room is a fantasy of blue rose wallpaper, green velvet drapes, and a pink velvet chair and chaise longue.

An old-fashioned hat stand, brimming with hats, and old and new prints and pictures accompany the antique style brass and painted-iron queen-size bed. Oak and mahogany dressers, a brass ceiling fan, and glass and brass bedside tables complete the Trull Room.

Access through a panelled door reveals a footed, Victorian, ball-and-claw bathtub with restored antique taps and a shower over. Lace curtains, a vanity sink, throw rugs, embroidered towels, and a low-level water-closet complete the amenities in this quintessentially English bathroom.

The Bailey Room

Just across the hall from the Trull Room is the Bailey Room, with its canopy bed and black lacquered and distressed furniture. The colour theme of black and gold is carried out with a Victorian doctor’s examining couch, which could double today as a massage table, with its polished black, deep-buttoned, leather surface.

Classic architectural prints and original paintings grace this room, as they do most of the rooms in Fern Court. Unfortunately, the canopy bed in this room is only a standard full-size (or double) and there is no en suite bathroom attached yet…but watch this space. The Bailey Room is ideal for an older child accompanying their parents on a journey.

  

 

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