Entrance Hall The entrance hall is wide, small and square, it has walls covered in cherry red silk wall paper, and the floor is polished mahogany, there are several pieces of oriental furniture such as a couple of chairs and two or three low small tables. There are some porcelain vases, some oriental plates on the walls and a thick persian rug on the floor.
The Front Room The front room is where the captain receives other naval officers, usually of lower ranks to give them orders or instructions. It is quite an empty room with an elegantly carved white ceiling from which hangs a glass chandelier gathering dust.The walls are a dark golden brown. The drapes from the window are pale yellow and surround frames which a painted green on the inside to match the picture rail. There is an ebony and dull gold desk with two chairs opposite each other across it and a small writing bureau, above it is a picture of Reina dressed as the lady of Summer, bringing good fortune to the harbour.
The Parlour The parlour is one of the grandest rooms in the house, designed so after memories of certain bitter comments about the captain's financial status. The walls are white inlaid with golden patterns, there is a crystal chandelier hanging from the centre of the ceiling, there are golden thick silk curtains at the windows which over look the street and twin sky blue and cream striped sofas face each other across two small mahogany tables, there is a cream, gold and blue carpet on the floor, several rather useless small tables containing vases of dried and withered flowers which give off a strange, sweet, sad scent and a portrait of one of Dante's male ancestors hangs on the wall opposite the sofas.
The Dining Room The dining room has pale amber walls dotted with teal blue diamonds, the curtains are a dark, dull gold crushed silk and the carpet is a dark turquoise scattered with pink rose buds. The room is small and narrow, and the polished mahogany dining table seats twelve at most, this is because the captain does not, nor does he expect to entertain much. The chair coverings match the carpet, save they are a paler shade and the only decorations on the table are golden candlesticks. An oil painting of flowers and fruit done by the Leighton's late mother is the only wall decoration.
The Drawing Room The drawing room has cool mint green walls and is scantily furnished, the creaking floor is covered in a cranberry, cream and lilac carpet. There is a white marble fireplace to one side above which is a large gilt framed mirror, in the centre of the room is a tri corner cream and lilac couch and a crimson one stands against a wall behind it. There is a painting of the madonna and child in spring time on the wall and a cabinet filled with china and crystal in one corner.
The Study The study has dark cranberry silk papered walls with a cream thick boarder. The room, like so many other in the captain's house, is sparsely furnished, the dark sepia polished floor is covered in a faded berry red and cream Mexican carpet and there is a small white fire place on the wall opposite the one which contains french windows which overlook the back of the house. There are several high back spindly wooden chairs, a large round table covered in scattered books, papers, ink and quills. There is a side table which is covered with more of the same and two tall narrow bookcases in the far right hand corner.
The Nursemaid's Bedroom Juliet Boscastle's room is perhaps the most luxurious bedroom, it is decorated in pale lavender and powder blues. The single bed is held up by a golden domed frame in the fashionable 'Turkish' style and silk curtains of silvery blue hang from it to match the bed linen. There is a large white, blue and golden flowered wardrobe in one corner, a white fire place, small and luxurious in another, a dressing table and stool, several gold and blue chairs and a polished small wooden antique table on which stands a bowl, jug, candle and a vase of flowers.
The Nursery The nursery has rose bud pink painted walls and the ceiling is painted with fairies, roses and pink ribbons and rainbows. There are three large white chests containing all Miss Sophia's toys, a small pink and white wardrobe for her clothes. A marbled pink fireplace with a rose covered guard in front of it and a small ivory bath in front of that. There is an ivory cradle covered in a pink lacy canopy for the small infant to sleep in.
The Master Bedroom The master bedroom where the captain sleeps has white walls edged with gold. The carpet is a pale tan colour. The four poster bed is surrounded by grey blue silk curtains edged with navy blue fringing. There is a walnut pattenered oak dressing table and chair with a matching smaller table next to the bed, in front of which stands a cream coloured arm chair filled with navy blue cushions. There is an antique enormous chest of drawers near the door. Above this hangs a picture of the Glorianna at sea. There are two smaller pictures either side of it, one of the captain's late wife and one of his dear sister, Reina. There is another picture in the room, stashed away in a locket in a drawer- this one is of Juliet.
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