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Mrs Blackie’s Bedroom, Hill House, Helensburgh

The main bedroom of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed Hill House in Helensburgh contains many typical Mackintosh motifs.

Bed. Behind the bed are panels by Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh:-

Bedroom Bed, Hill House, Helensburgh

At the foot of the bed there is a window niche and small dresser:-

Bedroom Window Niche

Washstand (see bed to left):-

Washstand, Bedroom, Hill House, Helensburgh

Furniture, fireplace and table plus Mackintosh chair from foot of bed:-

Bedroom Furniture and Fireplace, Hill House, Helensburgh

Wardrobes and chair:-

Bedroom Wardrobes, Hill House, Helensburgh

Wardrobe, stool and dressing mirror:-

Bedroom Wardrobe, Table and Mirror, Hill House, Helensburgh

Windows, lamp and dressing mirror:-

Bedroom Windows and Lamp and Dressing Mirror, Hill House, Helensburgh

Hallway, Hill House, Helensburgh

The hallway is the first part of Hill House you see when entering.

Table: chair and clock in background:-

Table in Hall, Hill House, Helensburgh

Chair with a book whose cover was one of Mackintosh’s designs for Blackie:-

Hall Chair, Hill House, Helensburgh

The chair was in a different position in 2017:-

Chair in Hall, Hill House, Helensburgh

Wall clock:-

Clock in Hall, Hill House, Helensburgh

Niche in hall:-

Niche in Hall, Hill House, Helensburgh

Hall door:-

Hall Door, Hill House, Helensburgh

I forgot to post this detail of the drawing room fireplace in my previous post:-

Drawing Room Fireplace Detail, Hill House, Helensburgh

Drawing Room, Hill House, Helensburgh

The interior of Hill House, Helensburgh contains wonderful examples of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s designs.

The photos below of the Drawing Room are from two different visits to the house. To preserve the pigments of the fabrics etc I didn’t use flash so some of the photos aren’t as clear as they might be.

Window seat (facing you as you enter the drawing room):-

Hill House, Helensburgh, Drawing Room, Window Seat

Drawing Room Window Seat, Hill House, Helensburgh

Window Seat Niche:-

Window Seat Niche, Drawing Room, Hill House, Helensburgh

Fireplace:-

Drawing Room Fireplace, Hill House, Helensburgh,

Fireplace, Drawing Room, Hill House, Helensburgh

Fire iron:-

Fire Iron, Drawing Room, Hill House, Helensburgh

Cupboard (to left of fireplace in above photos):-

Cupboard, Drawing Room, Hill House, Helesnburgh

Lamp. (As I recall this is not a lamp original to the house but a reconstruction. Some of the carpet are also faithful replavements of originals):-

Lamp , Drawing Room, Hill House, Helensburgh

Located above the fireplace is a gesso panel by Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh:-

Gesso Panel, Drawing Room, Hill House, Helensburgh,

Settee:-

Drawing Room Settee, Hill House, Helensburgh

Windows and lamp:-

Drawing Room Windows and Lamp, Hill House, Helensburgh

Furniture:-

Drawing Room Furniture, Hill House, Helensburgh

Wall decorations, chairs and cabinet:-

Drawing Room, Hill House, Helensburgh,

Recess with piano:-

Drawing Room Piano, Hill House, Helensburgh

Another bench seat. (I can’t remember if this was in the drawing room or not):-

Bench Seat, Drawing Room, Hill House, Helensburgh

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