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Post by reverendcaptain on Aug 19, 2023 15:42:58 GMT
What do you think Georg's bedroom looks like? Dark woods, heavy curtains, very masculine looking? Is the furniture ornate? Did he change his decor after Agathe died since it would be something that reminded him of her? Does he have a sitting area? Fireplace? Would he have separate rooms for dressing, sleeping, sitting, etc. or just one big space? We'll never know for sure, but I'm wondering if what I picture in my head is at all similar to what others picture in theirs. Does anyone know what would be typical for a person of his status at this time in history?
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Post by indigoblue on Aug 20, 2023 22:05:44 GMT
My experience of men is that few of them are interested or adept enough to handle changing the decoration of a room in a large house, and I think that would have been especially so in the 1930s and also for a military man (barracks are not known for their tastefulness!). Nowadays things are a-changing, thank goodness!
So my guess is that Agathe probably chose the design and fabrics (maybe with some professional help), thus bringing a lightness of touch to it, and that Georg would not have changed it, partly because interior design wasn't a masculine domain then, but also perhaps because he didn't want to change it and wave goodbye to Agathe's influence in the house. The decoration we see in the hall, sitting room etc is elegant and has a feminine touch, so I don't think their bedroom would have had dark woods etc - more likely swagged curtains in a light colour, matching bedspread and complimentary wallpaper.
But his study may have been different, along with the library, being largely male domains, with a lot of wood, a fireplace and heavier curtains.
Good question!
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Post by augiesannie on Sept 6, 2023 15:34:04 GMT
It's a great question. I always picture two dressing rooms, with Agathe's emptied out and otherwise untouched. For some reason I picture the decor as heavy and masculine but indigoblue is making me rethink that. Unless someone like Frau Schmidt decided it was tactful to switch things out after Agathe died. |
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Post by reverendcaptain on Sept 11, 2023 18:42:49 GMT
I always picture it as dark too, though what Indigo said makes perfect sense. Maybe it is because I see it as his space, similar to his study, and can conveniently forget that Agathe once shared that space. I picture one dressing room, with Agathe's half emptied and untouched, leaving him to have to face that void every day. I agree that he probably wouldn't have the desire or the ability to redecorate after Agathe's death. I just can't quite picture what style/colors would suit him though.
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Post by indigoblue on Sept 14, 2023 22:06:10 GMT
Gosh, do you think it possible that he never had the guts to empty out her wardrobes, and that they are still full of her stuff?
It does happen, because clearing out your dead wife's stuff is really tough...
How does that change things?
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Post by reverendcaptain on Sept 18, 2023 18:34:49 GMT
Oh geez, I hadn't thought of that possibility. I always imagine that he had Frau Schmidt clear out her things while he was away on business. Maybe he had them placed in the attic as opposed to parting with them all together. It's entirely possible that they are still in his room though. I know a person like this. When you walk in the front door of her apartment, her husband's flip phone is sitting on the entry table charging where he left it. His medications are front and center in the cabinet. His clothes are exactly how he left them in his closet and drawers. He's been deceased for over a decade. It definitely happens, and I understand why, but it is heartbreaking all the same.
Georg would have to clear them out before he got married again. I imagine Maria would have been more understanding upon finding this situation than Elsa would..
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