Not long ago we lucked into one of the enormous royal suites for the night, named the Kipling Suite: polished wood floors, canopy bed, towering floor-to-ceiling windows lighting the plush parlor area.

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The Interior Ministry ordered a hand-carved bed made of rare wood, gilded.

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He maintains that after the argument with Walken, Wood went to her room and prepared for bed while he and Walken sat on the deck, cooling off.

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Aboard the train, guests discover spacious, wood-paneled suites, each with a bed, two upholstered lounge chairs and a writing table on which is set a bud vase with a rose.

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There are 9-foot floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides, a wood-paneled kitchen, a tiny bedroom just big enough for a bed, and a bathroom with a tub that looks out to the view.

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Born in 1936 in St John's Wood in north London, Scarfe's childhood asthma led to long periods in bed that enabled him to indulge his passion for drawing.

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This six bedroom farmhouse dating from 1736 exudes high level but rustic , relaxed mountain style handcrafted golden wood pieces, sharply designed wool fabrics as accents, local antiques such as 19thcentury iron stoves, bed and bath linens from Linvosges and Yves Delormes.

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