The American Empire sofa sits at the foot of the bed. The fireplace surround has Temple of Winds small fluted columns. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

The stair hall is modeled after that of the Smallwood-Jones House in New Bern. Greek Erechtheum columns frame the entrance to the living room and the dining room. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Spet 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Wrightsville Beach Magazine Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

Dining Room is furnished with an early 19th century Austrian Biedermeier table and Regency-style chairs slip-covered in blue and white ticking. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

Linen-upholstered club chair frame the Delft-tiled fireplace in the living room. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

The living room opens to a center hall and the dining room. Antiques include an Anglo-Indian chaise and 19th century hall lamps. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

A view of the center hall or foyer looking out toward the beach. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (Nc0

Matching mahogany sleigh beds and a lyre-base mahogany table are American Empire pieces selected for this second guest room with adjoining half bath. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

A Picasso nude is framed by blue and white toile bed hangings lined with contrasting blue plaid silk in this guest bedroom suite. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

In the guest bedroom suite, a late 1800s English bamboo side table with seashell decoupage sits next to a toile-covered chaise. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

The master bedroom suite includes a sleeping chamber, sitting room, bath and balcony. Decorative accessories include a late 18th century bronze sculpture, a 1790s Swedish Gustavian mirror with original eglomise' panel, a first edition Piranesi engraving, and an American Empire sofa. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

Sea nymph and palmette-pattern ormolu mounts decorate the French Empire day bed, flanked by early 19th century Swedish pedestals and a bull's-eye mirror. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

Sea nymph and palmette-pattern ormolu mounts decorate the French Empire day bed with a bull's-eye mirror. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)

A collection of late 18th century French prints from Lamarck's landmark study, Animaux sans Vertebres, showcases sea urchins, starfish, sand dollars and sea biscuits. Wrightsville Beach Magazine Sept 2007 Chadsworth Cottage Figure Eight Island, North Carolina (NC)