<br/>Chantal's room, like the other rooms at Madame Velvet, were large and spacious in the manner designed to make the wealthy clientele comfortable.<br/><br/>The walls of the room were decorated with a striped wallpaper pattern of oyster and gray faintly tinged with hints of blue.  Inside the stripes were a fleur-de-lis of purple and white.  There was a large framed watercolor of the Louisiana bayou at sunset in tones of indigo, red and gold with an egret taking flight above the mantle.  Upon the dressing table was a gold oval frame containing another watercolor of a pretty dark-skinned woman dressed in old-fashioned finery, one hand resting lightly upon a necklace of white pearls around her neck.<br/><br/>A folded screen stood in one corner, beside a carved dressing table and armoire that matched the bed, offering a bit of privacy for changing or other personal functions.  A smaller table held a black ceramic pitcher  of water and a basin, with several small, folded towels beneath.  A large upholstered chair and a small ottoman sat near the window, which looked out over a large honey-locust tree.<br/><br/>The largest piece of furniture in the room was, perhaps unsurprisingly, the bed.  It was a a carved four poster with a canopy of purple with a dark mosquito netting and drapes that could be drawn for privacy or comfort.  Near the door was a large, oval mirror, angled so that it reflected the view from the window, and a portion of the bed.<br/><br/>The room could be lit with a small, gaslight chandalier and small wall lamps in strategic locations, as well as a goodly number of candles that could be lit at need.<br/><br/>The floors were bare, polished wood, with the only rug a small woven square at the foot of the bed.