A few trips to the library gave her some ideas for color 'in the period' and then a few stops to some out of the way junk and antique shops helped some more.

The parlor wasn't very large after Rod and Geoffrey put in the walls for the kitchen but she thought it was still rather cozy.

And thanks to this poster, Pen started referring to the remodeling of their new house as "ala mode" rather than "in the period."