" Barbara the use of great continues throughout the hall and in throughout the mansion what's the logic here."

" On the logic as it shows off our beautiful collection of furniture all these rich mahogany. And I'll talk with beautiful architectural detailing that's been picked out -- just really pops the entire plane -- really works and that's that's."

" Let's say hello to Virginia's First Lady Roxanne Gilmore."

" Tell us about this enormous silver plentiful well we're fortunate to have Virginia's battleships silver -- it was commissioned in 196. Along with the battleship Virginia. As a part of our permanent collection. I came into the mansion in 1958. When governor -- discovered that it was in storage and now we're delighted to be able to put it on display where Wednesday so this is the principle but there's an entire service that once we've done about it. There there is there's everything from -- service to candle sticks. Human doors it's really just wonderful. And we have every piece of that I believe except for the -- he would."

" Oh that's changed. Now let me ask you question just in trying to deal with all this historic. Fabric call these antiques and still make the ballroom and all the other rooms usable in. The year 2000 what was your logic -- what are you doing in these rooms."

" Logic was we do have these beautiful stationary pieces that are quite formal but Beijing's they were getting to bring and our first of two pieces. Copper was -- Mott says that the family and sit down here and enjoy it guests over that the room will not be set up as a museum were missing SO plants. Several other pieces to finish this --"

" But you will have the feeling of a drawing out here I arrived where people can sit and have coffee right OK. And what about the upstairs the that family's private apartments are things pretty much complete."

" They are although we had things again everyday upstairs were still hanging pictures and you know beginning to feel comfortable and knowing how we want to live in -- over the next two years. Part of the second floor still has to historic rooms right the Lafayette room. That's right and again those rooms on the front of the has we have tried to stay in their historic period in the Lafayette bedroom we reproduce some wallpaper that we friend. During the renovation that dates to the 1830s we're very proud of that room. And then the private quarters the private quarters we tried to make accessible to a family and seeing. Look at the needs of of many different kinds of families might live here in the future we were able to add a family room and kitchen says that or famine that wanted to be together and to have some special family time. They would have the ability to do that."

" Let's talk a little bit about some of the treasures that are here in the mansion is I know that we have. Well like any old house after couple hundred years usually a lot of stuff we do and and some -- fine furniture."

" And we did have some beautiful -- buy furniture that. We work that was given to the mansion. We're very proud of it I think that there exquisite pieces we have this and a matching surface well."

" So this is one of a pair. Authentic from the workshops of study done by -- in the early eighteen -- in New York City what you're supposed to war."

" About 600 it's. You know at least while. But I think tell us into the people of Virginia it's just the history of the pieces and on the way they all blend in the -- that make substantial."

" Now when I first -- dimension before the renovation before everything -- moved out I noticed there were great many very large very dark paintings. Things a little bit different now what have you done in terms of hanging the collection."

" Well with the help of Virginia's. State library we have been able to conserve a number of our paintings and to bring them back into the has. In what we hope as a very thoughtful and educational way to the people of Virginia. We see here governor Alexander spots would. Do. Was one of our colonial governors. We hope to return to the dining -- very exquisite portrait of queen Elizabeth. Which talks about our age of exploration and with the 400 anniversary of Jamestown and right around the corner where real excited to have her come back. And be apart our collection here. And then on the opposites out of the ballroom we have Nancy Astor who became lady Astor. When she left Virginia and went to England and became the first woman to serve in house of commons and in parliament. So these -- really speak to the whole course of Virginia history I like that."