No lightbulb moment when dad made a small hole in the lounge room ceiling so that he could feed the mother possum and her baby.
The fire scorched the lounge floor, popped ceiling tiles, consumed two couches and sent clouds of smoke throughout the freshman dormitory's six floors, disorienting and frightening many of the residents who rushed from the building.
The rental component, known as the Beatrice, has a separate entrance on 29th Street, a fitness center and private sky lounge, floor-to-ceiling windows and washers and dryers.
Despite that TV, the brick and mahogany Polo Lounge, with its tin ceiling and antique mirror-backed, top-lighted bar of glass shelves and shimmering candles, is a sparkling spot.
Since the hotel did not require a large ballroom, the architects were able to make the first floor one huge lounge, with high vaulted ceilings.
The nightspot's extensive tapas menu, well-chosen wine list and live weekend performances (mostly jazz and South American music) keep the front lounge, bar and vaulted-ceiling dining room packed.
Mikla, atop the Marmara Pera Hotel, is a hot spot for its dark, contemporary cocktail lounge with floor-to-ceiling glass windows and outdoor terrace, perfect for admiring the greatest-hits-of-Istanbul view.
The Sky Box, which derives its name from the skylight in the ceiling, has a lounge feel.
Not long after dark, the house began to rock, & the ceiling of their lounge room, or central room for guests, started cracking apart.
