Heritage Hotel Dorrigo Page 7 of 16 Over the next 73 years various uses were made of the room:- storeroom, meeting room, breakfast room. None were successful. In 2015, to meet an increasing demand for verandah suites and to provide a suite for two adults and three children, the upstairs dining room was converted into a family suite with access to the front verandah via three sets of French doors. All the timber work in the 1925 section of the Heritage Hotel was originally stained in black japonica: picture rails, skirting boards, window frames and doors. The black japonica is so dark it hides the timber grains. Over the following 90 plus years, this black japonica stain blistered. Therefore as the 1925 hotel rooms were converted to suites, all the timbers were acid bathed to remove the black japonica. Then a clear stain was applied to the timbers to allow the timber grains to be seen. However, to retain one example of the 1925 original black japonica timber work, the black japonica staining on all timbers in the new family suite has been retained. The 1925 black japonica doors, picture rails and skirting boards have been retained. The newly installed tea making bench and bathroom mirror frame have also been stained in black japonica. Access to the verandah from the heritage family suite is through the French doors. The verandah is north facing and a relaxing place to sit in the sun and read a book or watch the world go by. Black Japonica Entry Door to the Heritage Family Suite French doors opening onto the verandah Heritage Family Suite
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