The Drawing Room was used by the Lillys as a smaller public room. Interior design in the early 20th century emphasized architectural elements, and the Lillys honored this by adding moldings to the walls to surround panels of hand-painted Chinese wallpaper. The room was furnished to carefully limit competing patterns, making the wallpaper the dominant design feature. A reproducing piano (a technically advanced type of player piano popular in the early 1900s) was used here for musical entertainment. In the 1950s, the moldings were removed and the walls were covered with silk to accommodate a group of painted portraits.