The interior of a wealthy Roman-period house known as the Terrace Houses in Ephesus. The floor is covered with mosaics, the lower parts of the walls are adorned with marble slabs, and the upper parts are embellished with fresco technique wall paintings. In the central courtyard, there is evidence of a small water pool (impluvium) or fountain structure.

Houses in Ephesus, like small-scale structures such as shops, were typically constructed from stone and brick, covered with wooden roofs, and tiled. The walls were finished with a special stucco plaster and then decoratively painted with vibrant frescoes or given a marble appearance. The floors of Terrace Houses belonging to particularly wealthy families were paved with colorful mosaics, and their walls were covered with real marble slabs up to a certain height. It is understood that these houses featured fresco decorations depicting mythological scenes, as well as small niches and even ornamental fountains in the interior. The Terrace Houses in Ephesus, which are open to visitors today, continue to reveal these rich details of ancient residential architecture.