Surrey Homes | SH40 | February 2018 | Wedding supplement inside

This page: Caroline’s workspace emphasises the benefits
of home working. Her neat, mid-century-style desk –
from Maisons du Monde – is next to a large window,
with a view out over the back gardens of this quiet
corner of Tunbridge Wells. Venetian masquerade masks
on the mantlepiece were a present from Simon
The look works, as do the engineered oak boards that run
throughout the downstairs. They were already here too.
Next to the kitchen is a cosy room that, unsurprisingly,
is known as ‘the snug’. “This is where we spend our
evenings, by the open fire,” says Caroline. “This room
was a very, very light grey and I wanted to make it a really
cosy, warm space. It doesn’t get a lot of natural light, so
I have gone with the darkness – then added little pops
of colour. Mustard is one of my favourite colours at the
moment.” Caroline is perfectly on-trend. She has gone
for the same ‘warming’ style as in the kitchen, with
different fabric textures including wool and faux fur.
Next door again is the playroom at the front of the
house. “We had thought about joining this to the snug,
but have decided not to,” says Caroline. Like others, many
of whom have learnt too late about the downside of ‘open
plan’, Caroline and Simon can see the advantage of