Wealden Times | WT214 | December 2019 | Guide to Christmas supplement inside

This page: A chandelier from nationallighting.co.uk illuminates the sage green shower room, complete with an ornate pedestal basin
two lights that belonged to Kimberley’s mother and increasing
the sense of space there are mirrors on each of the doors,
reflecting light back into the one on the wall next to the bed.
The curtains, with blousy pink roses on a pistachio green
background, which contrasts with the pink walls, are another
of Kimberley’s great finds. “I’ve had them for years,” she
says. “I found them in a charity shop and finally this was
the right place for them. To make them fit, I tore them into
sections and layered them, leaving the edges raw, and then
pinned blackout curtains from IKEA onto the back.”
Tied back with lavish yellow tassels, it’s an arrangement
it would take 30 years’ experience as a stylist to have
the confidence to do – and it looks fantastic, the
perfect frame for the view across to the beach, which
was the whole point for Kimberley. “I wanted to be
able to sit in the bed and look out to sea,” she says.
And in this gorgeous bedroom, it’s hard to imagine
doing so without wearing a fluffy marabou bed jacket,
with a heart shaped box of chocolates close to hand.
Admiring all the details – the brass table with a brass vanity
mirror on it, the wonderful 1950s painting of a lady in a pink
dress – once again, I can imagine the excitement of seeing
this room in real life, having booked it for an Airbnb stay.
Indeed, I am rather tempted to book it myself. Even
though I live just 10 minutes’ walk away, a weekend in this
magical flat would feel like an escape to another realm.
Address Book:
You can book a stay at Kimberley’s
apartment at airbnb.co.uk/rooms/35037668
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