Wealden Times | WT248 | January 2023 | Health & Beauty Supplement inside
The lifestyle magazine for Kent & Sussex - Inspirational Interiors, Fabulous Fashion, Delicious Dishes
The lifestyle magazine for Kent & Sussex - Inspirational Interiors, Fabulous Fashion, Delicious Dishes
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This page: The shower room is papered<br />
in Cole & Son Gondola wallpaper. The<br />
ceiling is painted the same midnight blue<br />
to create the illusion that it’s lower. Marie<br />
Kondo’s philosophy of tidying, where all<br />
toiletries are put away after use, has been<br />
employed in both bathrooms. Maggie<br />
found a small mid-century sideboard<br />
on eBay for £120 which was converted<br />
into a sink unit with masses of storage<br />
tidying, and one of her rules is that<br />
toothbrushes (and shampoo and<br />
everything else) is put away after<br />
use, so I started with storage. How<br />
could I have enough space to stash<br />
everything that also looked nice?<br />
Cupboards specifically made for<br />
bathrooms are weirdly expensive and<br />
I thought ‘won’t any cupboard do?’<br />
I found a lovely small mid-century<br />
sideboard on eBay for £120… the<br />
plumber made a hole in the top for<br />
the pipe and it was all done, looking<br />
great, with masses of storage.<br />
Storage was also my starting<br />
point in the main bedroom. I had<br />
a walk-in closet at the old house,<br />
so I was nervous about having<br />
enough room to hang all my gear.<br />
My first action was to get into<br />
the Marie Kondo mindset<br />
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