Cozy Interiors in a Restored 19th Century Family Home in Tunbridge Wells
This charming two-bedroom semi-detached house is part of a pastel-hued row of buildings built around 1850 in the heart of Tunbridge Wells in the English county of Kent.
The house has been lovingly restored by its current owners, adding charming wallpapers, color, and texture, creating cozy cottage-style interiors. At the back of the home lies a lovely, graveled garden bordered by the original town wall.
We’re starting the tour at the back of the plan, where you will find an open-plan kitchen and dining area. The room features a newly installed picture window overlooking the garden, painted in a cheerful primrose yellow shade.
Cabinets run on either side of the kitchen space, topped with an oak countertop. Beige-pink zellige tiles from Mosaic Factory are used as the backsplash, adding a subtle warm color touch and texture.
The ceramic sink with a brass faucet sits under a small window with yellow frames, which is shaded by bespoke blinds in Duncan Grant’s ‘West Wind’.
The dining area features a newly installed wood burner flanked by built-in cabinets.
At the front of the ground floor plan lies a charming sitting room with a carpeted floor and wallpapered walls. The sash window features café curtains from East London Cloth.
The room features a Victorian fireplace flanked by built-in shelves that also serve as a practical home office on one side.
The guest toilet is fitted under the stairs and features the ‘Dog Park’ wallpaper by artist and illustrator Emily Sutton, as well as a blue and white checkered floor and zellige tiles in the same color as the kitchen tiles.
On the first floor are two bedrooms with rustic wooden floorboards. The master bedroom features built-in storage, a velvet green headboard, and an en-suite bathroom.
The bedroom’s sash window is fitted with a custom-made blind in Fanny Shorter’s ‘Margo’ linen.
The en-suite bathroom has a checkered blue and white floor (same as the guest toilet), white tilework laid in a herringbone pattern, and a Burlington bathtub.
The spacious bathroom has soft pink walls and is decorated with art. The room also features a rattan vanity table with an ochre yellow stool.
The second bedroom is a charming children’s room featuring Boråstapeter’s ‘Spring Garden’ wallpaper and built-in wardrobes painted in a soft blue shade.
At the back of the house lies a charming, graveled garden bordered by raised plant beds featuring Mexican fleabane, geraniums, and anemones.
The house is listed for £595.000 at Inigo.