A Bright English Seaside Home Owned by Artists
Directly on the waterfront in Littlestone, Kent, stands this wonderfully bright seaside home that is owned by two artists. The early 20th-century home has large windows, flooding the interior spaces with natural light, which is enhanced by the white color scheme.
The current owners decorated the house in a charming coastal look with white painted floorboards, white tongue-and-groove paneling, and natural materials. And as the home is owned by artists, the entire house is filled with paintings.
The five-bedroom house is divided over three floors. You enter the home via a sea-blue front door on the ground floor into an open hall flanked by a bright living room on one side and the kitchen and dining room on the other.
The sitting room is centered around a fireplace fitted with a wood-burning stove. The room has windows in three directions, and the large bay window at the front overlooks the ocean.
On the other side of the hall lies the open-plan kitchen and dining room. The room showcases a combination of white-painted, cedar-clad shiplap walls and white-painted exposed brickwork.
The kitchen is designed by British Standard, featuring pale-blue shiplap cabinets topped with a Carrara marble countertop.
A large dining table is fitted in front of the large bay window, offering views of the ocean. On either side, two lounge chairs have been added, creating a cozy seating nook.
The lower ground floor is home to the artist studio, a television room, and two bedrooms.
The home atelier has windows on two sides, including Crittall doors leading to the garden, as well as skylights, creating the perfect atmosphere to paint.
One room on the lower ground floor is painted in a muted gray shade and fitted with a large ribbed green sofa, creating a lovely television room.
A blue-painted staircase connects all the floors in the house.
The bedrooms on this floor are painted in muted colors. This room as beautiful built-in wardrobes and paneled walls.
The second bedroom on the lower ground floor features a large bay window with a window seat.
On the top floor are three more bedrooms, one of which is turned into a dressing room. Both bedrooms have large bay windows offering ocean views.
The tongue-and-groove paneled wall decorated with art hides a secret door leading to the dressing room.
The bathroom has pale sage shiplap on the walls that extend to the bathtub.
The house is listed for £1,000,000 at Inigo.