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|February 2025
John and Katy Maskell Bell have filled their Victorian home with inherited treasures and antique finds to create a stylish yet warm and welcoming interior.
Describing herself as 'a hunter-gatherer of second-hand and antique furniture, furnishings and art', Katy Maskell Bell along with husband John embraces a 'collected' interior style that reflects the couple's connection to pieces with history and character.
Their home - built in 1883, with Gothic Revival details, on the edge of the Eridge Park Estate near Royal Tunbridge Wells - features furniture from multiple eras, either carefully sourced or passed down through family. There are very few items that we've bought new; the majority are preloved, recycled, upcycled or restored,' comments Katy.
This story is from the February 2025 edition of Homes & Antiques.
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