For this week’s Home post, I’m going to share with you photos of our amazing holiday apartment we stayed in last week, at St Leonards in East Sussex. It truly had the WOW factor as we walked in. The flat was on the top floor of a traditional Victorian seafront house, which looked a little shabby on the outside. There were a LOT of stairs to climbs and I was really out of breath at the top – I was like this better be worth it. And it so was – truly beautifully styled. On entering we saw the two bedrooms. The master looked like this:
The huge bay windows faced directly onto the seafront – we could wake up and see the sea, my dream come true! By the bed the owner had hung 30s style attire that does scream English seaside! And I loved the bed frame and upcycled bedside cabinets. It had that 30s Art Deco feel.
Then there were the quirky additions, like the dog lampshade, roller skates (which Tyler rode around like toy cars!), a rhino on the wall, lipstick wall sticker and a fabric wall hanging.
The second bedroom faced the cliffs behind the apartment and had two single beds with seaside style bedding. Tyler and my sister shared this room. It was great as Tyler actually slept the night in this room for the whole holiday – a miracle!
The hallway had this huge vintage print, and a door that opened up to stairs leading to the living room and kitchen.
And when we reached the upstairs, that is when all 3 of us went ‘Wow!’ and Tyler went nuts running up and down.
As you can see it was open plan, but the surprise was having 2 outside areas – one at the front facing the sea, and the other at the back facing the cliffs. It was amazing!
The back:
Inside, the decor was exactly how I would style an apartment, white walls and furniture with pops of colour. (Those are my own inflatable flamingos and palm tree – I bring them everywhere with me 😉 )
What I noticed is how the artwork is framed, they are alternated in black and then white frames so it’s not so harsh. I had never considered white frames before, but now I will. And the kitchen had lots of quirky decor too.
If you fancy staying here, I totally recommend it. To have the seafront on your doorstep plus staying in this stylish apartmet made it our favourite seaside holiday yet! We booked it for £95 a night in August 2015 through airbnb here.
I have been very inspired to tidy up my home since staying in this apartment. My home has become a mess since I’ve started blogging this year, it’s really hard to keep it tidy! I did a huge online Ikea shop when we got back from our hols so that we have more storage to put all our bits and bobs. And hopefully I can make my home as beautiful as this one! I’ll share that with you next week.
Sabrina x
Such an amazing place to stay! I would never have thought to book an apartment for an English break, I’m more of a hotel gal but this is actually somewhere I could see myself staying. Looks like the kids enjoyed it too xx
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Ahh I love staying in apartments, especially having my toddler, it just is more relaxing having a kitchen and living area 🙂 Definitely recommend it 🙂 xx
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What a stunning place, the quirky touches are right up my street, It looks lovely.x
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Yes I loved the quirky bits – just shows all those little extras make it special 🙂 xx
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I can’t believe someone rents that out as a holiday home!!! I would want to live in there forever. It is absolutely stunning! I love the striped jacket. Such a nice touch xx
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Haha, I know! Although if I lived there, I don’t know if I could keep it that tidy! Yes I love the hanging jacket, such a cool idea 🙂 xx
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I totally agree with Esther above, if I ever went there I would never leave!! It’s absolutely stunning, what a perfect vacation spot (and very indicative of the great space to be found via AIrBnB too) x #HomeEtc
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Haha, me too! I could look at that view every day! And yes, I’d never used Airbnb before, but I’m glad we did now! xx
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That really is a gorgeous holiday home. I love the wallpaper in the bedroom. It’s so nice when you go somewhere that the owners have made an effort to personalise rather than the usual bland, neutrals. I do love a bit of colour – especially when I’m on holiday! #HomeEtc
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Oh yes that wallpaper, so pretty. It really is nice to have something different from the usual on holiday 🙂 xx
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Yes that is a WOW place isn’t it?! The colour! I really need more colour in my home. So bland! Love this place and looks so perfect. Thanks for sharing! Much appreciated lovely 🙂 Jess xx
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Yes – WOW! I’ve been so inspired to update my home now! xx
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so gorgeous, I love the wallpaper and those blinds! stunning 🙂
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Me too, I couldn’t stop looking at them. Feel so inspired now! xx
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Looks fab 🙂 I love the pink and chartreuse toile de jouy on the walls!!! Gorgeous 🙂 Thanks so much linking in with us on #HomeEtc — we really do appreciate it 🙂
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Ohhh is that what it’s called?! I can tell you’re the interiors expert haha. It was soooo pretty, I couldn’t stop looking at it! xx
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I love all the quirky pops of colour! How fab! I think renting a home/flat is the way forward when traveling with little ones – just so much more relaxed when you can put them to bed and enjoy the rest of the home with them fast asleep. I’m a sucker for seaside decor #homeetc
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It was so cool. And yes we always try to go for a holiday apartment, its so much more relaxing having all the rooms. And then we get an evening! xx
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So fresh and breezy – what a great find!
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Breezy – that’s the word! With the windows open, it was lovely to get the sea air in. Oh I want to go back! x
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What a great place – love the blazer hanging on the wall and the way they’ve used colour in the bedroom. What a great find! #homeetc
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It was amazing, I couldn’t stop looking at everything, so inspiring 🙂 x
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What a beautiful place to visit on holiday 🙂 #picknmix
Helen x
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Yes it was so beautiful, I love English seasides! x
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wow, how beauitufl is that – very seaside-y!! The seaside theme is honestly one of my favourite themes! Such a lovely read! Suz x Beauisblue.com
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Yes me too! My home is full of seaside-y things – if we can’t live at the seaside, we’ve got to bring it home! xx
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Oh wow, what an absolute dream place to stay! I’d have been like a kid in a candy shop! Stunning!
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Oh yes, it was amazing, so many interesting things to look at! I’ve so been inspired to makeover my home! xx
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Definite wow! This looks gorgeous 🙂 thanks for linking up to #Picknmix lovely
Stevie x x
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Yeah! I’m so glad we stayed there, as I’ve done a makeover on our own flat as a result, and I love it now! xx (Sorry for the late response!)
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