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Who should decorate Nottingham Cottage?

A look at Nottingham Cottage, where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will live, and who we think should decorate it for them

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By Amy Saunders | May 20, 2018 | Living Room

House & Garden UK 

The cottage Prince Harry & Meghan Markle will call home and who we think should decorate it

Last year Clarence House announced that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would marry in Spring 2018, with the couple set to live in Nottingham Cottage, the idyllic Christopher Wren designed house in the grounds of Kensington Palace that has been Prince Harry’s bachelor pad since it was vacated by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, for whom it also served as a first marital home.

But the big question is, of the wealth of wonderful interior designers currently working in the UK, who is the best person to decorate it for them? Judging by an earlier piece we published on Meghan Markle’s Toronto apartment, her tastes are contemporary and she likes comfortable, neutral spaces.

So in honour of their engagement and her imminent move to the UK, these are the interior designers who we think would best fit the bill. The ones with a certain cool, who know how to balance the old and the new with style and flair.

 

Who should decorate Nottingham Cottage?

 

Rose Uniacke

The queen of refined, sophisticated interiors, Rose Uniacke’s serene colour palette and exquisite eye for antiques may appeal. She is also the interior designer of choice for that other branch of British royalty, the Beckhams.

 

Christopher Howe

If you want a decorator whose work typifys the moment in British decorating, Christopher Howe is your man. The respected antique dealer and furniture designer only recently began to branch into interior design. We’d love to see how this worked out.

 

Harriet Anstruther

Harriet Anstruther’s style is old school English with a laid-back attitude and a subdued colour palette. Her interiors have a certain prettiness that has echoes of Megan’s Toronto apartment.

 

Rita Konig

Having worked between London and New York for most of her career our columnist Rita Konig treads the balance between North American comfort and English wit. We think this could be an interesting match.

 

Stephan Eicker

Stephan Eicker’s work is uplifting, comfortable and atmospheric. ‘I am inspired by classicism but always like to give a modern edge to a space, without making it overpowering.’ We love pretty much everything he does.

 

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Beata Heuman

If they want something a little more creative and playful, Swedish-born UK-based Beata Heuman is one of the coolest young decorators working in the UK right now. Scandinavian attention to detail coupled with English whimsy. Imaginative, lovely interiors.

 

Emma Burns of Sybil Colefax & John Fowler

If we were in the market for a quintessentially English cottage Emma Burns of legendary British decorating institution Sybil Colefax & John Fowler is the woman we would want to decorate it. Take her own house (below) as a case in point.

 

Robert Kime

Robert Kime is one of the country’s most eminent decorators and has worked on homes for numerous members of the Royal family including Prince Charles. Known for his eclectic schemes that make formal rooms livable and inviting, his signature look couples significant antiques with traditional textiles.

 

Ben Pentreath

Renowned for creating a distinctive, playful style that draws inspiration from historical interiors of every period and infuses them with a fresh modern sensibility, the architect and designer Ben Pentreath has worked on homes for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Could Harry and Meghan be next?

 

Adam Bray

Adam Bray’s work is luxurious, eclectic, unpretentious and based on a deep interest in comfort and practicality that we think could appeal to the stylish young couple.

 

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