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The bathroom with its bathtub used to be strictly utilitarian but during the last few years the bathroom has become a major feature of the home and a definite style statement. The bathroom has become an important room whether it is a candlelit retreat where you pamper yourself in a fragrant bubble bath and scented oils while playing soft music and enjoying a glass of champagne.
Chaise Longues are luxurious pieces of furniture, originally used as ornamental items and as a day bed where the lady of the house could take a quick nap in the afternoon. The only way to get comfortable on a chaise longue is to lie back on it. It is said that Ian Fleming, of James Bond fame, would settle back in his chaise longue at his home in Goldeneye, Jamaica to dream up his stories.
A chaise longue usually measures around 6ft, so there is plenty of room to stretch out. Victorian chaises have a shapely serpentine shape and Regency couches are recognised by their attractive carved scroll ends. Both are the epitemy of elegance, and with a bolster cushion tucked under your neck you’re ready to kick off your shoes and settle back. Nowadays, the antique chaise longue is more often used as a decorative piece, with the modern soft sofa being preferred for the afternoon siesta.
Decorative wood ware has been made around Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells since the 1660s but the best known are the mosaic designs developed there in the 19th century.
Local legend has it that in 1606, on discovering the spring that gave birth to Tunbridge Wells, Lord North borrowed a small bowl for tasting purposes. That bowl is said to have been one of the earliest documented pieces of Tunbridge Ware.