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hen it comes to interiors,
‘stylish’ is often synonymous
with understated, minimal
and homogenous. So much
so, that scrolling through
interiors hashtags on Instagram serves up
square after square of claw-foot baths,
sanded floorboards and subway tiles.
Nice, but not that inspiring. Enter Polly,
Jim and Big Bit Margate.
“Big Bit has been spawned from my
shop, Little Bit, both of which are inspired
by our bright and colourful seaside town,
Margate,” laughs Polly. The pair opened
Little Bit in the summer of 2017 and,
being a beacon of colour, drew like-
minded colour lovers through the door.
“That really helped me to realise what a
therapeutic a ect all that impactful colour
was having on myself and others,” Polly
explains. “So, we wanted to push it even
further with Big Bit by making a space
that people can stay in. We would never
have gone for a magnolia blob, but the
extremes we went to for it were spurred
on by knowing we weren’t alone in our
passion for colour!”
Magnolia blob this isn’t. Instead, Big
Bit is a joyful, exuberant apartment
designed specifically with fun in mind.
“Jim and I both grew up watching Fun
House and are of that generation that first
got thrown into giant ball pits as kids.
We felt that adults should be allowed the
same sort of magical space to play and
escape in, something completely unlike
the day-to-day spaces we generally find
ourselves in.”
Big Bit is a world away from the bland,
neutral interiors that feature so heavily inBIG BIT IN MARGATE IS A
JOYOUS RAINBOW APARTMENT
DESIGNED FOR FUN
Words: LOTTIE STOREY
Photographs: RACHAEL SMITH