{"id":28953,"date":"2025-04-18T01:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T01:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/28953\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T01:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T01:11:10","slug":"an-edinburgh-townhouse-by-designer-robert-kime-lists-for-3-8m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/28953\/","title":{"rendered":"An Edinburgh Townhouse by Designer Robert Kime Lists for $3.8M"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFor admirers of the decorative handiwork of the late and lauded Robert Kime<\/a>, opportunities like this don\u2019t come along often. Set on Royal Terrace\u2014one of Edinburgh<\/a>\u2019s most notable streets\u2014a 19th-century Georgian townhouse<\/a> has just hit the market with Knight Frank for \u00a32.95 million (about\u00a0$3.9 million<\/a>). In recent years, the dwelling was thoughtfully redesigned in collaboration with the British decorator, the go-to tastemaker for King Charles III going back to at least the 1990s, who over the decades zhuzhed several royal residences, including Highgrove House and Clarence House.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Edinburgh home was originally built in the 1820s by celebrated Scottish architect William Henry Playfair and stretches across four floors with a self-contained two-bedroom apartment on the garden level. The main living areas are located on the ground and second floors, offering expansive reception rooms, intricate plasterwork, and rich period details that have been carefully restored and elevated under Kime\u2019s discerning eye and commitment to authenticity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: <\/strong>A Carpenter Who Rebuilt St Paul\u2019s Cathedral Built This $6.5 Million London Townhouse<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Robert<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tThe house showcases elaborate plasterwork, parquet flooring, and huge windows.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnight Frank<\/p>\n

\n\tStep through the barrel-vaulted entrance hall\u2014an architectural showstopper in its own right\u2014and you\u2019re instantly transported. The first-floor drawing room spans the entire width of the home and features three sash-and-case windows framing treetop views. A marble fireplace anchors the space, where tapestries line the walls, and the decor nods to both Georgian formality and Kime\u2019s layered, storied style.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tUpstairs, five bedrooms offer a softer mood. The principal suite includes a dressing room and an en suite bath with a solid marble tub. And out back, a beautifully terraced garden leads directly to Regent Gardens, a private oasis with tennis courts, a playground, and acres of greenery. A one-bedroom mews house with a triple garage is also available by separate negotiation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Robert<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tThe primary suite includes a dressing room and an en suite bathroom with a solid marble tub.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnight Frank<\/p>\n

\n\tKime, who passed away<\/a> in 2022 at the age of 76, was known for his deep knowledge of antiques and textiles, and his path to design was anything but conventional. He began as an antiques dealer while studying medieval history at Oxford, selling finds out of his college rooms. His love of travel\u2014through Egypt, Turkey, France, and beyond\u2014informed a lifelong habit of collecting. Though he resisted the title of interior designer, his projects became quietly iconic. Among his international commissions were Tory Burch\u2019s home in the French countryside and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s New York City apartment, as well as projects for the Duke of Beaufort and brewery heiress Daphne Guinness.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tClick here<\/a> to see more photos of the Edinburgh townhouse.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Robert<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKnight Frank<\/p>\n

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