Inside Kate and William’s forever home: Princess is kitting out Forest Lodge in her preferred ‘classic contemporary style’ to create a ‘lovely but absolutely inoffensive’ look :

Inside Kate and William’s forever home: Princess is kitting out Forest Lodge in her preferred ‘classic contemporary style’ to create a ‘lovely but absolutely inoffensive’ look :

EXCLUSIVE: Inside Catherine & William’s NEW HOME : Princess Catherine Kits Out Forest Lodge in ‘Classic Contemporary’ Style, ‘Lovely But Absolutely Inoffensive’ Glow-Up Leaving Fans STUNNED

Inside Kate and William’s forever home: Princess is kitting out Forest Lodge in her preferred ‘classic contemporary style’ to create a ‘lovely but absolutely inoffensive’ look

As Kate and William settle into their ‘forever home’ at Forest Lodge with their three children, there will be much for them to admire in their new surroundings, including Venetian windows, marble fireplaces and a barrel-vaulted hall ceiling.

No wonder that Kate, a keen interior designer, is said to have ‘thoroughly enjoyed’ renovating the property, picking up much of the furnishings from high-end British brands.

The eight-bedroom home is twice the size of Adelaide Cottage, where the family lived most recently, giving the royal plenty of space to put her personal touch on.

And if their previous residences are anything to go by, the home will likely be kitted out in Kate’s signature ‘contemporary classic’ look – which has previously been described as ‘lovely’ and yet ‘completely inoffensive’.

It is understood that the Princess of Wales has dressed up her new home with opulent décor from Marina Mill, a company that specialises in hand designing and screen printing fabrics, costing upwards of £100 a metre.

The mill, which Kate visited in September, has supplied dozens of royal homes, including Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Highgrove and is world-renowned for the quality of its fabrics, as well as the fact that they still do everything by hand.

Kate has also been seen picking out a 24-seater dining table from a warehouse that specialises in antiques, indicating that the future Queen is hoping to host dinner parties at the property.

However, if Prince Harry‘s memoir Spare is anything to go by, Kate and William will ensure that their dream home also encompasses all the grandeur seen in their former residences.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are pictured in 2021 from one of their living rooms in their Kensington Palace apartment. Their home featured many family photos

It is thought that Kate and William may also make structural changes to the property. They previously moved the kitchen to the centre of the property in Anmer Hall, their country residence on the Sandringham Estate.

The 328-year-old Forest Lodge – which has six bathrooms – has undergone modest internal and external renovations, including new doors and windows, the stripping out of walls, renovated ceilings and new floors. It was last renovated in 2001 at a cost of £1.5million.

The Waleses have funded their move and refurbishment themselves and will be paying market rent to the Crown Estate.

And if their previous renovation of their apartment in Kensington Palace is anything to go by, their new surroundings will be furnished to the very highest standard.

In Spare, Harry, 41, described their Wiliam and Kate’s abode as ‘magnificent’ and said their lavish home left him and his wife, Meghan, 44, feeling ’embarrassed’ by their ‘cosy’ living quarters in the two-bedroom Nottingham Cottage.

‘The wallpaper, the ceiling trim, the walnut bookshelves filled with volumes of peaceful colours, priceless works of art. Magnificent. Like a museum.

The wall of Apartment 1A featured a historic 1655 oil piece, A Page with Two Horses by Aelbert Cuyp

‘We congratulated them on the renovation without holding back the compliments while feeling embarrassed of our Ikea lamps and the second-hand sofa we’d recently bought on sale with Meg’s credit card on sofa.com.’

Apartment 1A in Kensington Palace, which 20 rooms, was the Waleses’ main London home up until the summer of 2022.

The property was refurbished with £4.5million of taxpayers’ money in 2016 – although the couple footed the bill for fixtures and furnishing themselves.

Perhaps the Duke of Sussex’s museum comparison came from Kate and William’s love of paintings, which were scattered across their reception room walls back in 2016.

Pictures of their reception room were published when the Prince and Princess of Wales hosted former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle almost a decade ago.

On the wall, eagle-eyed fans spotted the 1655 piece, A Page with Two Horses by Aelbert Cuyp, raising the question of whether this historic canvas will follow them to their new home.

The Mail on Sunday art critic Philip Hensher said the painting, which is from the Golden Age of Dutch design, would particularly appeal to a History of Art graduate such as Kate.

There was also an unidentified landscape piece hung on the adjoining white wall, again, showing the Princess’s appreci
ation for creative skills.