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Dixie Daydream: from drab static caravan to a bright Barbie-core holiday home

How we took a caravan from drab to fab
Project origins
A blank canvas
Playing with colour and patterns
Design inspiration
Wonderful wallcoverings
Waste not, want not
Sourcing products and materials
A dazzling transformation
Before: dining area
After: dining area
Before: living space
After: living space
Before: kitchen
After: kitchen
Before: ensuite bedroom
After: ensuite bedroom
After: ensuite bedroom
Before: twin bedroom
After: twin bedroom
Before and after: twin bedroom
After: design details
After: third bedroom
After: bathroom
Before: terrace
After: terrace
What's next for the design duo?
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The Style Producers

How we took a caravan from drab to fab

If you were asked to picture a staycation caravan on the south coast of England, you’d be forgiven for conjuring images of a cold holiday home with a drab interior, beige décor and old-fashioned furnishings. However, not all caravans lack personality, as stylists Cassandra Doyle and Diana Civil prove. Together, they turned a dowdy camper in Camber Sands, East Sussex, into a bold, ultra-stylish holiday let known as Dixie Daydream. Click or scroll to take a tour of their cool and colourful retreat and find out exactly how they did it...

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Jen Grimble

05 December 2023

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