- - I'm Kit Kemp, design director for Firmdale Hotels. Every room is like a painted canvas. It has to tell a story. Today we're at the Dorset Square Hotel, which was built on the site of Dorset Fields. Dorset Fields was the site of the first Lord's Cricket Ground. The cricket ground originally had been in Islington, but lots of gentlemen, who were part of the Conduit Club, complained because of the threat of highwaymen and thieves. So they felt that playing here at Dorset Fields would be a much safer bet, and Thomas Lord, with the help of Lord Winchelsea, set up the Lord's Cricket Ground as we know it today. Dorset Square Hotel was actually opened in 1985. It was our very first hotel, and it's really a Hotel de Charme. It's a little townhouse hotel, right in the centre of London. So of course with the cricketing history, we had to have cricketing memorabilia. Even as you come through the door, there's W.G. Grace, who is one of our most famous cricketers, standing there looking rather proud and Edwardian. As an interior designer, what can you do with a cricket bat? Well I think that we've covered most areas. There are some covered in newspaper. There are others that are made to look like a work of art, like a Mondrian. We've also made a huge fan of cricket bats, and many of them area actually signed by various cricketers themselves. Designing the hotel has been such a lot of fun, and there are so many cricketing details that have made it much more interesting. On the handles of the wardrobes, we've got tiny little cricket balls. All the rooms in the hotel are different, and lots of the rooms overlook the square. So you can actually take a key, and go into the garden, and sit in the gazebo on a very sunny day. The drawing room has two very large sash windows. These are regency-size windows. If you have light like this coming in, then everything is in your favour. There are the I Spy cartoons of famous cricketers, which are a timepiece in themselves. And also, there's a mix of new and old, and in here it's William the Fourth. I like William the Fourth because it's so strong. Within a room, it gives a little bit of might. The little touches of green add an interesting contrast in the room, with the walls of ointment pink. Inevitably it has to be Farrow & Ball. And against the ointment pink, we have pistachio-colored curtains, which is a fabric called Bookend, which I designed for Christopher Farr. I think by using contrast in the room, it just makes the room appear more lively. And then, one of my favourite artists, Paladino, is on either side of the fireplace, and his work is almost 3-D. It's coming at you from the wall. Downstairs, we have the Potting Shed, which is our restaurant and bar. The Potting Shed itself is painted green because I'm always thinking about the garden square. We've got the fabulous pictures by Peter Rocklin on the wall, which bring out the NCC colours. And on one of the walls, Peter Hone has made some beautiful architectural detailing, which makes a very interesting collection. On the back wall of the restaurant, we have all of Martha Freud's pots, and they light up with cricketing sayings. There are lots  of cricketing sayings. For example, "how to cure a cricketer's red nose, drink 'til it's purple." "You can cut the tension with a cricket stump." And of course, Richard Bernard's famous quote, "That's a contradiction in terms." I think Dorset Square Hotel is a little secret gem in London. It's just around the corner from everything, but it's also got that historic feel. I'm not really keen on themed hotels, but cricket is so English that we felt that we could represent and contribute a little bit towards it. So, this is our little tribute to Lord's and to this part of London.