Surrey Homes | SH41 | March 2018 | Fashion supplement inside

Top: Looking out onto the deck and into the garden, with light
pouring in from all sides. The gloriously patina-ed club chairs
and the cushions – made from grain sacks –are all from Pale &
Interesting. The flowing curtains – the essence of a summery
beach house feel – are antique linen sheets
retreat to their own rooms, or even go outside.”
The space is zoned into a sitting area and kitchen diner,
united by the uniform floor and the clever recycling of
the original ceiling, which has been used throughout
as accents to keep a sense of unity. The floorboards are
scaffolding planks, making them generously wide, sanded
and treated with a special Danish finish, involving lye – a
strong alkali used to bleach the planks and stop them
yellowing – and then several applications of white soap.
This gives a quiet, soft texture to the flooring, and it’s
easy to keep clean; all you do is wash it with more white
soap. Both items are for sale at Pale & Interesting.
The boards from the cabin’s ceiling have been reused
throughout the house to bring a rustic touch that contrasts
well with the smooth white of the walls and floor and
adheres to Dave and Atlanta’s belief in recycling and
reuse. This is a key part of their ethos and also integral
to a look that relies on a limited palette, especially whites
and pastels, because it is the contrasts in textures and
types of materials that provide colour and depth.
This is part of the philosophy lying behind the
relaxed, or uncontrived feel to the interior.
“It’s a bit like an outfit,” Atlanta explains, “you
don’t want to look as if you’ve tried too hard.”
It is quite an art – which they are masters of. Using
whites and pastels could easily make a scheme too
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