Surrey Homes | SH41 | March 2018 | Fashion supplement inside

Above: There is a Velux window over the kitchen table to
bring in even more light, to this central part of the house. The
extending wall lamp is a flea market find. Atlanta and Dave
found the stools in Hastings and the console cupboard is an old
factory piece Left: The clock is from IKEA
pretty and thematic, but that doesn’t happen here, as
the ‘pale and interesting’ style has a definite edge to it.
Dave and Atlanta often use factory furniture and rough,
unfinished materials alongside smooth and delicate.
“Metal has good textures,” says Dave. “It has rough
and smooth together and a worn down, lived-in look.”
The master bedroom is a case in point here. It is a
pretty room with French doors opening out onto the
garden, so you can lie in bed looking out at the view.
The delicate French shutters and twinkly chandelier are
carefully offset by some utilitarian bedside cabinets - the
interiors version of wearing a lacy dress with DMs.
The exciting news is that the Pale & Interesting shop
is moving to bigger premises in Rye’s Landgate Street
this spring; this will enable them to sell bigger pieces like
the cabinets and more furniture in general – and give us
all a chance to try and emulate their signature style.
It is clear that Atlanta and Dave genuinely care for
furniture and objects and the stories they have to tell.
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