Wealden Times | WT231 | August 2021 | Adding value to your property supplement inside

Above: Beatrice’s shop, Ode Interiors, is in Hastings Old Town. “I sell pieces by known names, vintage and current – including John
Alfredo.” She is now also turning those sourcing skills into specific interior design projects, furnishing and decorating spaces for clients
In the spaces on either side of the chimney breast are
stand-alone metal shelves by German company Vitsoe.
The 606 universal shelving system was designed by
Dieter Rams in 1960 and has been made ever since.
What strikes me is that in a very pleasing chime, they are
hung on the walls, just as so many of John Alfredo’s pieces
are, so they sit inside the spaces on either side of the chimney,
rather than filling them, giving them a sense of lightness.
In between them there is a small square niche,
painted black – with the same repeated on the chimney
breast in the kitchen, linking the two areas.
In a very clever bit of Beatrice’s sourcing, the run of
black kitchen cabinets – by a German kitchen company –
was found on eBay, an ex-display set up. She ordered the
stainless worktop, with its pleasing integral sink, from a
specialist company that makes them for professional kitchens.
The result of another of her so fruitful online searches.
The chimney niche on the left is filled by a John
Alfredo cabinet, with another of his very appealing burr
handles, and on the other side the space is filled with
an unapologetically functional large steel refrigerator,
with no fussy attempt to conceal what it is.
When everything else in the space is so interesting
and elegant, with a table by John Alfredo, Model 75
teak dining chairs by Niels Møller for J.L. Møllers
Møbelfabrik, a mid-century pendant light and a bold
artwork of Little Richard by Turner Prize-winning
artist Mark Leckey, the fridge holds up just fine.
That’s how confidence in decorating works.
Address Book:
To find out more about Ode Interiors, visit odeinteriors.com
John Alfredo Harris jaharris.co.uk
Ann Carrington anncarrington.co.uk
Roland Jarvis rolandjarvis.com
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