Pale and Interesting : Decorating with Whites, Pastels and Neutrals for a Warm and Welcoming Home

In Pale & Interesting, stylist Atlanta Bartlett and designer Dave Coote reveal their passion for decorating with a muted palette of subtle shades.

The look combines their creative approach with the reality of busy family life, resulting in a stylish yet comfortable home that’s easy to live in and easy on the eye. Atlanta and Dave start by taking a look at the design philosophy behind the look: Keep it Simple, Keep it Relaxed and Keep it Real. Next, in Putting It All Together, they map out the key elements of the look: Shades of Pale; Texture & Form; Mixing it Up; Waste Not, Want Not and Collecting. Finally The Rooms, takes a tour throughout the home, revealing how easy and enjoyable it is to live with chalky pastels, earthy natural tones, understated neutrals and muted vintage shades. Pale & Interesting shows how to tap into the look and draw on your own individual taste to create a fresh, light and airy home that’s a joy to live in, every single day.

Atlanta Bartlett is an interiors stylist whose trademark look is elegant and feminine yet accessible and easy-going and Dave Coote is a furniture and interiors designer well known for his quirky, retro style with an emphasis on reclaimed materials. The couple run an online boutique homeware store, www.paleandinteresting.com, and a location agency, www.beachstudios.co.uk. Atlanta and Dave live on Romney Marsh, Kent, with their four children: Indigo, Hogarth, Bluey and Honey-Rose. Atlanta is also the author of the internationally best-selling 'Easy Elegance' and 'At Home with White', and the co-author, with David Coote, of 'Pale and Interesting' (all published by Ryland Peters & Small).

Atlanta Bartlett is an interiors stylist whose trademark look is accessible and easy-going. Dave Coote is a furniture and interiors designer well known for his quirky, retro style with an emphasis on reclaimed materials. Atlanta and Dave live on Romney Marsh, Kent.