Abigail Ahern's Blog

MY 2017 MAKEOVER PLANS – WHAT ARE YOURS?

This year I’m not procrastinating any longer when it comes to doing stuff on the house. Last year was so crazy I didn’t get to do anything on the list, but I’m determined that is not going to happe...

The importance of doing things differently

Happy New Year you guys, my very first post of January is a long one (just to warn) so you might need to pull up a pew and put the kettle on. I wanted to run you through a couple of threads, theme’...

LOOKING BACK ON 2016

This has been one crazy ass year. I think that’s safe to say of the whole year in general, but I feel I may not be qualified to talk about the whole wide world, so I’ll keep it to a year in the lif...

MY KIND OF CHRISTMAS

THE DECOR I get asked a lot about Christmas, what I do for it, do I enjoy it etc etc.  If you’re in retail like me you’re know that you never actually stop thinking about it. Well maybe for a month...

COMING OUT THE OTHER SIDE

I just wanted to give a shout out to you guys by saying a big huge thank you for bearing with me in the last crazy roller coaster few weeks. I haven’t always been able to answer every comment like ...

THE STORY BEHIND OUR NEW STORE

About 5 months ago hot on the heels of an inspirational trip to Paris I decided that we were moving stores. I had been turning the idea over for quite a few years but our own label products and the...

Designing for Debenhams: from sketch to store

When I first signed on the dotted line with Debenhams I had little to zero idea how well received my collection would be. Looking back to launch three years ago we actually sold out in four days of...

MUNGO & MAUD’S FAVOURITE LIVING ROOM SPOTS

I originally planned to talk cosy nooks and favourite comfy spots today. Maybe because I’m missing home while away in Asia – the days are fun but long and exhausting, and no hotel can make you feel...

WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A TRADE SHOW

I thought it might be fun for you guys to see what goes into doing a trade show. From the pre-planning and sketching phase to the getting there blank canvas stage to the finished result. In the beg...

Debenhams SS16

Each time I create a designers at Debenhams collection (or an own-label collection, for that matter!) it has to have three of my key ingredients: glamour, eclecticism and a touch of wit. For this s...