Abigail Ahern's Blog

MY BEDROOM MAKEOVER

Recently I revamped my bedroom. It’s been one of those slightly awkward rooms that has never completely worked for me before. It’s always been OKish but never the snug cocoon I’ve envisaged and rea...

GOTHIC DECOR INSPIRATION FOR HALLOWEEN

Getting into the Halloween spirit today, with a bit of gothic glamour! Don’t panic, I’m not asking you to cover the place in black and orange streamers, or to have plastic novelty monster masks on ...

MY EARLY DAYS OF DECORATING

Hi there, today I thought I’d share my memories of my very first home, and my thoughts on style evolution. Learning your own style is really important I reckon. I really do believe that decorating ...

HOW TO PULL OFF DECORATING WITH PATTERN

I say this a lot: prints add pizazz to a space. They’re like the spices of decorating – just enough enlivens any room, but too many can quickly be overwhelming and ruin the whole dish, er room! A r...

How to do relaxed rustic in the city

Even though I live in a city (a pretty busy one at that) I want my place to be as peaceful, cosy and friendly as possible. I’m quite obsessed with creating calm, soothing interiors connected to nat...

GETTING READY FOR THE NEW SEASON

We’re bidding adieu to summer and embracing autumn with a new collection so you’ll see lots of changes here at AA. Our first drop has just landed with our own label collection landing a few weeks l...

GOLDEN DESIGN RULES

Hi all, today I’m introducing a few of my golden design rules. Also we’re going very zen… let me explain. So after my majorly stressful last few weeks I’m trying to restore something a bit like a w...

HOW TO BEGIN ANY INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECT

You don’t have to be a designer to have the coolest pad in town – you just have to begin to think like a designer, with all the tips, tricks, tools and insider knowledge. Luckily you’ve got me and ...

HOW TO BECOME YOUR OWN INTERIOR DESIGNER

Decorating isn’t easy – if it was everyone would have a fabulously cool interior right? Skill is involved. Even (or especially) when it looks super easy and effortless, it isn’t. But that is not to...

Unexpected styling tips

The hugest thank you for all your amazing comments about our new store. The team and I have been blown away by the response. We’ve been utterly overwhelmed, flattered and delighted to be honest be ...