Abigail Ahern's Blog

CORNISH SIREN

I’ve been dreaming of the simpler life lately – a slower pace, an idyllic view, and a day or two out of the frantic scramble of work/life/London. It’s probably all a result of my crazy schedule, wh...

HOW TO STYLE YOUR OFFICE SHELVES

Anyone that knows me knows how important layers and vignettes are to all my schemes. I’m never going to be your minimalist kinda girl – maximalism, intrigue, art, objet and decorating to the max! T...

HOW TO CHOOSE THE PERFECT VASE

I have a question for you guys today – do you prefer narrow necked or wide necked vases? This is a toughie, and rather hard to choose as I love both. I’m a little obsessed with flowers (have you no...

CAREER TIPS FOR ANYONE WITH A DREAM

  Work your butt off It’s not glamorous, it’s gritty, it’s tough and you need nerves of steel but if you work hard things do happen. You’re never too old to rethink your career I coasted for a good...

ROSS CASSIDY FOR CB2

Hi guys, today I wanted to shine the spotlight on a really cool high street designer collaboration. I’m always excited to see affordable style on the high street, and CB2 are one of the best out th...

COMMON PAINT DILEMMAS

  I get questions all the time from people who are fully signed up to taking the plunge and going to the dark side, but are suddenly hit by a load of other dilemmas. Sure, you’re committed to paint...

MY QUICK GARDEN TRANSFORMATIONS

In my garden I’ve created lots of little zones with seating nooks, a fireplace and an outdoor kitchen on the patio. I’ve tried to create a magical effect of fairytale woods-meets-jungle style! It h...

SYMMETRY VS ASYMMETRY

Throughout the month I’ll be peppering the blog with snippets from my Design Schools, little AA takeaways if you will! These are a few of my favourite tips to add oodles of style to your pad. I’ll ...

OVERCOMING MENTAL ROAD BLOCKS

  When you run your own biz the pace is pretty frenetic – there’s the day to day to deal with not to mention longer term strategies. However as we all know businesses that are truly successful are ...

UPTOWN ELEGANCE

Speaking of uptown glam (as we were yesterday) here’s a house crush I’ve been sitting on for a while, meaning to share with you guys. It’s a 19th century NYC apartment owned by Jessica Chastain, an...