Abigail Ahern's Blog

HOUSE CRUSH: PARIS BRIGHTS

This one is an oldie but a goodie. When I was working on Decorating with Style, I was lucky enough to get to shoot the home of Jean Christophe Aumas. It’s got Paris chic down to a tee – despite bei...

It’s not all about the money

How do you create an empire, a million dollar business that is globally respected, makes money and continues to grow and expand? Put yourself into business school perhaps, train up on certain skill...

HANG OUT AT MAREN’S

Hi everybody, today’s House Crush is a real treat! Welcome to the quirky, colourful creative world of Maren Ingeborg Gråblomst. Maren lives in a house in Norway which is anything but ordinary… for ...

MY LOW-MAINTENANCE GARDENING TIPS

When I first moved into this pad I pulled all the old plants out bar a beautiful old lilac tree. Not being green fingered I pebbled the whole lawn planted a row of bamboo down one section and jasmi...

ULTIMATE BATHROOM INSPIRATION

Bathrooms are usually the most neglected rooms when people do up their homes. Generally so sterile and boring, dull as ditchwater. Luckily there’s a really quick fix for boring bathrooms – pretend ...

CONCRETE COOL

I have been a lover of concrete forever. Selecting a poured concrete floor for my whole ground floor was the first decorating decision I made for this house. Read Abigail Ahern's blog post and find...

UNEXPECTED, INEXPENSIVE STYLING TRICKS

Before I kick start today’s post a super big thank you to my lovely Design Class on Saturday I had a blast so thank you guys for attending. You know that feeling when you walk into a room and it’s ...

3 TRICKS FOR MAKING SMALL SPACES SEEM BIGGER

Everyone who has a small space wants to maximise it to the hilt and make it work hard and look great. Yet because the room is small I find many people stop decorating too soon, and it just doesn’t ...

HANG OUT AT JANE’S

Morning everybody, today I’d like to introduce you all to the rather lovely house of Jane Ashton. Jane lives in an envy-inducing 17th century farmhouse, but it’s not at all a time warp or stuffy mu...

Layering your lair with flair

Anyone who has been to one of my Design Schools knows how obsessed I am about layers. No layers = no intrigue, simple as that. Layering is one of the most important components in the decorating puz...