Abigail Ahern's Blog

We’re having a party

Tomorrow evening between the hours of 6-9pm in conjunction with Heal’s we’re getting into the festive spirit and throwing a party. Gem will be showcasing her amazing wreaths (you can see a selectio...

HOW TO SET TRENDS, NOT FOLLOW THEM

I thought for today’s biz column it would be interesting to drill into the three main attributes that has made my company stand out from the herd so to speak. The idea being to inspire you guys esp...

How to increase sales through visual merchandising

When you open a bricks and mortar store you have to start getting business savvy from the get go. As in you’ll be needing to calculate and focus on what your sales are per square footage are. By th...

South Africa

Bit of a funny inside-out House Crush, this one. Because although this South Africa pad is pretty cool inside, let’s face it it’s all about the garden here. I’m the hugest fan of using your outdoor...

Making a first impression

Come along to any of my Design Classes and you’ll hear me talk about entranceways and halls for quite a while. Oh and before I forget next year regrettably I’m doing fewer design classes – with the...

Lighten up your outdoor space

Outdoors spaces can be tricky to get right. Style them up like any other room in your home with lighting, furniture and accessories to set a curated style all ready to host your outside gatherings...

Why content is your secret weapon in improving sales

I’ve been in store since 4.30 this morning. Jet lag woke me early, and I was so bored of just lying there that I got up and went in to change things up a bit. If you own your own business improving...

Style Showdown: Urban vs Rustic

Have you noticed lately that cities seem to have embraced rustic style big-time? Bit of a contradiction perhaps but everyone from little corner shop cafes in my ‘hood to bigwig retailers and tons o...

Don’t let these things stop you

It’s Friday so that must mean another long haul flight to endure to another part of the globe. Just as well as I love flying (NOT)! Last weekend India, this weekend Hong kong. Gem and I are signing...

HANG OUT AT MARIA’S

  A quick word from me before I hand over to Maria to give you a tour of her house. Yesterday Maria was fighting the corner for the maximalists in my minimalist vs maximalist post. I wanted to show...