Abigail Ahern's Blog

SMALL DESIGN STATEMENTS THAT WOW

I love drilling into pieces (especially if they are small) that elevate a space making it cooler, cosier and more inviting. So, I pay particular attention to details no matter how small. I create l...

THE PERFECT GALLERY WALL

I’ve written on this subject before about how I am a huge fan of personality laden interiors – ones that make your heart skip a beat and your pulse rate quicken. Art galleries are the most inexpens...

How to create a home library

I love the library in my house; it’s so snugged up my pad. You don’t need wall-to-wall bookcases housing tons of tomes, like I have though. Half my shelves are taken up with work or inspirational t...

How I changed the way I decorate

One of the coolest things I have ever done in my pad is to restrain the colour palette. As I’ve gotten older I’ve moved on from a funky slightly kitsch kind of vibe too supremely glam and sophistic...

How to recover from failure

Over the years in my business career, I have made or implemented decisions that have failed. Sounds odds right, I mean you would think that by now I should be quite good at what I do, its been, 12 ...

5 minute decorating details to transform a room

I love talking about details, little things that turn rooms from drab to fab in a Nano second. Flowers, plants, books, candles, objects, extremely personalised stuff that you’ve picked up on travel...

Some thoughts on Escapism

About a month ago I had the pleasure of opening my doors to the Gardener’s World team and the most fabulous, Joe Swift. I recall saying to Joe, more stressful and crazy my life gets, the more I loo...

BOUNDARY PUSHING SWEDEN

Gemma and I are off on our travels again very soon to Sweden in August. I am so excited and can’t wait to immerse myself into the super-trendy vibe that encompasses this amazing city. One place I h...

SMALL GARDEN IDEAS TO IMPRESS

As the summer is heating up, I have begun to rekindle the love for my garden space. As work gets more and more crazy now with the potential of opening stores in Shanghai, Gemma and I taking my Desi...

HOW TO BE AN INTERIOR DESIGNER

Is it just me or does everyone want to be an interior designer these days? I guess because it sounds like a super-glam job to get into, floating around the world, designing hotels, bars, private re...