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ATELIER Abigail Ahern
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A weekly peek into my current design tastes and all that’s hip and happening with a focus on fab new design, must have products, plus the most influential homes, places and faces
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How to create rooms that you love

Before getting onto creating rooms that you love I must say the biggest thank you to everyone for their comments of encouragement yesterday, thank you, thank you it means so much, I shall keep you po...

4 h ago

Falling in love

Today I’m feeling a little bit sick, not ill, just that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you’re feeling a little out of your comfort zone. I shall explain, last week potter...

1 day ago

Outdoor living

Big huge thank you to all of those who attended the master classes these last few days, it was a fabulous weekend full to the brim of inspiration and I am always so inspired and animated having spent...

2 days ago

Style for less

Today and tomorrow we’re throwing open the doors of the house, for my master classes on how to break the design rules. The weather is beautiful so lunch in the garden is must, still have to zoo...

5 days ago

Pushing boundaries

No time for yabbering or chewing the fat this morning regrettably, time as they say is of the essence. Its a little past 5.30am and I have to be out the door at 6.00 (off to the dreaded bikram misera...

6 days ago

Colour made easy

Apologizes for the lack of post yesterday it was a toss up, write blog, or go to bikram yoga? I opted for the yoga sorry guys wish I hadn’t as I hate hate hate it. No chance of that today however. I ...

23 may 12

Transitional spaces

You know you’ve hit a few problems when you are brushing your teeth in the mirror and suddenly you start to resent the time it’s taking. You start doing deals in your head about how to shortcut...

21 may 12

My fail safe receipe for creating the perfect interior

I make lists. This is my current one to be implemented really within the next few days unlikely as that will be! Finish planting back garden Order wicker planters for flat roof and figure out what so...

18 may 12

Deck the Halls

Stay with me on the title for a mo if you don’t mind! Today 3 tall, extremely tall bay trees arrive for the back garden. How they will go thru the house we don’t know (crane possibly), as...

17 may 12

Masterclasses coming to NYC

Lots to talk about this morning, first up I’m off to NYC in about a months time and have decided to hold some masterclass out there, as we are continually asked to hold them Stateside. As my sc...

16 may 12

Keeping it Personal

We brought trees. Not many, even though I need a forest at the end of the garden just 3. Big bay trees with bushy untidy heads (not unlike my hair) which stand super tall, grow to over 12 meters and ...

15 may 12

Thank you

Hugest thank you to all those that attended the classes at the Design School over the last 3 days, it was a amazing few days spending time with so many creative, passionate people and yabbering about...

14 may 12

Designing with attitude

Wow guys thank you yesterday for all your comments on classes. Retail and Finishing Touches are the leaders by far so they will certainly go onto the agenda along with dates. Give me a few weeks to w...

10 may 12

Question

We are thinking of running some more courses over at the Design School as they are proving rather popular so I came up with the following, listed below. What do you guys think? Some of these will run...

09 may 12

A wedding in Sierra Leone

Our flowers have gone all over the world, I kid you not. The British Embassy in the Vatican, wineries in California, A list Hollywood celebs, yachts in the Med and just recently to Sierra Leone for a...

09 may 12

Ditching snobbery

I brought a geranium. Does this mean: a) middle aged has set in big time or b) I’m going with this one by the way, I’m ditching the snobbery attached to them and embracing them. I should ...

08 may 12

Emotive interiors

New regime, no coffee the moment I get up instead orange juice and banana as I am off to another Bikram class in 20. Hated, hated it but I’ve decided I have to do at least 5 classes before pull...

04 may 12

Staff required

Forgive the rather formal post this morning, the business is expanding at such a rate that we’re all a bit over whelmed and so need more staff. The positions we are looking to fill are part tim...

03 may 12

Flower Power

Morning, I should be on my way to Bikram yoga right now but I’ve missed the slot so contemplating going for a later class. Not particularly looking forward to it since I’m much more of a ...

02 may 12

Forget about the Joneses

I may have mentioned the other day what a drag it is to water the garden by hand (a la watering can) due to our hose pipe ban. Since that day its barely stopped raining so as appreciative as I am I w...

01 may 12

Thank you

The hugest thank you to all who attended my Design School which launched this weekend. Had an amazing time yabbering about interiors and hanging out with two groups of very inspirational women. Gem m...

30 apr 12

Design School Launches Today

5.21 am, been up and about for a good few hours but breaking for a coffee and a quick little chat with you guys. Forgive yesterdays lack of post we didn’t stop from dawn until dusk and although...

27 apr 12

Yabberings

Fabulous day yesterday at the antiques market found tons of stuff here’s my list: 2 armchairs, 6 chairs for the school, 1 rug, 1 funny little painting, 3 sheepskins (could have brought 10) they...

25 apr 12

On the hunt

4.30 am and its another crazy one today. We’re all off to an antiques market if I can get anyone out of bed, there are alot of moans and groans on all fronts I can tell you. First off to the st...

24 apr 12

Fabulous press and some yabbering

Crazy weekend where we woke at 5 and didn’t stop until 7 and probably sat down all of 30mintues both days. Have we finished? Nope, but we’ve turned a corner, I’ve had to eliminate ...

23 apr 12

News of the day

Sorry for the lack of post yesterday it was an early one in the store as a 10 foot old looking (but new) pharmacy unit arrived with a zillion little compartments to house all our accessories in, so ...

20 apr 12

Adding interest

Have to type doubly fast this morning as its a crazy day with much to do, coupled with the fact that the shower’s busted and the Merc has completely broken down, so baths and public transport a...

18 apr 12

Using your own creativity

The fab thing about adding vintage pieces to a scheme (and I’m talking clothes and interiors here) is that you get to create a look that is completely unique and a one off. I’m often ask...

17 apr 12

Talking hallways

Things are cranking up big time on the DIY front with less than 2 weeks to go until the first Design Classes start its all hands to the pumps. This weekend we actually started work on the schoolroom...

16 apr 12

Packing a punch with wallpaper

Forgive the mix up on the days in yesterday’s post. Thought it was Wednesday when it was Thursday, today feels like Monday when it’s actually Friday don’t know where I am. Barely slept Mu...

13 apr 12

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