Your home should tell a story of who you are and what you love. I adore glamour but with a sense of edgy cool at the same time so my pad pretty much reflects that. Its also relaxed and by that I mean there are lots of old pieces intermixed with luxurious pieces – nothing really matches and there is no ‘best’ space it all kind of flows – welcoming, comforting but glamorous. I also play with scale a lot (Alice in Wonderland being a big inspiration for me) and as baffling as it is for me to say scale (who knows why) is so underused. Yet when you start vamping it up or underplaying it – selecting pieces that are clearly to big or way too small for a space something magical happens. Start playing around and you will see exactly what I am talking about it adds another element altogether, a richness and powerfulness if you will. The story it tells (adding super sized or teeny tiny pieces and I’m talking in isolation not throughout) is that your home is sassy, fun, unique with an eclectic mix of juxtaposing shapes and styles. Chic but inclusive, unsnobby but fabulous. Like a great piece of art your home should evoke emotion and that emotion should change from room to room. Isn’t decorating fun hey!
Photography Graham Atkins Hughes
Super sized lamps add the wow factor without looking overwhelming and crazy, completely transforming the nook by the fireplace.
[...] Your home is a place of comfort, refuge and relaxation. A time for you to completely let your guard down without a care in the world as to what you look like or the clothes you’re wearing. It’s your special sanctuary from the worries of the world, but as much as those walls protect you when you need quality down time, this space should also tell a story of who you are and what you love when friends and family come to visit. This is how decorated UK atelier, Abigail Ahern feels when designing interiors. She draws upon the senses to create `constantly evolving emotive interiors’. In a recent blog post, Abigail chats about story telling as a means to inspire the interior decor of your abode by using her own home as an example. “I adore glamour but with a sense of edgy cool at the same time so my pad pretty much reflects that,” she states. Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Abigail loves to play with scale, she says `by selecting pieces that are clearly too big or way too small for a space something magical happens.’ “Start playing around and you will see exactly what I am talking about it adds another element altogether, a richness and powerfulness if you will.” For more on scale, read the full post here. [...]
Dear Abigail, have just seen the most fab photo after reading your entry on scale. Check out the blog Busy Being Fabulous, there is a photo (near the top, so you don’t have to search for ages) that nails what you are talking about – huge Alice in Wonderland legs against a tiny wooden door. You have given me a true love for the dark side, thank you so much, the least I could do is to pass this on.
Great thank you very much I shall certainly have a look x