Abigail Ahern shop - source:Instagram |
The day was crammed with loads of styling tips, decorating secrets and insider information, as well as a truly delicious lunch. Oh! - and I got to stroke her dogs!
I got to stroke Maud! Source:@archer.t.j.Instagram |
1. Dark rooms.
Abigail Ahern's house. |
Abigail Ahern's house. Source: Instagram |
I have one dark room in my house, painted Farrow and Ball 'Downpipe Grey'. I have ummed and ahhhhed about how to treat the ceiling, coving and ceiling rose for ages.
Downpipe Grey room in my house |
2. Focal points.
So once you've got your dark room, how do you treat it? Traditional interior design teaches us to create one focal point, usually the fireplace, and place your furniture and accessories around that. Abigail Ahern likes to break this rule (all of the rules, actually!) and create THREE focal points.
Abigail Ahern's house. Source: Instagram |
Even the dog adds texture and matches the colour palette at Abigail Ahern's house! Source: Instagram. |
Abigail Ahern's house is awash with lighting! There are huge, stunning chandeliers in every room and tons of lamps.
Abigail Ahern's house. Source: Instagram |
Abigail Ahern's house. Source: Instagram. |
So, that was three new things I learnt from the course. There was so, so much more, of course, and I haven't even mentioned her dreamy, magical garden.
Abigail Ahern's garden |
Would I recommend the course? Well, if you are already a fan and have read her books and blogs (I hadn't) then you probably won't learn a whole heap more. But the experience of actually meeting Abigail Ahern, wandering freely in her house and seeing her work in the flesh - I think it is definitely worth the cost. Oh yes, and did I mention, you also get to stroke her dogs!
Abigail Ahern's bathroom. You can wander freely around her house on the course! |
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