We asked abigail ahern, style icon and author of colour and a girls. Whether dark or light colours take your fancy, youll find inspiration in abigails book colour shows. This book shows how to use colours in little bits or large chunks in all rooms in the house, from the bathroom to the hallway to the bedroom to the kitchen. Abigail ahern learn how to figure out your colour palette, to trust your instincts and identify your ideal shade the core colour that will make a home distinctly and beautifully yours. I detest a lot of purple paint colours blame it on a traumatic moment with a shade of aubergine in my early decorating days. Colour, how to banish beige and bold up your home by abigail. She is an influential tastemaker, and is highly acclaimed for her trendsetting designs that are synonymous with glamour, eclecticism and british humour. Find more info like this plus lots more in my book, colour.
How to get abigail aherns signature look in your home. Abigail encourages you to be brave with colour and pattern and to make a bold statement with your home. Signed copies of her new book, colour, are available through her website, or you can order your copy on amazon. Abigail ahern 1214 essex road, n1 8ln london, united kingdom rated 3. Im delighted shes written these tips for interiors addict and shared photos from her home, and her sister gemmas, with us. The abigail ahern palette is inspired by her time spent living in the states, more specifically manhattan and its hub of kafkaesque hangouts, unsanctioned street art and its hipster counter culture. I have lights in the wardrobe and good lighting in the bedroom i dont find that the paint colour affects it, its all about nailing the best lighting scheme. Release your dark side with our intoxicating colour range. Apr 01, 2015 learn how to use colour to transform your home with this hip, hands on guide by one of the uks hottest designers, abigail ahern, owner of atelier, one of londons best interiors shop. Her trend setting designs are synonymous with glamour, eclecticism and wit. Also yes paint the doors the same colour ive done exactly as you say with one colour one side and one the other. Abigail aherns top 10 tips for decorating with colour home beautiful.
Drawing on her palette of inky, swampy, bottomofthelake hues, easyonthe eye neutrals and intoxicating brights, abigail reveals how to build a room through colour, showing how to up the ante with accents and focal points, layer lighting, add drama through accessories, and play around with paint, fabric and pattern. Learn how to use colour to transform your home with this hip, hands on guide by one of the uks hottest designers, abigail ahern, owner of atelier, one of londons best interiors shop. Colour abigail ahern the coolest decorator on the planet the times. Bedding heaven koala abigail ahern cushion made for debenhams teal. See more ideas about abigail ahern, wooden brush and color schemes. Color inspiration, beautiful homes, budgeting, abigail ahern, colour, house of.
However some people will find some images heavily edited or darkened which is a pro, besides which i thoroughly enjoyed reading it and look forward to using the inspirational images in the future. Its the perfect coffee table tome and packed with some of the coolest, most inspiring interiors from around the world all with a bold and ballsy fresh approach to colour. The decorator, whose clients include emma watson, robert downey jr and the vatican, is on a mission to banish beige. A public service announcement for my london design superfans. It is the cheapest and most transformative thing you can do to a space. Check out her blog for more tips and inspiration, or get your hands on one of her books. This decorating book is well laid out with not too much text but distilled enough to inspire. Also yes paint the doors the same colour ive done exactly as you say with one colour one side. Im a little obsessed with it ive painted my kitchen, bedroom and the back of my store in crosby.
Once youve converted to the dark side, its impossible to go back, says ahern, whose range of paints she calls them bottomofthelake hues. Craig and rose abigale ahern range colour tester this was the sample sent to beth langdon before it was accepted into the main production of abigail ahern products. Damson this is the most beautiful, deep dark bruised fruit shade. Colour by abigail ahern, 97818494958, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Colour wise this book colour by abigail ahern is one that you dont want to miss to get inspired by and. This book is definitely for people who like to decorate on the dark side, although she does talk about decorating with neutrals but there is only a small section. Delivering handson designer expertise in brilliant, bitesize chunks, colour is the perfect guide if you want to introduce colour into your home but dont know where to start or are scared of taking the plunge. Firstly, all the colours featured are mostly dark schemes, because as the author herself states she loves dark hues, and black in particular. I cover this in a lot of detail in the book, because choosing colour is so personal and instinctive so.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Ahern message is to experiment with color on walls, layer with texture and break all the color rules. A lot of dark colored walls and every room really does look so beautiful, complex and original. Nov 01, 2016 december 12, 2016 abigail ahern reply. This is designer abigail ahern s clarion call to forsake the ubiquitous white interior and get down and murky dirty with a palette of dark green, tobacco, inky blacks and varying shades of muddy sludge. Crosby is an emotive, regal colour, brown with undertones of pink. Abigail ahern on how to use colour in your interior design at. Abigail ahern colour is published on 23 april 2015. Whatever colour you paint the walls the ceiling has to be the same colour abigails non negotiable, this includes the coving, doors and frames too. Apr 22, 2015 the interior designer abigail ahern left has written a new book about colourful style ethos right colour by abigail ahern quadrille.
Using colour well is the most effective way of transforming a room, having a dark neutral colour on the wall is a great backdrop looks fab in this house. Transform your home 9781849496681 ahern, abigail, atkinshughes, graham on. Designer abigail ahern is recognised for her enchanting take on interiors. How to banish beige and bold up your home by abigail. Her trend setting designs are synonymous with glamour, eclecticism. Recently ive been flicking through the wonderful book colour. Discover book depositorys huge selection of abigail ahern books online. Abigail ahern for sale in uk 19 used abigail aherns. Choose a new hue abigail shares the inspiration behind some of the most unexpected shades in her collection. As you all know, im a huge fan of brit abigail ahern and her bold, unconventional interior style, which tends to break every rule in the book, with gusto. Designer, style maven and author abigail ahern is recognised amongst design aficionados and devotees alike for her enchanting take on interiors. Love love love abigail aherns work and off to her colour workshop on wednesday evening which should be packed full of her brilliant colour advice poppy 9th may 2015 at 7. Shop now with up to 50% off including modern classics and contemporary designs accessories, that literally raise th. How to get abigail aherns signature look in your home fads.
I live in chippenham monkton park if you want to collect. Strong and reassuring, our paint hues have the power to animate your home, adding instant glamour to whatever it touches. Buy colour by abigail ahern from waterstones today. With abigail s insider knowledge, you can effortlessly turn something cheap from the high street into a unique and luxurious focus piece. Using colour well is the most effective way of transforming a room, having a dark. Ive been a fan of abigail aherns style since discovering her first book. Cosy apartment, abigail ahern, take you home, little black books, large. The book is a colour bible of sorts, but its not your basic howto guide that you see on the shelves. Totally paint the ceiling the lower the ceiling the more important it is to paint them the same colour as the walls you will love it promise. With the help of this lovely read it has made us more confident to use bold colours withing our showrooms. Colour or perhaps color as i should be saying for the us is my biggest, fattest, most fabulous book yet. Inside abigail aherns alice in wonderlandstyle london.
If you like eclectic dark jaw dropping mysterious interiors this is the book for you. Transform your home and discover our eclectic mix of colours to create a space youll never want to leave. Its a much bigger, fatter tome than my previous books, packed with my top tips for bold colours. See more ideas about abigail ahern, interior and dark interiors. Shop the coolest interiors and find oodles of decor and design inspiration from abigail ahern go faux it. Abigail ahern shares her top advice for using colour. The book itself is very welldesigned and would make a great coffee table addition, but the content i did not like. She is an influential tastemaker, and is highly acclaimed for her trendsetting designs that are synonymous with glamour. Abigail ahern on how to use colour in your interior design. This is designer abigail aherns clarion call to forsake the ubiquitous white interior and get down and murky dirty with a palette of dark green, tobacco, inky blacks and varying shades of muddy sludge. See more ideas about abigail ahern, interior, interior design. Interior designer abigail ahern will be hanging out at anthropologie regent street from 6. Abigail aherns top 10 tips for decorating with colour home. Fantastic to see photographs i havent seen anywhere else.
Paris, left bank apartment in colour by abigail ahern. Abigail ahern interiors, design and decor inspiration. While taking risks with a bright or dark colour is second nature to me, i can. Explore flowers that will stay vibrant 24 discover design with a discount in our clearance edit. Whether dark or light colours take your fancy, youll find inspiration in abigails book colour shows how you can transform any room in your home. Learn how to figure out your colour palette, to trust your instincts and identify the ideal shade that will make a home distinctly and beautifully yours. Delivering handson designer expertise in brilliant, bitesize chunks, colour is the perfect guide if you want to introduce colour into your home but dont know.