Meet one of London’s Top Dogs of Interior Design:

 

Abigal Ahern

 

Abigail Ahern & Welsh Terrier Maud

Image: Todd Selby

  

…and the Interior Designer’s side-kick, a Welsh Terrier named Maud.

  

When Mercedes Benz TV comes-a-calling, you know you’re at the top of the Dog pile.  Check out Todd Selby Meets Abigail Ahern, a new Benz “Style Video” here.

  

Abigail’s killer platforms should give you a clue to her style.  Her interiors have an edgy, rock-in-roll vibe with a strong vintage accent.

 

 

 Welsh Terrier + Abigail.  Image: Abigail Ahern

  

Alice in Wonderland must have been the Ahern’s favorite read as a child.  When you see her designs, you feel as if you’ve fallen down the rabbit hole. 

 

Abigail Ahern is the Mad Hatter of proportion…she turns scale completely on its head.

  

Greyhound Lamp. Image: Graham & Green

 

Remember the decorator’s rules for selecting a lamp shade?

 

The shade you select for your lamp should have a diameter that’s about 2” plus or minus the height of your lamp base and should have be about 1/2” to 1” taller than the length of the lamp’s harp measurement.   

 

 How to Select a Lamp Shade. Images: ALS

 

Fugetaboutit.

 

Abigail Ahern plays by her own whimsical set of rules:

 

 Poodlicious. Image: Abigail Ahern

  

 

“I think good taste is all very wonderful, but without a bit of whimsy, it becomes too uptight.  That is what I really hate about interiors…when they’re all designed just so.  It makes me cringe.  I want that bit of whimsy and quirk to lighten the mood.”

Interior Designer Abigail Ahern

 

  

Here’s her design philosophy in a nutshell:

 

 

Capone the Bulldog. Image: Abigail Ahern

 

Lighten up, have some fun…Don’t take decorating so seriously.

 

Just take a look at Abigail Ahern… the shady lady is having the time of her life!

 

 Designer & Dog. Image: Todd Selby

  

 

Elle Decoration magazine named her shop, Atelier Abigail Ahern, “one of the coolest places to shop in the UK.”

 

 

With all of the fabulous places to shop in London alone, I’d say that’s quite an endorsement.

 

 

Shopping Hounds. Image Elle Decoration

  

 

Abigail says her funky collection of lamps is all about the juxtaposition of the “teeny-tiny frou-frou shades made in Paris from the finest taffeta with our rather butch-looking collection of animals.”

 

 

Bulldog Lamp.  Image: Abigail Ahern

  

Abigail goes on to say. “They instantly make me smile.”  Indeed.  At $995 a pop, the Bulldog should make her smile.

 

 

Here’s the latest Puppy to join the Interior Designer’s pack of lamps:  

 

Bull Terrier, Mungo.  Image: Abigail Ahern

  

There’s more to the glam, rock-n-roll designer’s Dog Collection than mod lamps.

 

 

Artist Russ Lewis created a series of Adopt Me miniature artworks for Abigail’s home décor collection.

  

 

Actually, the Dog prints are titled Adopt Moi and the collection includes a Poodle, Bulldog, and Dogs named Nosey Parker & Tough Boy.

  

 

 Adopt A Dog.  Image: Abigail Ahern

 

 

You can check out Abigail Ahern’s Dog lamps at one of the coolest places to shop in New York City:

 

Maison 24.

  

 

You’ll find the store at Park Avenue & 58^th.

  

 

Bulldogs at Maison 24.  Image: Habitually Chic

  

Don’t worry if you can’t make it to New York.  Maison 24 has a cool website, too.

  

Just knock on the black & white Dorothy Draper inspired front door and tell ‘em the Interior Design Hound sent you.

  

If you’re a Hip Hound, you’ll love it!

  

Later, I’ve got to let the Dog out,

 

 

Don’t forget to enter the Designer Dog (or cat) Bowl GIVEAWAY by ModaPet! 

Check out how to enter here.

  

You’ll find more information about the Dog-loving Interior Designer Abigail Ahern and her collection of furniture, wallpaper, home accessories, artworks & Dog lamps here.