Heart Home magazine Issue 11 March 2014 | Page 16

The rest of the house is a testament to her honed design skills. Each room flows beautifully from one to the other, with the paint subtly changing from one (dark) shade to another. You might think that this consuming palette swallows the beautiful period features. Quite the opposite. In fact, you probably notice them even more. Abigail’s collection of furniture, objects and paintings is almost museum worthy, and they totally own the space. The walls create the perfect backdrop, rather than acting as the feature. Beautiful tan bar stools, a huge life-size angle poise lamp covered in purple felt, a concrete chair, industrial cabinets, ornate chandeliers and big mirrors are just a few of her treasures that fill the space (and most are available through her shop). 17