Abigail Ahern

Smooth as butter

An old favourite, reimagined in a light palette, Harkness Vapour has a beautiful tactile softness. Almost like velvet, it's smooth to the touch, making a really inviting focal point of your windows.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

I've designed the colour palette for this collection so every single fabric works with its counterpart. You'll never have to worry if one textile and fabric will go with another, it's very harmonious.

Cadillac Noir

Bold and beautiful, Cadillac will grab your attention like a screeching tyre on hot tarmac. Horizontal lines criss-cross waves of jagged chevrons, smudging and melting into each other to create an irresistible tension.

Cute and cosy

Since having @hillarysblinds blackout blinds fitted Larry seems to be sleeping more during the day. He can’t tell if I haven’t opened the curtains bless him. 🤣 I’m so glad I opted for the blackout lining which provides energy efficiency benefits by reducing heat loss but also helps with noise control. The layering of the Venetian blinds with the heavy curtains has created such a cosy feel, yet still allows for complete light control during the day. Did you know tilting your Venetian blinds upwards is the most effective way to keep heat in too!

Electric blinds make it easy

Lots of our customers tell us it’s the freedom and convenience that they love most about electric blinds. They are a super helpful solution if your windows are in awkward places like behind furniture, or high up out of reach. This electric Roman blind was the perfect solution for Charlotte - she doesn't have to lean over the table to open and close it, plus the addition of a thick interlining helps keep the room nice and cosy.

Charlotte Boyd

Interior Stylist

This is the sort of DIY job I hate doing so I was very happy not to be up the ladder with a drill! My Hillarys advisor made it look easy, no fuss, no stress, just a gorgeously dressed window.

Cosy up with curtains

Curtains are a great way to disguise the architectural details of a room, especially if you've got large expanses of glass. Curtains immediately soften any harsh lines and instantly make your space feel more cosy and intimate.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

Oriel Sepia is inspired by my travels to the deserts of the Middle East. It's a beautiful hue, perfect for autumn.

Colour me happy

When it comes to interior design, Gemma is all about maximalism and bold colour. In her spare room, she's gone for a Roman blind in Cadillac Noir, serving as a simple backdrop for the room's colourful accents, like the vibrant blue bookcase, wreath and wall art. It's the perfect space where relaxation and creativity can thrive in harmony.

Gemma Gear

Interior designer

The Roman blind in our spare room ties in with everything else we’ve done interiors-wise. It's from the Abigail Ahern collection and I love that you've got the option to add fringing - it brings a bit of personality, and a pop of colour. And the fact Hillarys do matching cushions makes the whole room feel complete.

Boucle is back

Bouclé is back and then some! This nubby, teddy-bear like fabric hits the sweet spot between soft and hard-wearing, adds visual texture and gives any room a cocooning vibe.

Laura

Hillarys Advisor

“Boucle is a naturally thicker and cosier fabric, so opting for a boucle blind might be a wise choice for the colder months.”

Tantalising textures

Our gorgeous fringing options come in a range of sublime shades. Pick out a subtle, coordinating hue, such as Minx, Kohl and Celeste, or add a shot of vibrant contrasting colour with Vixen, Soleil or Amour.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

Combine tantalising textures at your window to instantly take your space from drab to fab.

Cool Cadillac

This anarchic print is a great way to up the style stakes in your home. Subtle enough to fit in with any colour palette, but bold enough to create a standout finish. Choose one of our gorgeous fringing options from subtle, coordinating hues or shots of vibrant contrasting colour.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

I’ve added two new colours to the Cadillac range. It’s one of the game changing textiles because it adds such depth and intrigue to windows.

Tips and tricks

If you have lots of solid colour furniture, consider a patterned window treatment. A lively pattern like Wolfe Smoulder will add daring and spectacle to your space.

Nichol

No Abigail Ahern collection would be complete without fabulous faux, and Nichol is a selection of three faux-leather fabrics that have been introduced only as cushion covers. Mix and match these faux-leathers with the other fabrics in the collection for an effortlessly cool finish.

Cosy up

Inspired by the iconic rug, we've taken the berber influenced design to another level by reinterpreting it as a curtain or Roman blind. It’s a beautiful, soft texture and very tactile with a really intricate pattern that you find in so many Moroccan motifs.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

Texture is really fundamental to this collection – it adds such intrigue and depth and really turns rooms around.

Custom cushions

All of the fabrics and fringe detailing in the Abigail Ahern collection are available as cushion covers. Choose from a range of cushion sizes and shapes, including super size floor cushions, to create a laid-back interior that you'll long to lounge in.

Bring the catwalk to your windows

Abundant in weight, boucle curtains not only hang beautifully but offer acoustic absorption so perfect for bedrooms and street facing living spaces. From Coco Chanel’s world-famous jacket in the 1950s to curtains and cushions in the 2020s - boucle is back

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

It's really game changing when you add beautifully textural fabrics to your windows because they really soften everything.

Bring the catwalk to your windows

Oriel Sepia is a beautiful hue. Inspired by the deserts of the Middle East, the burnt caramel toffee shade is perfect if you're looking to inject a beautiful yet subtle dose of colour into your room.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

The biggest tip I can give you when styling this collection is to constantly repeat colours back at you. Whatever colour palette is hanging at your window, echo that in your accessories.

Lucien Dust curtains with Barrel lining

Like a praline dusted with sugar, the rich chocolatey hue of this coloured curtain lining provides a deliciously luxurious base for our shimmering Lucien Dust curtains.

Harkness Gasoline

This intoxicating collection, with its decadent range of textured and printed velvets, faux-leathers, tailored tweeds and crisp linen-look fabrics, perfectly reflects Abigail Ahern’s masculine, decadent and edgy style.

Fringing embellishment

Bring shots of vibrant colour into your interior with coloured fringing on cushion covers and on Roman blinds. From playful shades of vixen and amor to smoky kohl and heavenly celeste, the fringing choices have been carefully curated to perfectly complement the decadent fabrics in the Abigail Ahern collection.

Cley Donkey

This textured velvet adds an exciting dimension to your space. It's both understated and luxurious, super soft yet edgy.

Tips and tricks

Use a single unifying colour to bring together disparate styles and genres and create new and exciting combinations.

Cadillac Noir

Introducing a printed blind into your home can immediately make your place feel more personal and lively. Cadillac Noir works beautifully with any colour scheme from pale to dark.

Tips and tricks

Punctuate your space with shots of vibrant colour, lush greenery and intriguing textured surfaces to draw the eye around the room.

Harkness Gasoline

Create intense drama with dark walls and flooring punctuated with shots of vibrant colour and luxe metallics.

Fashion forward

Propelled straight from fashion into interiors we've given this military-inspired camouflage design an imaginative and subtle twist. In warm mid-tones the popular motif calls to mind soft, sandy beaches, the sea or the forest.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

The Camo fabric has a really subtle pattern, it’s tone on tone and adds pizzazz to any window.

Colette fringing

All of the Roman blinds in this collection are available with custom fringing. Choose your favourite combinations or opt for Abigail Ahern's recommended pairings.

Abigail Ahern Curtains Linings Dockyard Chimney Tanner and Tobacco

A choice of seven coloured blackout linings are available to complement the curtain fabrics in the Abigail Ahern collection.

Fringing combinations

For a really stand-out finish, try mixing and matching fringe colours on individual Roman blinds. Here we've chosen Colette Celeste for the two outer Roman blinds, with Colette Amour for the largest blind in the centre.

Sumptuously soft

Velvet window dressings immediately switch up the mood in a space, making it feel more luxurious, finished and beautiful. Add fringing for an even bolder look.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

Velvet is an incredibly cocooning and grounding fabric - it wraps up interiors in the squishiest fabric making you never want to leave.

Custom fringing

Every Roman blind in the Abigail Ahern collection comes with the option of fringing embellishment. Be brazen with Vixen, Soleil or Amour, or go for laid-back glamour with Kohl, Minx and Celeste.

Texture and pattern

Corduroy has made a welcome return to the catwalk that is settling back in to our homes. Its soft structure means the fabric is well-suited for blinds and curtains, with its characteristic vertical furrows making the material particularly exciting.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

I’m obsessed with the collection of cord textiles. It's a textile typically worn by academics but we've taken it to new heights.

Asaro Mink

This tantalising velvet print snakes across the fabric like a cobra sliding silently through a dusty desertscape. The diamond repeat pattern, overlaid with fade-out spots, creates a real sense of movement that’s seductively soft to the touch.

Cadillac Noir

Curtains are a great way to disguise the architectural details of a room, especially if you've got large expanses of glass. Curtains immediately soften any harsh lines and instantly make your space feel more cosy and intimate.

Pops of colour

This textured velvet adds an exciting dimension to your space. It's both understated and luxurious, super soft yet edgy. Fringing in Colette Vixen adds a fresh pop of red for a statement finish.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

The fabrics in this range are complemented by six custom fringe trims which can be used to embellish Roman blinds and cushion covers.

Harkness Gasoline

Bold, cosy and super chic, this statement-making fabric dresses a room up in the most luxurious of ways.

Abigail Ahern on mirrors

"I really play around with mirrors because they add depth, expand horizons and look really beautiful. I'm constantly pulling your eye in lots of different directions with reflection and with shimmer. It just looks really magical." Abigail Ahern.

Black it out

A choice of seven coloured blackout linings are available to complement the curtain fabrics in the Abigail Ahern collection for truly luxurious finish. Choose a lining in a similar tonal shade to complement your curtain fabric.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

A coloured curtain linings, gives your home instant kerb appeal and a fabulous finish inside and out.

Lucien Dust

For a classic, tailored look choose a pinch pleat heading for your curtains. Here we've layered coordinating curtains and Roman blinds, and added a pop of warm colour with contrasting Colette Amour fringing.

Luxe velvet

Bring softness and warmth to your space with luxe textures such as sheepskin and velvet. In this bedroom the fringed lamp echoes the fringing on the Roman blind while the rich velvet bedspread mirrors the plush velvet window dressings.

Cley Buffalo

Create a rough luxe feel by mixing up aged and weathered surfaces with soft, luxurious fabrics. Reclaimed wood, metal rivets and worn leather furnishings bring their own textural narrative and provide an intriguing contrast to the luxe elements.

Cley Donkey

Velvet curtains immediately switch up the mood in a space, making it feel more luxurious, finished and beautiful.

Flexible combinations

For a really flexible finish, combine curtains with other types of window dressings. Here, we've layered Cley Mole curtains over white shutters to maximise privacy and light control, while at the same time creating a lovely, cosy feel.

Customise your look

Bring shots of vibrant colour into your interior with coloured fringing on cushion covers and on Roman blinds. From playful shades of vixen and amor to smoky kohl and heavenly celeste, the fringing choices have been carefully curated to perfectly complement the decadent fabrics in the Abigail Ahern collection.

Cley Mole

Envelop your space with rich velvet curtains. Inky hues and luxe textures create a deeply cocooning feel that's perfect for bedrooms.

Cley

For an injection of classic luxe, plump for this textured velvet in one of three irresistible colourways. Deeply strokeable, with a slightly world-weary feel, this plush fabric can single-handedly turn your house into a home.

Tips and tricks

If you have lots of solid colour furniture, consider a patterned window treatment. A lively pattern like Wolfe Smoulder will add daring and spectacle to your space.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

Wolf Smoulder has the most dramatic pattern and adds great depth and intrigue to any room in the house.

Cley Mole curtains

Abigail Ahern is well known for her love of texture and for creating intriguing interiors by throwing lots of different elements into the mix. So don't be afraid to team your luxe curtains with a slubby rug, or with your favourite chair that's super comfy but well worn. Be like Abigail, simply throw a sheepskin rug over it and enjoy.

Cley Donkey

This wonderful textured velvet will instantly imbue your interior with a feeling of lived-in luxe. Combining tone-on-tone greys, this style heavyweight will enhance any style of home or décor.

Custom cushions

Finish your look with cushion covers embellished with custom fringing in colour-popping hues.

Cley Buffalo

Embrace the trend for warm neutrals with this gorgeous textured velvet. With delicate pink undertones, this shade works wonderfully with dark, earthy hues, but also with a softer pink or terracotta palette.

Cley Donkey Roman blind

Even the smallest window can look sensational with a velvet Roman blind edged with decadent fringing. Transform toilets, enhance en-suites, heighten hallways and beautify box bedrooms with this fabulous finish.

Tips and tricks

Abigail Ahern loves to play with scale when creating her 'down-the-rabbit-hole' designs. One of her favourite tricks is to put oversized lampshades on tiny lamp bases and huge chandeliers in ordinary rooms. These gargantuan features instantly make a room feel grander and more opulent.

Harkness Gasoline and Garcia Phantom

Truly embrace the dark side by combining two striking prints together. Fade-out textures, smudgy ink-wash patterns and deepest bottom-of-the-lake hues together create an intoxicating mood.

Abigail Ahern on texture

"You want to create as much friction as you can in a room, and by that I mean you don't want every surface to be the same. So if every surface was smooth and shiny or if everything was really slubby and rough, it would feel really one-dimensional" - Abigail Ahern.

On the fringe

This print is both playful and edgy, so use it to create casually cool spaces where you love to kick-back, relax and socialise.

Abigail Ahern

Interior designer

Be brazen and choose a fringing in Vixen, Soleil or Amour, or go for laid-back glamour with Kohl, Minx and Celeste.

Abigail Ahern on curtains

"Curtains are a major finishing touch. They really elongate your windows and take your eye up so much higher" Abigail Ahern.

Abigail Ahern on velvet

"Velvet is a huge trend and that is because it brings such a luxurious element to any interior. It’s one of the most beautiful textures out there as it’s so tactile." Abigail Ahern.

Lucien Dust

Frame your windows with shimmering Lucien Dust curtains and blinds. This light-filled fabric will give your interior instant luxe appeal.

Abigail Ahern at home

Together with Hillarys, Abigail Ahern has designed this highly textured and tactile collection of curtain and Roman blind fabrics. The collection is heavily influenced by Abigail's love of dark, inky hues and all things faux.

Cadillac Noir

Botanicals can really help to accentuate a mood. Here, dried grasses and sculptural cacti add a playful Wild West feel.

Harkness Gasoline

Step into the darkly glamorous world of designer Abigail Ahern with this audacious collection of curtains and Roman blinds.