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Forget the expected - super-cool UK designer and decorator Abigail Ahern wants us to rethink the rulebook on decorating. Read on for heaps of inspiration and lots of clever and creative ideas...

Writer Natalie Walton. Photography Chris Warnes; Graham Atkins Hughes; The Selby/Trunkarchive.com/Snapper Media.

Breaking the rules with designer Abigail Ahern

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Rule breaker #1: embrace colour
Rule breaker #2: paint everything!
Rule breaker #3: the three Rs
Rule breaker #4: rethink spaces
Rule breaker #5: prioritise texture
Rule breaker #6: supersize scale
Rule breaker #7: triple your lights
Get decorating!
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