My Books

Bring The OUtside In

Biophilic design – design that reconnects us with nature – has been proven to enhance our health and happiness.

My latest book, Bring The Outside In, gives you the tools and inspiration you need to harness its mood-boasting power for yourself. It’s divided into six sections: colour, materials and texture, shape and pattern, light and dark, layout and view, and finishing touches. Each is packed with practical advice and illustrated with beautiful real-life homes in the UK and beyond, demonstrating that biophilic design isn’t a complicated or abstract theory but something that can benefit everyone – whether you’re embarking on a full renovation or self-build project, redecorating a single room or merely looking to make a few small changes that will have a big impact.

Bring The Outside In: Biophilic Design for a Naturally Beautiful Home is published by Ryland Peters & Small and available to order now. Photography by Tiffany Grant-Riley.

Bring The Outside In: Biophilic Design for a Naturally Beautiful Home - interior-design book by Abi Dare

  • “Even if you don’t have much of a garden to consider, using nature as a blueprint for design is a pretty failsafe avenue to explore. That’s where interiors blogger Abi Dare’s new book might provide some inspiration. Here, she uses biophilic design principles to give easy steps for readers to adopt in their own homes. The book is packed with beautiful photography to spark new ideas, while the stories behind each project might nurture the beginnings of a makeover of your own.”

    HomEs & Interiors magazine

  • “In this inspiring book, interiors blogger Abi Dare offers a new take on biophilic design, using organic materials, colours and textures to enhance our mental and physical wellbeing. The book is divided into six sections and in each Abi provides practical tips and case studies to help homeowners embrace biophilic design principles.”

    Homebuilding & Renovating magazine

  • “Author Abi Dare rolls out an approach to interior design that focuses, firstly, on plants, fresh air, light, sound and water; mimics aspects of nature indirectly with materials, art, shape and colour, and makes room and furniture configurations that have the feel of the natural world and landscape. By and large, it’s less about filling the home with plant life, making biophilic design accessible to those who like the idea of nature indoors, but done clutter-free.”

    Irish Examiner

  • “An easy read with beautiful photos – packed with real-life inspiration that makes it seem easy to translate these fab places into your own home. Helped bring my mood board to life and gave me new ideas to think about too.”

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  • Bring The Outside In: Biophilic Design for a Naturally Beautiful Home - interior design book by Abi Dare
  • Bring The Outside In: Biophilic Design for a Naturally Beautiful Home - interior design book by Abi Dare
  • Bring The Outside In: Biophilic Design for a Naturally Beautiful Home - interior design book by Abi Dare
  • Bring The Outside In: Biophilic Design for a Naturally Beautiful Home - interior design book by Abi Dare
  • Bring The Outside In: Biophilic Design for a Naturally Beautiful Home - interior design book by Abi Dare
  • Bring The Outside In: Biophilic Design for a Naturally Beautiful Home - interior design book by Abi Dare