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Awards

Vuelio, ‘Top 10 UK interior design blogs’, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022
uFurnish Home Awards 2024, ‘Best Interior Design Blog’
Sweetpea & Willow Home Influencer Awards 2023, winning blogger
UK Blog Awards 2019, winner of the ‘Design & Architecture’ category and finalist in the ‘Lifestyle’ category
UK Pinterest Awards 2019, shortlisted in the ‘Best Interiors Inspiration’ category
Amara Interior Blog Awards 2019, shortlisted in the ‘Best Home Styling’ category
Pinterest UK Interior Awards 2018, shortlisted
Amara Interior Blog Awards, ‘Top Interior Posts’, February 2018

Press & features

91 Magazine blog, ’91 is reading… The Soft Minimalist Home’, October 2024
The Slow Home podcast, ‘Bridging minimalism and maximalism with Abi Dare’, September 2024
Grazia, ‘Minimalism is back – but with a new spin’, July 2024
Living Etc, ‘Minimalist Bookshelves – Quietly Understated Design For Calming Decor Schemes’, December 2023
Apartment Therapy, ’12 Clever Minimalist Christmas Tree Ideas for Every Type of Home’, November 2023
Woman & Home, ‘IKEA desk hacks: 14 incredible desk transformations’, September 2023
Iya Gallery journal, interview, September 2022
91 Magazine blog, ‘My Happy Space’, May 2022
The Spruce, ‘Minimalist bedroom ideas that are warm and inviting’, April 2022
The Spruce, ‘Christmas table decorating ideas for holiday cheer’, November 2021
Metro, ‘Seeing letters and sounds as colours – this is what everyday life is like living with synaesthesia’, September 2021
Lodestars Anthology, interview, May 2020
Good Homes Magazine, ‘Four interior stylists we’re loving on Instagram’, January 2020
Apartment Therapy, ‘A synesthete’s home is minimal and muted for a very specific reason’, May 2019
Domino, minimalist living tips, May 2019
The Spoils, ‘Why you need to know about JOMO’, May 2019
Skandinavisk, Q&A on Scandinavian design, April 2019
Rose & Grey, home tour, March 2019
Grazia, ‘Story of a corner’, November 2018
The Lux Pad, ‘Beautiful kitchen ideas’, October 2018
91 Magazine blog, ‘How to create a beautiful guest bedroom’, July 2018
Houzz, ‘Renovating? Design experts share mistakes to avoid’, March 2018
Ion Magazine, ‘Interior design trends to know now’, March 2018
91 Magazine blog, ‘Slow-living bloggers’ top tips for decluttering’, March 2018
Coco Wedding Venues, ‘Chris and Abi’s Pynes House wedding’, March 2018
Utility Design, ‘Utility follows: Abi Dare of These Four Walls’, February 2018
91 Magazine blog, ‘Stylist’s guide: Scandinavian minimalism on a budget’, January 2018
Houzz, ‘These trends will be hot in 2018 according to top UK bloggers’, January 2018
The Lux Pad, ‘Interior design trends 2018: top tips from the experts’, January 2018
Style Me Pretty, ‘The Best + Most Beautiful Real Weddings of 2017’, December 2017
Wedding Sparrow, ‘Abi and Chris’ Intentional, Minimal Devon Wedding’, November 2017
Rucksack journal, ‘A Misty Day on the Cornish Coast’, October 2017
Style Me Pretty, ‘An English Estate Wedding Anchored in Minimalist Design’, August 2017
Woodpecker Flooring, ‘Creating a Scandinavian living space’, April 2017
Houseology, ‘Ones to watch: the best interior design on Instagram’, January 2017
Habitat, ‘Making a feature of shelving’, June 2016

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Abi Dare | These Four Walls blog

I’m Abi Dare – a stylist, photographer and writer based in Bristol (UK). I set up this blog to share interior design, travel and lifestyle inspiration for simple, relaxed living at home and beyond. You’ll find home tours, advice and tips, interviews, reviews, postcards from places I love and more – always with a focus on soft minimalism, muted colours and timeless, considered design.

‘Top 10 UK interior design blogs’ 2025, 2024, 2023 & 2022, Vuelio

‘Best Interior Design Blog’, uFurnish Home Awards 2024

Winner of the ‘Blogger’ category in the Sweetpea & Willow Home Influencer Awards 2023

‘Best Design & Architecture Blog’, UK Blog Awards 2019

MY BOOKS

Pre-order my latest book, Bring The Outside In – Biophilic Design for a Naturally Beautiful Home, to be published by Ryland Peters & Small on 14th October 2025.
Buy my first book, The Soft Minimalist Home – Calm, Cozy Decor for Real Lives and Spaces, also published by Ryland Peters & Small and available now.

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I'm so excited to reveal what @tiffanygrantriley a I'm so excited to reveal what @tiffanygrantriley and I have been working on for the past few months: a new book! 

Called Bring The Outside In, it explores how to harness the wellbeing-enhancing power of biophilic design (design that reconnects you with nature) in your own home. It's packed with clear, practical advice, plus peeks inside 12 beautiful real-life homes that demonstrate biophilic design in action in a wide range of settings, from city apartments to rural farmhouses. 

I feel incredibly proud to have written one book, let alone two, and this one was extra-special for two reasons. Firstly, it's a topic that I've long been fascinated by and one that combines two of my passions, interior design and nature. And secondly, I was lucky enough to work on it with a friend. We had so much fun travelling around Europe capturing the homes featured (some very brief glimpses to whet your appetite here!) and we'll share some behind-the-scenes snippets soon.

Bring The Outside In will be published by @rylandpetersandsmall on 14th October and is available to pre-order now - just follow the link in my bio. 

(The book cover image is the beautiful home of @balanceinteriordesign.)

#interiordesigninspiration #interiordesignbooks #biophilicdesign #interiorsinspo #interiorsinspiration #biophilichomes #biophilichomeinteriordesign
Snaps from a lovely long weekend in leafy Richmond Snaps from a lovely long weekend in leafy Richmond, West London. I've spent many happy times there over the years as one of my closest friends lives there, but she's about to move house. So, Chris and I made the most of our last visit before she relocates - and the weather was certainly kind to us! 

1 & 2.  Richmond riverside and bridge
3 & 4.  Old Palace Yard
5-7.  A boat trip down the Thames with @thamesriverboats 
8-14.  Plants, flowers and the most amazing afternoon tea at @petershamnurseries (an early birthday celebration for @small_round_things)
15.  Petersham Meadows
16 & 17. The view from Richmond Hill
18.  Plane-spotting
19.  How the other half live / fantasy house-shopping

#visitlondon #richmondlondon #visitengland #postcardplaces #londonsummer #letsgosomewhere #darlingescape #theprettycities #bitsofbuildings #littlestoriesofmylife #thisprettyengland #simplemoments
Some photos of the gorgeous @a.__gallery, which I Some photos of the gorgeous @a.__gallery, which I visited on a recent trip to the Netherlands. Isn't it beautiful? Calm, textural and layered, with handmade pieces by an array of independent artists and artisans. 

I've also interviewed Holly, founder of the gallery and interior design studio @avenue.design.studio, on my blog. I've always admired the elegant, timeless spaces she creates, and the way she reflects the architectural context of each setting. I first met her in person last year, when I featured her own home in my book, and I've since worked with her on another exciting project that I can't wait to share soon...

#minimalistinterior #softminimalisminterior #softminimalstyle #neutraldecor #neutralinterior #interiorinspirations #dutchinteriors #simpleinterior #texturalinteriors
A few snaps from the gorgeous @gubiofficial showro A few snaps from the gorgeous @gubiofficial showroom in London, which I visited during @clerkenwelldesignweek earlier this week. I missed the opening event for this last year, so it was great to finally have a look around in person. The light is stunning, as is GUBI's selection of contemporary and classic designs - including the sculptural and futuristic F300 lounge  chair, first designed by Pierre Paulin in the 1960s and recently relaunched. 

Which room or corner is your favourite...?

#minimalistinterior #danishdesign #scandiinterior #scandiinspo #nordicminimalism #scandinaviandecor #softminimalism #interiorsinspo #interiorsinspiration

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