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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

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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
Eight years ago today. Carousel posts didn't exist Eight years ago today. Carousel posts didn't exist then so I'm using our anniversary as an excuse to share some of my favourite wedding photos.

I have so many happy memories from the day, but what I remember the most is all the laughter. And the funniest best men's (Chris had four!) speech I've ever heard. I wish we'd had a videographer just to capture that.

Anyway, thanks @small_round_things for the last eight years - and for the 13 before we actually got around to tying the knot!

Venue: @pyneshouse 
Photography: @taylorandporter
Back on the grid after more than two weeks. Thanks Back on the grid after more than two weeks. Thanks to everyone who sent messages checking I was OK - I just lost my Instagram mojo and needed a bit of a break. Anyway, here are some phone-camera snippets of life lately...

1.  Guard cat on duty while I work
2.  Evening light hitting the last of the Japanese quince blossom in the garden 
3.  Country drives
4.  Coming across 17th-century graffiti while house-hunting
5 & 6.  A lazy Sunday stroll on Clevedon Pier, on one of those hazy days where the sea and sky seem to merge into one
7.  Keeping drooping spring blooms going for as long as possible 
8 & 9.  Wisteria at @ntbarringtoncourt in Somerset 
10.  Brunch at the always-wonderful @lunitapasteleria 
11.  Enjoying the balmy spring breeze 
12.  Stunning mosaic floors at Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire 
13.  Bluebell season
14.  My kind of wine
15.  Wild garlic 

#springhassprung #slowsimpleseasonal #cornersofmyworld #lifelately #blossomseverywhere #thisprettyengland #thelocalwayfarer #westcountry #littlestoriesofmylife #poetryofsimplethings #seeingthepretty #tinytinymoments
[AD - PR product] I've always loved marble as a ma [AD - PR product] I've always loved marble as a material, and the beige Kunis Breccia version of the @newworksdk 'Kizu' table lamp caught my eye immediately. I now have this design in three different colourways around the house, and this is definitely my favourite to date! 

#softminimalisthome #softminimalstyle #neutralhomedecor #simplehomestyle #minimalistdecor #simpleinterior #mycosyhome #neutrallivingroom #minimalistlighting #scandiinterior

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