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Inside Nica Hoop Founder Meg Abbott's Soulful London Home
Furniture dealer and Nica Hoop founder Meg Abbott welcomes us inside her bright South London home, where vintage furniture, treasured travel finds and family heirlooms tell a story. From cowboy-inspired corners to colourful door frames, discover why embracing imperfection and collecting pieces you genuinely love creates a home with lasting character.
When we stopped by to visit furniture dealer and Nica Hoop founder Meg Abbott at her home in Camberwell, we were welcomed into a space that felt instantly lived in. Vintage furniture sits alongside family heirlooms, postcards from friends, flea market finds and souvenirs collected on travels. There's sculptural lighting, well-loved books, whimsy little objects and the sort of pieces that make you curious to find out more.
She started dealing vintage furniture less than a year ago and now runs Nica Hoop, sourcing distinctive pieces that she also sells on Vinterior. Until each piece finds its next home, it lives with her, making her flat feel part home, part ever-evolving gallery.
That appreciation for living with beautiful things runs through everything she collects. Nothing feels like it was bought to fill a gap. Every piece comes with a memory, whether it's a chair fought over at a flea market, a ceramic found in a tiny pottery studio on a Greek island, or a painting by her grandfather that hangs proudly on the wall.
It's not about creating a certain look. It's about surrounding yourself with things that make you feel something. That extends beyond furniture, too. Matchboxes, handwritten notes, old receipts and postcards all find their place around the flat. A crack across the living room wall has become part of the décor rather than something to cover up. Marks left on the kitchen table by previous owners are left untouched. Fabric hangs where cupboard doors might usually be. Every imperfection adds another layer to the story.
That playful spirit appears everywhere, from butter yellow door frames painted within hours of moving in to an accidental collection of cowboy books, fish-shaped objects and sculptural lighting. Somehow it all works, not because it matches, but because it belongs to her.
“I think there's nothing worse than a completely sterile, very serious space. Be playful. It shows more about who you are.”
Meg Abbott
Perhaps the biggest takeaway from spending time in Meg's home is that decorating doesn't need a masterplan. She talks about letting a house tell you what it needs rather than forcing an idea onto it. Although she's naturally drawn to bold colour, this bright Camberwell flat called for softer tones, limewashed walls and vintage pieces with plenty of character. The result feels calm, lived in and unmistakably personal.
As Meg puts it, if you spend your life collecting things you genuinely love, decorating becomes surprisingly easy. You don't need to start from scratch every time you move. You simply unpack your stories.
After a morning spent exploring her wonderfully characterful home, we'd have to agree.
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