Watch Melanie Porter knit a floor lamp in her colourful pop-up shop
Melanie Porter is one of the most distinct designers I’ve met. All her home accessories and furnishings are covered with deliciously tactile knitted patchwork designs, from foot to back and base to shade. On her cute clocks only the hands remain bare, and with her inviting chairs only the feet are not wrapped up in... Read more...
Celebrate Dulux becoming a superbrand with their paint on our 3D Room Planner!
The Top 20 Superbrands for 2012 were unveiled today and Dulux made the grade for the first time, ranking 8th and beating other household names like John Lewis, Dyson and even Apple. The annual consumer poll showcases the top brands who constantly deliver excellence and quality, and influence today’s consumers. Dulux celebrated in style –... Read more...
Top trends for spring/summer 2012 from interior designer Naomi Cleaver
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve shared the top colour trends for spring/summer 2012 with you, turning up the heat in your homes with Tangerine Orange and Fire Cracker Red. Just before Christmas I spent a festive day with interior designer and consultant Naomi Cleaver, nibbling mince pies at the stylish The Refinery restaurant... Read more...
Buy the look of these key trends for 2012 by Dulux
In my last post (Valentine’s Day interview with Red Candy) I mentioned that Fire Cracker red is Dulux’ key colour for 2012. This ties in well with Pantone’s colour of the year, Tangerine Orange, and sets my sights firmly on all things buzzing with passion, heat and positivity for spring/summer 2012. Here I showcase the... Read more...
Red Candy gets you in the mood for love with a £200 Valentine’s goody bag
I have a massive crush on Red Candy, not least because they produce home accessories with quirk and character but because everything champions red. If you saw my bedroom and kitchen decor you’d know I’m a fan of this vibrant, passionate and uplifting colour and Red Candy know how to work it into their products... Read more...
On the sofa: Meet our home accessories supplier bark
When the new-look mydeco.com launched in November we wanted to say bah humbug to the high street hum-drum and hello to a specially selected bundle of beautiful, handpicked product and design. And I think it’s safe to say we have. Now, not only do we have a new website and new outlook, we have a... Read more...
Spring watch: Metallic luxe and mirrored furniture
I know it’s still January but there’s no harm in looking ahead to spring. It should put you in a better mood at the very least! If you’re not partial to the conventional spring trend of butterfly motifs and floral prints, metallic tones and mirrored furniture are an elegant and sleek alternative for spring 2012.... Read more...
A new year, a new look – key kitchen trends for 2012 from Anna Ryder Richardson
A new year should bring a new lease of life into our homes! If you’ve been thinking of sprucing up your house, then January is the perfect month to make the creative leap. And what better room than the kitchen – the hub of the home – to inject a new look into 2012. I... Read more...
The Knoll & Vitra Sale event: Be the first to get 20% off design classics
Every high street store and online retail company has a sale on right now. Well, it is January so I expect no less. But how do you sort the wheat from the chaff? The still-stylish from last season’s ugly? The great value from the discount dump? To save you wasting money on a ‘bargain’ chair... Read more...
Get a designer home for less in the January sales
We are well into into the first week of 2012 and I bet a lot of us are either ignoring our New Year’s resolutions or are planning the first all important steps and repeating the mantra ‘I can do this, I can do this…’. My resolution is to get a home I’m happy with –... Read more...
The future’s orange… Celebrate New Year with Pantone’s colour of 2012
The new year will soon have firecrackered into appearance and delivered a few delightful kisses, many a drunken stumble and a number of resolution quandaries. What to resolve that you will, for once, actually stick to? This year my resolutions are all about gaining something rather than losing it. Weight? It’s keeping me warm. Cigarettes?... Read more...
Get the funky gifts you really wanted with our new Sony PlayStation®Home furnishings
We all know the scene. You run downstairs at 7am Christmas Day and eagerly tear the wrapping off presents only to find socks and novelty mugs and – heaven help us – soap on a rope! Gone are the flushed cheeks of excitement, replaced by false bravado and reluctant thank yous. And it’s not that... Read more...
