Designer Lorna Syson inspires us with her summer brights
I look forward to summer all year round – and this year I am preparing my home so I can embrace the sun whilst we have it. Here are my top tips for summer products to make your home feel fresh in time for that summer BBQ. One of the simplest and cheapest ways of... Read more...
Are we becoming a nation of hoarders?
At mydeco.com we’re always interested in interiors-related news. This study by Storage.co.uk caught our eye – it reveals that three quarters of people across the UK admit they have too much stuff at home. So it looks like we are all hoarders to some degree. The causes? The survey revealed that emotional attachment and the... Read more...
How to get a gorgeous garden for autumn
With the exciting London Design Festival well under way (so much to see, so little time!) I’ve been swamped with invites to previews, interviews, requests to film, after party here, after party there – and KLC School of Design was no exception. So I’m meeting with the renowned interior design academy in London next Monday.... Read more...
How to design a luxe nursery – the ultimate guide
Franki Durbin lives in Dallas, Texas, and writes for Life in a Venti Cup, a stylish guide for living a glamorous, adventurous life. Here, she guests writes for mydeco.com and provides you with the ultimate guide in creating a deluxe nursery for your little one. Over the years I’ve tailored my design business to focus... Read more...
How to grow a hot vegetable plot – sexy lettuce here you come
Got your meat but no veg? Home-growing has been snapped up by the nation faster than an Eames lounger on sale. Find out why you should join the craze, and just how easy it can be, with Isabel Eyre, the founder of stylish gardening blog Fennel and Fern. In her first guest post for mydeco,... Read more...
The beauty of marble, from the experts at Knoll
This week mydeco has teamed up with Knoll – the design company renowned for its modern, clean-cut home and workplace furnishings. Justin Pratt, studio manager for Knoll UK, gives us an insight into Knoll’s use of marble, its production through to our homes, and what marble means to them. From ancient Greek sculptures to modernist... Read more...
Dear Designer visits Grand Designs Live 2011
Yesterday was the last day of Grand Designs Live for another year and my weary feet are suffering. I’ve never seen it so busy before. We may be living through a time of austerity but tell that to the hoards of people who flocked to the show. In fact, one of the biggest impressions I... Read more...
Spot the trend at the Milan furniture fair: Triangles
Chauncey Zalkin, founder of What Women Make and an advocate for female innovation and creativity, reports for mydeco on the triangle trend sweeping this years Milan Furniture Fair. Wooden podiums at Wallpaper Handmade at Brioni: I took my usual hunt-for-female-talent cap off and put on my trend cap to troll the fiera and all of... Read more...
How to spot fake furniture, from the experts at Knoll
The issue of fake products is one close to Knoll’s heart, says Justin Pratt, Knoll International’s European Manager. So much so that, as part of last year’s Clerkenwell Design Week, we hosted the Fakes Debate looking at the impact that copycat products have on the design industry. The real thing: a genuine Mies van Der... Read more...
Top trends from London fashion Week: the round up
When I got chatting to Holly Springett at a blogger meet-up mydeco had organised in London back in January, I immediately secured her as our voice for London Fashion Week. Not only is she a freelance fashion journalist and blogger, but you can tell she knows what’s hot and what’s not. Here’s what she thought... Read more...
Celebrate the World of Surfaces with Dreamwall Style
Hannah Coleman from Dreamwall Style joins us this week to discuss the emerging trends for interior wall surfaces. As an expert who works in the field, she is well placed to see what people are doing with their homes to bring these new trends into their designs. She talks us through her own thoughts and... Read more...
Bright.Bazaar and mydeco visit The Conran Shop’s Christmas display
I can’t believe it’s December already and so close to Christmas… what better way to celebrate the cold and the snow than a trip to The Conran Shop’s mystical winter forest? I popped down to the Fulham Road store with Will from Bright.Bazaar (right) to find out what they are expecting the homes of their... Read more...
