Make this Easter your most stylish yet!
With Easter on everyone’s mind this week, here are a few inspirational ideas for a sensational and stylish celebration! Whether you relish the thought of hours spent crafting or prefer a simpler look, this is a round-up of the best Easter decorations with something for everyone. This floral arrangement comprising a cake stand and egg cups... Read more...
Cold comfort
Is it me or does this Winter seem to be lingering!? Having barely survived the coldest march day on record for 27 years I’ve turned my attention to cosying up. Out again come the wool socks and winter jumpers and I’ve been cold-proofing my home too. When it comes to making your home feel cosy, think about the light.... Read more...
Lift your mood with turquoise!
I’m posting from Costa Rica this week, and although I’ve not seen enough to report on interiors from here yet, I thought I’d share a few tips for creating a holiday feel at home using turquoise. Turquoise is my all time favourite colour, for walls, furnishings, clothes… you name it! This time of year always... Read more...
Savvy sale shopping
Even pronouncing the title of this week’s post left me a little dazed and confused. If, like me, Christmas over-indulgence has left you a little lethargic and mentally foggy then perhaps we ought to organise our thoughts before we hit the sales? What’s in order is a little nest-feathering whilst I get myself back in... Read more...
Home improvements
To date I have bought but one Christmas present, and I’m not even sure that I still want to give it away! Long gone are the days when I can spend November and December knitting scarves and individually wrapping home made fudge cubes in cellophane, and I’m not sure these days that a macaroni covered... Read more...
Squint-essentially British design
Squint Ltd is a unique, independent design company which produces premium quality, bespoke, hand-crafted exuberant furniture and home accessories. Designer Lisa Whatmough has created a world of richly decorative home wares which are a fusion of fashion and the decorative Arts. We are proud that we have many of Squint’s extraordinary pieces available on mydeco.com. The... Read more...
Display your treasures in style
I often have a desire to update my space and make it newly beautiful, which quickly leads to having ‘a bit of a sort out’ and many a formerly-loved knick knack heads to the charity shop. The silver lining is that I have rediscovered, amongst the junk, a few forgotten gems and now have the... Read more...
New Designers ticket offer – just for mydeco.com readers
As design lovers with our fingers firmly on the pulse, here at mydeco.com we’re beyond excited about the upcoming New Designers show. In case you haven’t heard of it before, the show is a two-part showcase and celebration of new graduate design talent across a host of design disciplines. Over 3,500 of the most talented, newly graduated... Read more...
Getting to know Chloe Croft
When it comes to finding a beautiful, vibrant piece of art or cushion for your home, any one of Chloe Croft’s masterpieces could fit the bill. Her work is made from scalpel-cut paper and the resulting images are as intricate as they are striking. She has translated these designs into a fantastic range of prints, canvasses and... Read more...
Dulux at the Ideal Home Show
The Ideal Home Show has just come to an end and 2012′s exhibition was bigger and better than ever. There were so many fantastic ideas to help us create the perfect home and this year Dulux created a piece of Ideal Home Show history with the largest show home the exhibition has ever seen. We... Read more...
Colour for any palette
There’s no better way to refresh your interiors than by taking inspiration from Mother Nature with a major explosion of colour. Here we see how bright colours can really lift and add interest to a scheme as well as providing a well-deserved pick-me-up for tired-looking rooms. Whether you fancy packing a punch with an all-out riot... Read more...
