Book review: Creative Walls by Geraldine James
Are you having trouble displaying your whozits and whatzits? Then why not place them on your walls. In her recent book, Creative Walls, Geraldine James is showcasing a new way to display and enjoy your treasured collections in your home. Image credit: Selfridges Geraldine is the home buying manager for Selfridges, and her book of... Read more...
Book review: Holly Becker and Joanna Copestick’s Decorate
From decor8 to Decorate, Holly Becker shows us how to transform blog into book. Her 35,000 unique reader blog is a fantastic source for inspiration and is a fond favorite of everyone at mydeco. The numerically challenged yet aptly titled Decorate will be available from 6th April and is released tomorrow in the UK. Holly... Read more...
Book review: Holly Becker and Joanna Copestick’s Decorate
Holly Becker is the founder of the interior design blog decor8, which receives 35,000 unique readers. Her blog is a fantastic source for inspiration and is a fond favourite of everyone at mydeco. Tomorrow Holly will release her first book – with the numerically challenged yet apt title Decorate. Holly and her co-author Joanna Copestick... Read more...
Take a sneak peak around Marrakech’s boutique hotels with Hg2
We’ve teamed up with luxury city guide publisher Hg2 to show you the stunning interiors of Marrakech’s most stylish hotels. Moroccan-style décor first became fashionable in the mid-nineteenth century and ever since it has been synonymous with elegance, luxury and exotic mystery. Hg2′s Katy Foster presents the most jaw-dropping interiors from the city, and gives... Read more...
mydeco catches up with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Image credit: Plank PR At the B&Q press day, not only did we browse the new collections and scoff a tasty array of muffins: we also caught a second with the man who made home improvement trendier than a skinny decaf soya latte - Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen himself. When asked what the next hot trend is... Read more...
Exclusive: All David Linley wants for Christmas
Image credit: David Linley With days to go, David Linley is dreaming up his ideal Christmas. I caught up with him last week to quiz him… The furniture maker son of Princess Margaret has done his shopping at Daylesford Organic, is heading to the country for festivities and looking forward to unwrapping presents under the... Read more...
Friday's News: Gentlemen prefer Prada, Elten pops-up in Brompton and the unhappiest Christmas tree
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the mydeco office – yesterday we put up our decorations (complete with a very elegant singing Santa) and this morning we’ve been enjoying the soothing tones of Wizzard. Despite all this festive excitement, we still made sure we had time to scour the web for today’s... Read more...
Friday's News: DIY abstract art, fortress of almost-solitude and portraits of a president
Good day mydeco followers! It’s Friday 13th, but I have decided to disregard this mother of all ridiculous superstitions and look on the bright side of life. Friday may not have the best track record in terms of unfortunate events – stock market crashes, crucifixion (though not necessarily in that order), but it is also... Read more...
Take the V & A collection home
Every time I visit the V & A Museum, I leave with my head swirling full of ideas and inspiration. That’s why I’m particularly excited about a new series of books celebrating patterns, created by Rose Design. Featuring some of the museum’s most enduring and popular patterns, the books are entitled Indian Florals, Digital Pioneers,... Read more...
