An alternative Christmas
I have always looked forward to designing my Christmas. Being the sort to be easily bored I try to bring something new to each Christmas that comes around. The Christmas tree has always been a staple, but had I seen this idea earlier I may have replaced my usual tree with this idea. I found... Read more...
Christmas tips – part one
From now until Christmas, I will be bringing you a weekly collection of themed tips around how to dress your home for Christmas. Although I have a box of decorations that come down every year, I always like to add a new spin on my festive style with a new Christmas trend. This week I’m... 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...
Sitting pretty – how to create a sitting room of calm sophistication
The sitting room, a place of relaxation and solitude, a hide away from the chaos of day-to-day life. Well, maybe in our hopes and dreams! However, this does not stop me wanting to create a space that reflects this sentiment. I am never shy about saying that I favour a neutral colour palette. I love... 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...
Give your kitchen the Spring makeover it deserves
The Kitchen is one the most used rooms in the house. It is also one of the most neglected. Most of us, when pursuing the house of our dreams, base our signing decisions on this room – yet it’s still one of the rooms in the house that lacks our care and attention. It’s one... Read more...
Top tips from interior designer Julia Kendell: How to trust your decorating instincts
Take a look around your home. Is it beige or brave? Does it look as coordinated and as stunning as this 3D room? 3D room created by milyca8 Or do you long for a bedroom with a splash of colourful zebra-funk, like this? 3D room created by sahfs Whether you just have the first formations... Read more...
How Halloween can inspire a stylish rather than ghoulish decor
Wading through fallen leaves and getting home in the dark can only mean one thing – fall has arrived. Not that I mind as its an excuse to indulge in warming stews and pies, wrap up in my new winter coat and get the throws and candles out at home. And no sooner have we... Read more...
How would you finish the design of this room?
Every day hundreds of new users join the creative mydeco.com community and I love taking a peek at what our newbies are up to. Many totally impress me with their daring style and, like ducks to water, 3D rooms are created with flair and panache in a jiffy. Take, for example, mshock35 whose stunning Mark... Read more...
Get your living room ready for a Royal Wedding party
The wait is over, the day has arrived. You are poised, preened and ready for a party but for all your preparation you have forgotten to decorate your living room ready for the royals… What a nightmare! Don’t worry, this won’t be you. Just follow our last minute countdown to this Friday’s Royal Wedding celebrations... Read more...
Trend report: Cirque de Spring
Win £1500 shopping spree at NET-A-PORTER.COM! Enter our Cirque de Spring moodboard competition for your chance to win. And follow NET-A-PORTER.COM's ten rules to create their Cirque de Spring trend. 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...
