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...
How to: Decorate an Inspiring Kitchen
The best part about a kitchen is it inspires you to be imaginative and create meals that are unique to your lifestyle and your home. An inspiring kitchen should have colors and finishes that make you want to spend time in it, as well as look great when no one is even in it! Whether... Read more...
mydecorati: Decorating with colour
Some of us find decorating with colour a challenge, but the results can be incredible if you know how to combine bold colours. I know that I certainly struggle to combine colours in my 3D rooms and moodboards, so it was great to run a design competition around colour. So, this week we take a... Read more...
How to decorate a New Year’s Eve party on the cheap
While it’s super fun to host a New Year’s Eve party, there’s no need to cripple your bank balance before 2011 has begun. See our top tips to decorating a frugal New Year’s Eve party. Image credit: Graham and Green 1. Countdown to the fun. Synchronise and pile high alarm clocks – the more retro... Read more...
