Small is beautiful – five trees for a small garden
Every garden should have a tree. I don’t care how small your garden is, it needs a tree. And lets use our imagination. Lets not just stick a couple of clipped bay trees in pots either side of the front door. Or a Japanese maple. They’ve been done. To death. We can do better than... Read more...
What is it about roses?
Apparently, you can’t get more English than a Rose. But, if that is true, what does it say about the English – quite pretty, often prickly, only come out in the summer and shortly after they make an appearance they get struck down by a summer cold? No, it can’t be that the rose defines... Read more...
Refreshing your kitchen accessories
Today we are looking at one of the most used areas of a home, the kitchen. We would all love to have our dream kitchen but many people cannot afford it. However many of us don’t realise the accessories are often the key to creating a welcoming kitchen in your home. By simply making small... Read more...
Welcome to the new-look mydeco.com blog!
Here at mydeco.com we have been busy working on a stylish new design for our blog to go alongside our new-look website, and today we can proudly unveil it. Take a look around… As well as creating a beautiful new colour scheme, we’ve designed the new mydeco.com blog to make it easier to navigate, and... Read more...
Autumnal, Scandi or Plum…how will you decorate this Thanksgiving?
When it comes to Thanksgiving, the dining room is always the hub of the house. Whether you eat your feast at the kitchen table or tuck into your turkey in a large dining room, my favorite day of the year (this time on the 24th, I’ve been counting down!) wouldn’t be complete without getting creative... Read more...
Have a summer fling with 8 styles for a summer table
mydeco has recently teamed up with Design Shuffle and this month their writer Joanna Crain brings you some design inspiration for your summer dining tables. From tiled table runners and seashells to flowers and fruit, Joanna has some great tabletop ideas for every occasion, and mydeco has all the right tools and products to help... Read more...
Competition result: Richard Meier design competition winner
Hundreds of mydeco community members entered our Richard Meier design competition, which challenged users to design the interior of a $6 million Richard Meier apartment in New York City’s West Village using our 3D home planner, and the results are now in! We were amazed by the quality of designs and the international flavour of... Read more...
Favorite design discoveries at Salone del Mobile 2011
Chauncey Zalkin, founder of What Women Make and an advocate for female innovation and creativity, reports for mydeco.com on her favorite finds at the 2011 Milan Furniture Fair. Weltevree, Holland It may seem silly at first – a car tugging a salmon pink hot tub down a dirt road – but Weltevree draws you into... Read more...
Hello May! Here’s how to make your home colorful for spring
Our guest blogger Christiana Coop is loving the spring-time feeling. Here are her top tips for adding spring color into your home. Image credit: christianac Finally, it is May. Spring is here, and I’m feeling like bringing more color into my life to celebrate! Here are a few ideas: How about a flowery print by... 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 preparation plan for this Friday’s Royal Wedding... Read more...
Three reasons to get involved in your local community garden
The beautiful thing about being part of a community is the ability to contribute and share resources between you and reap the benefits together. Communal gardens or allotments are a perfect opportunity to build camaraderie amongst your neighbors as well as share knowledge for gardening and landscape design. Here are three reasons why getting involved... Read more...
See a hidden gem: The harmonic garden at the Walt Disney Concert Hall
Take a tour of the Hall’s emerald treasure with our guest blogger Jenny Leary: Following up on my previous posts about home gardening in LA, I went to see one of LA’s most interesting public green spaces, the garden at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The Disney Hall is internationally known as one of Frank... Read more...
