How to create your own New York style diner
I have just spent a week in New York on the Modenus Blog Tour. We visited many great design shops and showrooms to learn about American design. In the evening food was often casual and we ate in some classic American diners. Now that I am home I thought it would be fun to try... Read more...
Eco-luxury furniture from Lucy Turner
The last few years have seen interior designers taking great inspiration from the 1950s and 1960s, particularly when it comes to kitchen, dining and living areas. Vintage furniture from these decades has come back into fashion and we are coveting the wooden sideboards our grandparents had, wanting to bring them into our own modern interior... Read more...
Go Dutch with vintage-inspired pieces from Ninainvorm
With Spring in the air I am on the lookout for fun and colourful items to bring new life to my décor. I love vintage ceramics and the bold block colour often found in mid-century dinnerware and kitchen pieces. I’d like to share with you some quirky homewares that fuse mid-century style with contemporary design.... Read more...
Dear Designer visits Grand Designs Live 2011
Yesterday was the last day of Grand Designs Live for another year and my weary feet are suffering. I’ve never seen it so busy before. We may be living through a time of austerity but tell that to the hoards of people who flocked to the show. In fact, one of the biggest impressions I... Read more...
Exclusive: Crown show us their colour trends for 2011
Crown have just released their colour trends for 2011 – think vibrant and earthy, bold yet subtle, and some brilliantly stylistic product juxtapositions. This release also means that my embargoed behind the scenes access to the Crown Colour Trends 2011 photo shoot, with exclusive pics, the trends explained, and chocolate croissants galore (no, I wasn’t... Read more...
Bestselling gifts for Christmas: the top five trends
Have you started preparing for Christmas yet? It might still seem early to start present shopping, but the winter has definitely started setting in. November can seem a bit of an odd transitional month before the fun of Christmas really kicks in, so we’ve quizzed a few of our favourite retailers to see what they... Read more...
Exclusive: Abigail Ahern on her new lighting collection
As designer Abigail Ahern launches her playful new animalia-inspired lighting collection, we find out what inspired her and what she thinks are the next big trends for Autumn / Winter. What was your main source of inspiration for the collection? I have a deep affinity for the animal kingdom and in designing our first collection... Read more...
Autumn trend alert: pastels
As September looms and the summer air turns just that little bit cooler, we are celebrating 2010′s hottest trends. Top of the list is pastels: think ice cream in every shade. Image credit: mydeco Channelling our ongoing love of Mad Men glamour and all things retro, pastels are a more understated extension of last season’s... Read more...
Old school fun at Giffords Circus
Our top circus picks on mydeco.com A few weekends ago I indulged in some good ol’ fashioned British fun at Giffords Circus. Having never been to the circus before, I was waiting somewhat apprehensively for lions to come charging through hoops and seals to balance red rubber balls on their noses. Luckily, however, Giffords soon... Read more...
Vintage special: ten minutes with Goodwood’s Lord March
Image credit: Vintage at Goodwood Lord March will stop at nothing. Not content with Glorious Goodwood, the Festival of Speed and it’s subsequent retro Revival, he has now masterminded one of this summer’s most talked-about festivals: Vintage at Goodwood. We chat to him about the inspiration behind the event and what we can expect. How... Read more...
WIN tickets to Vintage at Goodwood
Image credit: Goodwood It’s the new festival that’s got everybody talking: Vintage at Goodwood. Celebrating five decades of British cool – and let’s face it, we know how to rock – the festival promises a truly nostalgic fusion of retro music, design, art, clothing and anything else that takes your fancy. It’s even contained within... Read more...
Through the Keyhole – Lizzie Cullen
Illustrator Lizzie Cullen’s South London home has a touch of the Arts and Crafts movement about it; with William Morris wallpaper and galleries of Lizzie’s hand drawn artworks beautifying the walls, it’s a fine example of the return to craftsmanship in favour of mass produced design. Of course, you’d expect no less from an award-winning... Read more...
