Boutique shopping in Amsterdam
Last weekend, I went away to Amsterdam. I didn’t realise just how beautiful (or cold!) the city would be – it’s definitely on my list for a re-visit in the summer. While I was there, I had the chance to peruse a few interiors boutiques. It was hard to choose my favourites as all of... Read more...
Boutique highlights in Ludlow
Today I made a trip to Ludlow in Shropshire to visit one of our imminent partners ‘Holloways of Ludlow’, and to hand pick the mydeco selection of lighting with them. Ludlow is a beautiful market town, with some very interesting boutiques and shops, and a real hub of creativity. Aside from the wonderful Holloways of... Read more...
Savvy sale shopping
Even pronouncing the title of this week’s post left me a little dazed and confused. If, like me, Christmas over-indulgence has left you a little lethargic and mentally foggy then perhaps we ought to organise our thoughts before we hit the sales? What’s in order is a little nest-feathering whilst I get myself back in... Read more...
My Paris address book
As I have just returned from my latest trip to Paris, I thought I’d share with you some of my favourite places to visit. Yves Andrieux & Vincent Jalbert take antique fabrics and do something wonderous with them. Their shop in the Marais district of Paris is an Aladdin’s cave of treasures. Clothes, bags, cushions, curtains... Read more...
Only 2 days left! Enjoy free delivery on mydeco.com until December 1st
As an early Christmas present, mydeco.com is giving everyone FREE DELIVERY on all our products until midnight on Wednesday. We’re spreading the festive cheer and making shopping easier for you. After all, it can be difficult buying so much for others instead of yourself (although I recommend using our gift of free shipping to treat... Read more...
Be the first to experience a brand new, braver way to shop on mydeco.com!
A while ago when we shouted ‘bravery begins at home!’ you asked ‘but where do I start?’. With the new-look mydeco.com, that’s where. No more mass-produced same-old same-old from the high street. Think beautiful, hand-picked, curated homeware that adds wow-factor and personality to your home. What the new-look mydeco.com will offer: The new mydeco.com will... Read more...
The 3 best deck chairs, as chosen by Beyond the Fridge and Melanie Porter and mydeco
Summer looks like it might creep back to us here in the UK after much rain so it is time to think about the weekends spent in the garden during the sunshine. We asked ‘Beyond the Fridge‘ and Melanie Porter to let us know what their favourite deck chairs are to help you choose a... Read more...
Reindeer, mulled wine and shopping! Head along to the Brompton Christmas Shopping Event tomorrow
Want to see a real live reindeer at the same time as getting in some Christmas shopping? Then get along to the the Brompton Christmas Shopping Day tomorrow. Image credit: Shutterstock As well as a family of Reindeer, Santas sleigh, a childrens creative event and special pop-up shops, there are a number of different shops in... Read more...
mydeco on tour: Greetings from Tokyo
Konichiwa readers, this is my second and final blog from Tokyo, Japan. Truth be told, I am a rather lazy tourist – usually the only sights I bother seeing are the shops (my credit-card has been over-used around the world). Luckily, Tokyo’s upmarket Ginza district has much more to offer than expensive clothing: here the... Read more...
Furniture iPhone apps – futile or fabulous?
Image credit: House of Fraser This month, House of Fraser and IKEA unveiled iPhone apps showcasing their 2010 catalogues. But, does it make sense for a furniture shop to launch an iPhone app? With more than 110,000 iPhone apps flooding the market and two billion downloaded, the choice is dizzying – these furniture iPhone apps... Read more...
mydeco Exclusive: See what you could win at Few and Far's Christmas Shopping Evening
There is a way to avoid the masses of desperate shoppers this Christmas – head to Few and Far, a beautiful boutique in South Kensington’s Brompton Quarter. Tomorrow is their annual late night Christmas shopping evening: visitors will have the chance to peruse the award-winning store’s selection of products until 8pm, all the while enjoying... Read more...
The Daily Telegraph is loving our work
Time for a small boast! Not only is this respected national news institution running our weekly Room Rescue competition in their awesome Saturday Homes & Property supplement, but they have also just included us in a roundup of the 10 best websites to shop for your home. It’s very humbling to know that one of the country’s best newspapers loves... Read more...
