Brighten up your white interiors with a splash of colour
I live in a cottage and creating light is more than a challenge. I recently started to re-decorate and decided to use white. My windows are set about three feet deep so painting the inside of them white bounces light into the room. However, white as a whole can be a bit boring so I... Read more...
Beware the Moon: One small step for walls, one giant leap for drama
Let’s give 2012 a proper entrance! At mydeco.com we’re all about making your home a happier, fun and vibrant place to live so we’re here to give you a nudge in the right direction – down the path of gorgeous statement walls. I spoke to Louise Wakefield, the energetic, passionate co-founder of our new favourite... Read more...
Revealed: Bright new wallpapers from Hygge & West
mydeco guest blogger, Christiana Coop, is the wallpaper guru for the lovely homewares company ferm LIVING, and runs her own business Hygge & West. This week Christiana launches a new wallpaper line and gives her two cents at a creative entrepreneurial conference in San Francisco. Red Forest Leaves wallpaper by Hygge & West Hope you... Read more...
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend: Harlequin Spring
Our guest blogger Christiana Coop shows you her favorite’s from Ferm Living’s new Harlequin range: Image credit: Ferm Living Hello! Just wanted to share a few of my favorite things from Ferm Living‘s new collection for spring. Image credit: Ferm Living The new collection, called Harlequin, features a unique, playful mix of colors in graphic... Read more...
The walls say it all: We talk to wallpaper company Turner Pocock Cazalet
We catch up with cool and funky mydeco boutiquer, Turner Pocock Cazalet, who reveal their inspiration behind their bold wallpaper designs. Turner Pocock Cazalet is a joint venture between interior designers Bunny Turner and Emma Pocock, who were inspired when they saw Catherine Cazalet’s hand-drawn sketches and portfolio. They have teamed together combining Turner and... Read more...
Celebrate the World of Surfaces with Dreamwall Style
Hannah Coleman from Dreamwall Style joins us this week to discuss the emerging trends for interior wall surfaces. As an expert who works in the field, she is well placed to see what people are doing with their homes to bring these new trends into their designs. She talks us through her own thoughts and... Read more...
New year, new wallpaper – say Lulu Guinness, Wayne Hemingway and Paul Smith
Want a new look for the New Year? I’ve asked top designers how they create an instant makeover at home and the unanimous answer is… drum roll, if you please… wallpaper. Lulu Guinness, Wayne Hemingway, Jemma Kidd, Barbara Hulanicki and Sir Paul Smith tell us how it is. Lulu Guinness: ‘To update a room, use wallpaper.... Read more...
Trends for 2011: sparkles and stripes
Read the latest interiors and style musings from our guestblogger, Ferm Living’s Christiana Coop: Image credit: Ferm Living Hi, and happy 2011! I just wanted to post about two of my favorite trends for the upcoming year. The first is glamour. This trend is continuing strong this year, so expect more sparkling golds and moody... Read more...
Sue Timney: A retrospective of a life in design
Sue is one half of the renowned Timney-Fowler brand, which produces exuberant wallpapers and fabrics as well as tops, scarves, ties, jewelry, and much more. The company began in 1980, when Sue strolled past a vacant shop on London’s Portobello Road. Within one week, she and then-husband and business partner Grahame Fowler had moved in.... Read more...
Top 5 3D rooms of the week
Here at mydeco, we’re big colour enthusiasts. So this week our top 3D room designs have been colourful, bright and full of well-placed pattern. Each room that our team picked out this week has special elements – from adventurous wallpaper and colour co-ordinated cushions, to bold orange walls, tangerine chairs and Missoni cushions. My personal... Read more...
Fancy a style swap? Home exchange gets chic
Craving a stylish holiday without the hefty price tag of a designer hotel? I met serial entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow who founded Luxe Home Swap, a worldwide house swapping service for people with homes they’re proud of. Discover how to make a home exchange work and why her bedroom is ridiculous. If you’re going away… you... Read more...
Udesign’s competition entries – where are they now?
Welcome to our wallpaper hall of fame, showcasing some of the creative designs that were entered into our exciting wallpaper competition with Udesign. And they are now on udesign’s website for you to customise and tailor to correspond with your own house, taste and colour schemes. Image credit: Hannah Garrigan, the winner of the competition... Read more...
