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A Conversation with Jessica Alken

At Decorum we love working with local Cornish businesses. We were recently lucky enough to partner with Jessica Alken, the creative powerhouse behind Atlanta Trevone - a collection of some of the ...

Four tips for creating a serene kitchen

When you ask most people how they are, the answer will be “busy” – or more often – “SO busy”. This feeling of busy-ness extends not just to our working days, but to home life as well as we rush aro...

Cotswolds Delft with a German twist

Last summer, we were lucky enough to welcome Joerg and Kirsten Wick to the studio. Two Germans living deep in the English countryside, they are passionate about British cottages and timeless interi...

Design Trends for 2026

As ever at this time of year, we can hardly believe that January is upon us. 2026 looks set to have some exciting design trends to keep an eye on. Whilst we don’t hop on every trend going – our foc...

Grounded in the landscape by Drift Journal

We were recently lucky enough to sit down for a conversation with Jamie Crocker at Drift Journal. We spoke about European traditions, artistic heritage and what what it means to be small business i...

How we created our Delft Harbour Collection

The new Delft Harbour Collection might be our most Cornish collection yet. Depicting some of the most beloved villages and fishing coves around Cornwall, this set of tiles are perfect miniature rep...

How to tile a wall

Tiling is not complicated – but it does take time, patience and attention to detail. You also need to make sure you have the right tools to hand to avoid unnecessary hold ups or mistakes. We’ve put...

How we created our Seaweed Garden Range

Our Seaweed Garden collection has just launched. It's taken months of design, trial and error, planning and - frankly - staring at seaweed. We've loved every minute. Our Designer Kareni Lowes talks...

A History of Red

To celebrate Valentine’s Day and the launch of our popping new Berry shade, we take a look back at the long and fascinating history of the colour red.  Red is one of the earliest paint colours know...

Design trends for 2025

We can hardly believe it but 2025 is just around the corner. Whilst staying true to our heritage is deeply ingrained in what we do and the natural world is a constant source of inspiration, we’re s...