books and beaches
I had a message this morning from my sister Juliet and it filled me with nostalgia for summer days with my kiddies. She…
“Smoke is good, flames is rotten!”
A couple of weekends ago it was the fourth of the O’Leary brothers 80th birthday. The first, Uncle Tom was a few years ago…
Out of Africa – down at the cabin
We had a party last week down by the river, in the cabin. Paul bought some huuuge pieces of canvas – it made all…
cool babies
We all know Babies are cool, but here at deVOL they are also right on trend for Summer 2015. This week I will be…
Yay spring………………..
I’ve had a lovely day making the entrance to the Mill all bright and colourful and springlike, with lots of lovely new arrivals for…
Picture Perfect
This wonderful antique frame sits modestly in the corner of our Classic Kitchen showroom, alongside some vintage maps from our local area. Empty frames…
Waste Not, Want Not.
We try our very hardest to be efficient and economical with the natural materials that we use to craft our kitchen furniture. Our timber…
Snow day
We certainly didn’t get as much snow today as most areas of the country, just a short flurry. It coated cotes Mill just enough…
vintage sledges and berries
It was such a beautiful, cold and frosty morning today I thought ‘its about time I made the outside of the Mill look…
Secrets of the Castle
After watching Secrets of the Castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom on Tuesday night, I found myself in awe of the archaeological project that has…
a bit of sparkle at ‘The Mill’
We are trying to keep it subtle on the Cotes Mill Christmas decorations this year, it’s nice not to bombard our customers with too…
Ethnic Influences
I thought I’d share a quick snap of my favorite piece in the deVOL showroom at the moment. This antique Indian set of drawers…