Carole Ward Interiors was formed in 1987 by Carole Ward a printed textiles graduate from Birmingham Polytechnic.

On moving to London to find a design job, a temporary job was taken with Heal’s the contemporary furniture store making curtains. As often happens this turned out to be her future career and she set up business on her own in 1987.

Her husband Steven Riordan an ex. employee of Designers Guild and Osborne and Little joined her 18 months later to help with running the business and installing the curtains. Originally they made soft furnishings for the trade such as shops and interior designers.

In 1994 they opened their first shop in Hornsey, North London which moved to Crouch End in 1998. The same year they also bought an existing business R&V Interiors in Southgate. Both shops became known as Deco.

Deco re-located to The Midlands  in December 2004.

Now centrally based in Leicestershire the main emphasis of the business is the supply and installation of Plantation Shutters.

Rutland Shutters also works in the North London area on a weekly basis under the Deco name

www.deco.co.uk