AEON Interiors Logo

 AEON Interiors Logo

Hi all,

So we get a lot of questions asking what made us decide on our duck logo! I wish we could give you a straight answer, we are well aware that a duck doesn’t represent Interior Design! Have we gone crazy? Did the cold get to us??!!!!

We are young, we are fun loving ladies and we gave our logo designer a brief where we needed something that represented us as well as our company. What was important to us was to create a brand.

Our designer sent us the usual suspects related to interior design, but after a few emails back and fore I think he started to get a grasp of our personalities!

He sent us the duck….. well, that was a shock! We both went into panic mode: Aly said “we don’t sell bathroom accessories”, Erica said “are my eyes deceiving me?”, but then this little pink duck started to be come cute, we fell in love with this cute little pink duck and she took on a persona… Well she had to have a Welsh name as we are both Welsh ladies, so of course she was christened “Delilah” duck!

“Delilah” will be our mascot, she will come with us places and she will have a lovely little duck life….

Delilah was pride of place on our stall at the student Vintage Fair in Missoula on the 3^rd March. She sat happily on the furniture and she enticed customers in. However disaster almost struck. She was being manhandled by 5 male students, who had their beady eyes on her. Erica overheard their talk…. “She will look nice in our bathroom”…. “She is a nice pick duck”…”Do you think anyone will notice if……..” “STOP right there boys”  Erica said. “If our mascot goes walkabout, you lot will be in BIG trouble”. They laughed but could tell by Erica’s eyes she was serious!!!!

Erica rescued her and she was safely stashed away till the end of the fair.

Who would have known that we would fall in love with this cute pink duck so quickly, but we have… so watch out for Delilah, she will be appearing around Cardiff soon and we will be taking photos but if you do see her, keep your mitts off!!!!!!

Aly Thomas and Erica Willmott are two single mothers from Cardiff who joined forces to open AEON Interiors, a fresh new funky company selling upcycled furniture and accessories.

Aly and Erica met when their daughters joined Rhiwbina primary school at the same time back in 2010. They became firm friends and it was over a cuppa and a piece of cake that the idea of AEON was born.

Erica is in her final year of study of a BA (Hons) Interior Design at the University of Glamorgan Atrium campus in Cardiff, graduating in July and Aly has just completed her National Diploma in Interior Design. It is their passion for interiors that started this company at the end of 2012.

AEON is named after Aly, Erica and their daughters Olivia and Nia but it also means longevity and it reflects the fact that not only are they are in this for the long term but their furniture lasts too!

Upcycling is very fashion forward, especially as we have been hit by the recession, we have taken inspiration from 1945 and the “make do and mend” society, we more than most know what a struggle it is to bring up children on a strict budget. We give old furniture a new lease of live, things that people no longer want, we fix, and spend hours lovingly doing up. We think people would have a shock if they could see what we have done to their furniture!

We spend hours researching ideas and gaining inspiration, we take great care in selecting the right materials and making sure they are of fantastic quality, we like to use Little Greene paints who recycle the paint tins and are environmentally friendly. It’s the little things that make a big difference. We don’t shabby chic furniture; we like to step away from that. We just like to put a modern twist on vintage pieces.  

We have quite an eclectic mix of furniture on our website, but we have lots of new items to add very shortly. Aly and Erica will also custom design furniture for you and provide and Interior Design service.

It gets you thinking… should you really chuck that old piece of furniture out??!!!!!

Erica and Aly have worked hard in the cold, rain and snow to get to start this company up and they are looking forward to what the future brings.

Please check out www.aeoninteriors.co.uk