ABOUT

HI

HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL. 

HERE AT CAL & CO, I OFFER HOMEWARES, GIFTS & LOCALLY SOURCED PRODUCTS. I ALSO OFFER A PERSONALSIED SERVICE, FOR SPECIAL GIFTS, OCCASIONS AND WEDDINGS. 

MOST OF MY STOCK IS FROM LOCAL ARTISTS, CRAFTSMEN, SMALL BUSINESSES & ANTIQUES. MY AIM IS TO SHOP SUSTAINABLY, WITH THE PRODUCTS I OFFER. TO HELP YOU BUY ITEMS THAT WILL LAST AND STAND THE TEST OF TIME. ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON TREND BUT ABOUT WORKING WITH WHAT YOU HAVE AND FIT INTO YOUR HOME SEAMLESSLY.

NOW A LITTLE ABOUT ME

 MY NAME IS MELISSA, I LIVE IN MALDON, ESSEX, WITH MY HUSBAND, SON CALEB & POOCH ELVIS THE CHOW CHOW.

I OPENED MY FIRST SHOP IN FEBRUARY 2014. SELLING INTERIORS, GIFTS & HOMEWARES. FROM CONTEMPOARY TO MODERN, RUSTIC & ANTIQUES. MY PASSION FOR ALL THINGS INTERIORS STARTED WHEN I MET MY HUSBAND IN 2009, WE MOVED IN TOGETHER AFTER 3MONTHS AND LOVED SHOPPING FOR OUR HOME.

FEW FACTS ABOUT ME:

  • I AM HALF GERMAN, MY MUM IS GERMAN & MY DAD IS ENGLISH
  • I STUDIED ART & DESIGN AT COLLEGE AND SPECIALISED IN FASHION. 
  • I WAS BORN & LIVED IN GERMANY AS MY DAD SERVED IN THE BRITISH ARMY.
  • I MOVED TO THE UK BY MYSELF AT 16 TO STUDY AT COLLEGE
  • I MET MY HUSBAND AT AGE 22, GOT MARRIED AT 25 & HAD A GORGEOUS LITTLE BOY AT AGE 32
  • I'M AN ONLY CHILD
  • I USE TO BE A WINDOW DRESSER
  • MY FAVOURITE SEASON IS AUTUMN
  • I'M OBSESSED WITH ALL THINGS INTERIORS AND ALSO CHAI LATTE'S
  • I WON MISS ESSEX IN 2008
  • I LOVE NEUTRAL COLOURS BUT MY FAVOURITE COLOUR IS BRIGHT ORANGE, I DONT ACTUALLY OWN ANYTHING IN THE COLOUR ORANGE

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY MY WEBSITE. 

PLEASE FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON NEW STOCK, EVENTS AND ANYTHING CAL & CO

THANK YOU

MELISSA

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