At YLDeco
we design interiors shaped around how people actually live.
YLDeco is an interior design and styling studio based in the Algarve.
We help homeowners turn houses into homes that feel personal and genuinely lived-in.
About
YLDeco was born from years of close work with international homeowners, many of them arriving in the Algarve after buying a property through Your Luxury Property.
The same thing kept happening: beautiful homes that didn't quite feel right to live in yet. Spaces that looked good on paper, but lacked warmth, weight, a sense of belonging.
YLDeco was created to close that gap. Interior design that balances aesthetics with real, everyday living.
A home earns its calm through proportion, texture, light, and the dozen small decisions most people rush. We make those decisions with you, and we take the time they need.
YLDeco is three people.
Céline
Lead Designer
Céline heads design and client relationships. She also leads Your Luxury Property, the Algarve agency from which YLDeco was born, a dual view that shapes how she reads a home before a single piece is chosen.
Rute
Projects & Relationships
Rute holds the projects together, clients on one side, suppliers on the other. If something needs to happen on time, in the right place, to the right standard, it goes through Rute.
Carla
Co-founder & Systems
Carla designs the studio behind the studio: the processes, the tools, the way projects move from first call to final key. She's the bridge between YLDeco's craft and the technology that lets a small team work like a bigger one.
Three principles, non-negotiable.
Our Philosophy
01.
Comfort before trends
We prioritise how a space feels to live in, not what is fashionable this season.
02.
Personalisation over repetition
No two clients are the same. Every project is shaped around the people who live in it.
03.
Calm processes, clear decisions
Design should be enjoyable, not stressful. We guide you through every step with clarity and care.
OUR ORIGIN
connection to YOUR LUXURY PROPERTY
YLDeco has a natural connection to Your Luxury Property, the agency Céline leads. That connection remains. It means we know the houses, the suppliers, and how long things actually take here.
YLDeco itself, though, is an independent studio. We welcome Your Luxury Property clients and external homeowners who share our values.
HOW WE WORK
Our approach.
Many of our clients enjoy being involved. What they appreciate is not being left to choose alone. We listen carefully, ask the a lot of questions, then narrow the choices down to the ones worth making.
A calm, structured process that lets you enjoy the journey as much as the result.
01
Understanding you
We start by listening first: to your lifestyle, your needs, your rhythm, your habits and how you want your home to feel. Then we translate that into space through materials, light and detail. That is how a house becomes a home.
02
CONCEPT AND DIRECTION
We shape a design direction rooted in comfort, balance, and materials that age well.
03
Coordination & delivery
We manage selections, suppliers, and timelines, and we chase the ones that slip.
04
Final styling
We bring everything together so your home feels complete, welcoming, lived-in.