About Us

PERIDOT

FOUNDED 2001

ABOUT PERIDOT

PERIDOT was founded in 2001.

Named after the birthstone of August, the month the first shop was opened, PERIDOT currently consists of two lifestyle boutiques nestled in the heart of the villages of Sedgefield and Norton, in the North East of England.

We take great pride in offering a personal and friendly service to both our loyal regular and new customers alike.

Upon visiting PERIDOT you will discover an Aladdin's cave full of quality statement furniture, beautiful lighting and exquisite home accessories, as well as a fabulous selection of glamorous jewellery, ladies clothing, scarves, handbags and more.

Whether you are looking for a decorative table lamp to elevate your home or a statement jewellery piece to make you stand out, you are sure to find something you will fall in love with at PERIDOT.

2001 - 2015

FOUNDER

Carmel opened the first PERIDOT retail shop in the village of Sedgefield on 4th August 2001.

Carmel has always had a passion and renowned talent for interior design and has attended numerous courses both in her teens and late 30’s.

Carmel successfully enjoyed running PERIDOT for 14 years before sadly falling too ill to continue and decided to sell PERIDOT to Daria, the current proprietor of the retail shops, in 2001.

Carmel still assists with choosing stock and shows a very keen interest to this day.

2015 - PRESENT

PROPRIETOR

Daria, the current proprietor of PERIDOT retail shops, has extensive knowledge in retail, having previously worked in the jewellery department at Harrods, before becoming assistant manager at Rolex in Bond Street, London for a number of years.

Daria moved from London to the North East of England, to be with her partner Kursten, who is Carmel’s son and purchased PERIDOT Sedgefield in 2015.

While a considerably different working environment to her prior years, Daria loves the friendly atmosphere and people in the North East and opened a second PERIDOT retail shop in Norton with her partner during 2018.

Daria’s aim is to continue sourcing good quality unusual products and brands at an inexpensive price.

E-COMMERCE

PERIDOT Online Boutique was launched in 2020.

The Online Boutique focuses on home interiors, consisting of home furniture, home accessories and home fragrance.

We supply both ready made and made to order furniture, from classic to contemporary designs, made by skilled artisans.

Our home accessories collection is continually expanding and offers a broad range of products.

Soft furnishings consist of sumptuous throws and a range of cushions from classic, to seasonal on-trend designs and colours.

Home fragrance products are supplied by the world renowned brands, NEOM Organics London and Stoneglow.

2020 - PRESENT

PROPRIETOR

Kursten is Carmel’s son and Daria’s partner and is the proprietor of PERIDOT Online Boutique.

Kursten has a passion for interior design and started his own property investment & rental business at the age of 18, which involved overseeing the development of a large number of properties for nearly 30 years.

Kursten designed the current PERIDOT website and now employs a small team of experts in the field of e-commerce.

Kursten’s aim is to try to continually improve the customer experience and add more product choice to the website.

OUR CORE VALUES

Since opening our first shop we have always strived to adhere to our core values.

We provide a personalised, friendly, efficient service, while offering quality products that are value for money, while upholding our reputation we have built since 2001.