Maxine Brady | Interior Stylist, Props Stylist, Creative Director & Home Decor Blogger
Interior stylist, events stylist, TV presenter, podcaster host with styling for magazines, public relations and advertising shoots. Brighton & London, UK. Home Decorating blog
I want to say a big WELCOME to the guys hopping over from Dear Designer with the #UKHomeBlogHop. Come inside, I’ve just opened a bumper box of Quality Street. Ooh, and regular readers are in for a right treat too because I’m taking part in a big festive-blog-get-together with 23 other top notch bloggers. Oh – yes, it’s Chriiiiiiiistmas, baby! And – this,Continue reading #UKHomeBlogHop My Lazy Girl's Guide To Christmas Decorating
Last week, I enjoyed Christmas lunch in Silo – one of Brighton’s most original restaurants. Silo’s aim is to revolutionise the restaurant industry with a zero-waste, ethical, low food-miles menu. My partner in crime for this meal was my foodie-loving Dad. As expected, their four-course menu avoids the bog-standard turkey meal instead cooking up what myContinue reading Christmas lunch at Silo Brighton with Dad
As an interior stylist, my working day is frequently spent seeking out fab companies that make or sell amazing things for the home (I love my job!). My latest discovery is Woodpecker – who make beautiful sustainable wood flooring. Oh, and their photography is pretty damm dreamy too. Here’s my favs picks from their range, plusContinue reading Discover Wood Flooring By Woodpecker
SOMEONE PINCH ME NOW! This is no lie but the past 12 months my career as an Interior Stylist has been off.Continue reading Interior Stylist: My Amazing Year Of Work In Pictures
This is my second posts with lighting design expert Sally Storey from John Cullen lighting. She is on hand to solve all my lighting dilemmas. The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in the home to light properly. Here’s 12 expert tips on how to update your kitchen lighting making it just perfect.
Christmas comes early today with my fab competition where you can enter to WIN a stylish Emma Bridgwater DAB radio worth £79.99. As an extra gift – I have a discount code of 15% off all VQ products (see below). Don’t you think this rather lovely radio would make the perfect Christmas present for a loved one? (: or forContinue reading Win! DAB Emma Bridgewater digital radio worth £79.99
Morning! I’ve been busy behind the scenes working on my latest (and toughest) bathroom makeover for my best friend, Nicola. Her husband has been working all weekends to get the project done, bless him. Before the big reveal, I wanted to show you that the bathroom is shaping up very nicely.
When you can order everything with a click of a button – from your groceries to furniture – why shouldn’t getting your home cleaned be as easy? This is where Hassle.com steps in. The website which is new to Brighton promises to take the bother out of finding a cleaner with it’s easy booking service. It’s time forContinue reading How to hassle.com out of cleaning
Ever since works started on Brighton’s i360 sponsored by British Airways, I have been a constant critic. Even getting into a mini fight over twitter on this eyesore on my beloved Regency seafront. In October, on a super-smashing-picture-perfect-day, my family took an flight up the 162m tall observation tower. This is what seven Brightonian’s with an age range spanningContinue reading Everything You Need To Know About Brighton i360
In my house I still have all the original Victorian pine doors. But not everyone is as lucky. Like my friend Ben – he inherited bug-ugly doors which were seriously so bad. We think they were made of cardboard in the 90s they are so flimsy. He was convinced they would be too tricky (and expensive) to replace. That was until I introduced him to EASY-FITContinue reading #HomeHack: Replace your ugly doors in moments
Exciting news on the blog today! This is the first of several posts with THE lighting specialists John Cullen. This means I now have their head-lighting expert, Design Director Sally Storey, on my speed dial. The first room I’m asking her to tackle is my dingy bedroom. Here’s my top 5 bedroom lighting mistakes – and how you can avoid them (with Sally’s help of course). ForContinue reading My 5 Bedroom Lighting Mistakes (and how to easily avoid them)w
After the Amara awards, I didn’t think my life as a blogger could any more exciting. Then I heard from Lilly, the lovely editor of interior’s website Houzz, who told me I’d was their ‘Blogger of the Month’. YAY HAY! They asked me create my ‘dream home’ with images from their website. Here’s my speedy tour of myContinue reading My Dream Home Inspiration