Spring is in the air, and my thoughts are turning towards my garden and the garden paving. Continue reading Style Guide: 7 Tips For Perfect Garden Paving
Take the Hassle Out of Ironing
As an interior stylist, I have to do a lot of ironing for my work. One tiny crease on a bedsheet or on a curtain will show up on camera and ruin the shot. I pack my trusty steam iron in my styling kit for every shoot. As a consequence, after 20 years of ironingContinue reading Take the Hassle Out of Ironing
Ultimate Guide to kitchen planning: Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts You Need To Know
Today in this post, I want to share my top 10 kitchen planning tips – and 10 things you need to avoid. A handy post if you’re planning a kitchen refit yourself. In 2015, I started the process of my kitchen makeover. It was the biggest personal project I had every undertook at thatContinue reading Ultimate Guide to kitchen planning: Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts You Need To Know
NEW WORK: Latest Interior Styling Tips With Lifestyle Floors
In November, I was asked to style all the latest flooring trends for Lifestyle Floors. I found one of the best location houses in London to shoot these looks in with a peach kitchen. My client was super creative and very open-minded. It was my dream shoot! It was my role to select the leadingContinue reading NEW WORK: Latest Interior Styling Tips With Lifestyle Floors
Tiny Hallway Makeover: Final Reveal
Firstly, let me say Happy New Year (sorry I’m a bit late to the party). Bad flu and a backlog of work has taken me away from my blog these past few weeks. That, and I got lost in an instagram worm-hole! Oopse. Well, I’m back here in 2018 with a bang. I have aContinue reading Tiny Hallway Makeover: Final Reveal
Style A Cosy Bed For Winter
On a cold frosty weekend morning, I like nothing more than relaxing in bed. My bedroom needed a small revamp to transform it into a warm and cosy space to retreat to. Today, I’m sharing my essential styling tips for your bed to make it a haven for these colder months. My weekdays are oftenContinue reading Style A Cosy Bed For Winter
NEW WORK: Christmas Interior Styling With Next
Below are behind-the-scenes images from my recent styling work for major high street store Next – when I was asked to shoot their gift guide. Let me walk you through my Christmas styling and explain how to produce your own similar shots for your own blog or instagram or just for fun – so thatContinue reading NEW WORK: Christmas Interior Styling With Next
How to style your Christmas dining table Using lights: 4 tips & tricks
Merry Christmas everyone! Today, I’m going to show you how to add bling-bling to your Christmas dining table with the help of festive-lights.com. As an interior stylist, I decorate Christmas several times a year for magazines and TV shows. Over the years, I’ve picked up decorating styling tricks to spice up your Christmas table withContinue reading How to style your Christmas dining table Using lights: 4 tips & tricks
5 Reasons Why You Need To Paint Your Garden Right Now
Autumn is here. That’s why I want you to paint your garden. Yes, I do mean right now! In this post, I’m going to explain why autumn is the perfect time to tackle this vital garden job. And I’m going to show you a garden transformation, using paint that will blow your socks off.
9 Incredibly Cool Ways To Style Your Guest Bedroom
Today, I’m going to show my top 9 styling tips that will transform your guest bedroom into an incredibly cool space. I predict if you follow these tips, your friends will want to stay forever! DISCOVER MORE ABOUT MAXINE: Maxine Brady is an award winning interior stylist in London. Based in Brighton, she has 25Continue reading 9 Incredibly Cool Ways To Style Your Guest Bedroom
NEW WORK: Styling The Purple Trend with Good Homes Magazine
Ever wondered what an interior style magazine shoot is like? Well today, I want to show you. I’m sharing you secret behind-the-scenes photos from my latest cover shoot for Good Homes magazine (shh!).There’s even a short video of my styling in action so you can get a good picture of what I do for aContinue reading NEW WORK: Styling The Purple Trend with Good Homes Magazine
6 essential design ideas that every small kitchen needs
Planning a kitchen takes a lot of time and thought. If you’re planning a small kitchen, you need to be extra clever in the planning process to make the space work twice as hard. Today, I’m going to explain to you my 7 Interior Stylist’s essential design ideas that every small kitchen needs. I’ll give youContinue reading 6 essential design ideas that every small kitchen needs
Top 5 Ways To Makeover Your Living Room Instantly
Did you know that as well as blogging about home decor, I’m also an Interior Stylist working for home magazines and TV?Continue reading Top 5 Ways To Makeover Your Living Room Instantly
How to choose the perfect armchair
Never underestimate the power of an armchair to transform your living space. That’s why interior stylists, like me, nickname it a ‘statement armchair’ – as it can make (or break) your living room decorating scheme. Before flexing your credit card on a show-shopping armchair for your home, you need to ask yourself a several veryContinue reading How to choose the perfect armchair
The Perfect Velvet Sofa For You
If you love fashion AND interior design, then you’ll love this post! With the help of Darlings of Chelsea, I predict 6 of the hottest velvet looks for both you (and your sofa) this Autumn.Continue reading The Perfect Velvet Sofa For You