Maxine Brady | Interior Stylist, Props Stylist, Art 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
And then I saw this…. If you’re looking for attic or loft conversion ideas – then check out these beautiful room! This room was created by stylist Anna Cardell (photographed by Andrea Papini) for Ikea Livet Hemma. What they have come up with is just perfection. And it’s packed with Ikea furniture! Could you tell? The spaceContinue reading Is this the most beautiful attic Conversion you have ever seen? And it’s from Ikea!
If you live in a small house (like I do) then you’ll do anything to make your home look bigger. In this post, I want to show you a style trick I’ve used in my hallway using a Crittall Mirror which has cheated the space. AND I’ve picked out my top 5 Crittall Mirrors forContinue reading Faking A Bigger home with Crittall Mirrors
Have you ever wondered how stuff – like garden paving – is actually made? Yes? Then you are going to love this post! I was sent behind-the-scenes photos of my hexagonal garden paving being made by CED Natural Stone. I found it so satisfying to see how my bespoke paving was transformed ready for my garden,Continue reading How Bespoke Hexagonal Paving Is Made
Before a major garden makeover, there a number of things I INSIST YOU DO before works start. Here my top 7 tips to make the project go as smoothly as possible. My own garden makeover started last week and I set aside time to prepare for the transformation/protect my home from the mud. After years of workingContinue reading How To Prepare For A Garden Makeover
If you have been stopping, then you would have seen my transformation of my best friend’s tiny bathroom. From seriously crappy to something-rather-wonderful. Now, today – I can excitedly reveal the end results. I’m not taking any credit here – my friend, Nic and her husband, Baz worked like the devil to get it all done. IContinue reading Small Bathroom Makeover – The Final Reveal
I’ve been doing my home up for two years now and I have come across some really great companies for my DIY projects. I want to share my pick of the best. This is my DIY resource of must-know contacts! This month – I want to shine a light on the awesome guys at ClickaSkip. In earlyContinue reading #LifeHack // Skips In A Click
Over the past month, I have been asking you on my twitter and facebook to tell me your biggest bedroom design dilemmas – and then I set myself the task of solving them. In collaboration with Benson For Beds, I’m here on hand to deal with your 3 biggest bedroom decor issues. And guys, you really wentContinue reading Your bedroom design dilemmas – and how to solve them
My name is Maxine and I’m a selfie addict. Over the years I must have sent my sister, my best friends and my mum 100s of snaps of me in different outfits. So much so, I now consider them to be my personal stylists. As a result, I know that to take a great ‘selfie’ you need anContinue reading Is this the ultimate Mirror for Selfie addicts?
As you **may** have heard, I’m in the middle of planning my garden’s makeover. Where do I get my green-fingered inspiration from? I love having a good old nose through other bloggers’ gardens. I’ve narrowed down my pick of the top 6 best gardens that are brimming with ideas.
It’s living room makeover time! I have waited so long to do this post. Over a year in fact. I didn’t feel very confident revealing my living room makeover on the blog until I was 100 per cent happy with it. Then last week, I bought a few new bits and bobs for my roomContinue reading Look at this Living Room Makeover Packed with Easy styling ideas
I’ve called in the expert help of a TV garden designer to revamp my tatty outdoor space into an urban oasis. In this post, I’d like to show you my new-look garden plans. There’s tons of picture-inspiration too if you thinking of planning your own garden makeover. Let me walk you around my garden makeover. My GardenContinue reading Planning My Urban Garden
I’m about to start huge garden renovations in early September. And there was one key decorating job I needed to complete before my landscape designer arrived. And that was painting the exterior of the back of my house in one of the ziiiingiest shades known to man. Let me give you a short tour with lots of oh-so-satisfying ‘before’Continue reading Exterior House Makeover – with Before and Afters