I excitedly shared my very own (dream) kitchen makeover a few weeks ago. I thought it would be helpful to run through.Continue reading Kitchen Accessories For Your Home Makeover
9 of the best Stylish yet practical Desks Ideas for your home office
As more and more of us work from home, a home office is becoming an important space in our homes. From a place to do house admin, to a quite spot to host Zooms or a place to do homework, we all need a carve out a home office in our homes. And to makeContinue reading 9 of the best Stylish yet practical Desks Ideas for your home office
11 Secret Interior Stylist tricks for your bedroom
I wanted to give my very neglected bedroom a mini overhaul. Using a heap of style tricks I keep up my jumper just for these occasions, I gave my room a little fix. And Volia! Here’s my instant makeover following my 11 secret stylist’s tricks. And the best bit, you can enter to win my ‘style kit’ to create this look at home. BEFORE: Continue reading 11 Secret Interior Stylist tricks for your bedroom
6 lessons from my 1st year as a homes blogger
Let’s start with a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to us! This is a very special post that is very dear to me. Today, is exactly a year to when I got the keys for my first house AND it marks my 1st year as an Homes Blogger too. And boy-oh-boy has this been an up-and-down year. In this post, I want to share with you 6 keyContinue reading 6 lessons from my 1st year as a homes blogger
Guide To Shopping In Brighton – Let's Visit Workshop
I know I bang on about this but shopping in Brighton is the best! This time I want to show you around Workshop. If you love pared back style, good design and the home-crafted look of wood, cotton and ceramics, then this is the shop for you. Let me show you around. Tucked in a side street just minutesContinue reading Guide To Shopping In Brighton – Let's Visit Workshop
Why your small kitchen needs Underfloor Heating Right now
Here is a blog post about my underfloor heating install in my small kitchen I’ve been so busy with the renovations on the house since I moved in. So far I’ve made over the windows, a boiler install and sprinkled a little bit of magic in the garden. Now, I’m starting on the fun stuff which is making over THE KITCHEN. It’s been overhauled from top-to-bottom (which I amContinue reading Why your small kitchen needs Underfloor Heating Right now
How I Became an Interior Stylist: 5 Ways To Kick Start Your Styling Career Right Now
Want to know how to become an interior stylist? I’m Maxine Brady, a Brighton-based stylist working across London, Sussex and beyond. Over 20 years, I’ve gone from assisting on magazine shoots to styling homes, brands, and TV shows. In this post, I’ll share the 5 key steps that helped me build a successful career inContinue reading How I Became an Interior Stylist: 5 Ways To Kick Start Your Styling Career Right Now
Six positives to a House Hunting fail
When I was house shopping back in August last year, I missed out on my ‘dream home’ in a sealed bid. It totally sucked and I didn’t take it very well TBH. At the time, I decided to put on a brave face and put a hippy-dippy positive spin on it to get me over my house-hump. I sat downContinue reading Six positives to a House Hunting fail
Revamp an unloved garden with a grassy lawn
Moving in to my house, one of the first areas I wanted to tackle my garden. I wanted to have an outdoor space we could relax in (and escape from ) the building works on the place. So we have been on a mission to get it finished by the end of the summer. With the lovely people atContinue reading Revamp an unloved garden with a grassy lawn
Money Saving Advice : 5 Expensive Mistakes You Might Be Making In Your Home
With a new home to do up, I’m starting to feel the pinch. You too might be familiar with searching for money saving tips.Continue reading Money Saving Advice : 5 Expensive Mistakes You Might Be Making In Your Home
5 Minute makeover: Quick Window film fixw
When I moved into my house, I inherited net curtains. Yes, they help filter the light and they do give privacy. But they are not very good-looking, are they? I gave my windows a quick revamp to freshen them up as well give them instant style, just by using WINDOW FILM. First, I ripped down theContinue reading 5 Minute makeover: Quick Window film fixw
Lets Avoid cowboy builders
Last month, I talked about how to put a rocket up a slow builder. Now let’s look at what you really need to know – how to avoid a cowboy builder before you start. I’ve used 100s of workmen over the years and sadly, not all of them lived up to my expectations. Learning from my mistakes, I now haveContinue reading Lets Avoid cowboy builders
How to Get your lazy builders to finish your Renovation Bang on time
Do you feel that your builders who are renovating your home feel like they are going at a glacial pace? DON’T FRET! Here’s how you can get your home renovation up to speed. Here’s how this blog posted started – when a lovely follower emailed me: ‘Dear MaxineI am having my kitchen redesigned, it is completely new… but still notContinue reading How to Get your lazy builders to finish your Renovation Bang on time
4 steps to property purchase perfection
Despite what all the property shows on the telly say, buying your first house is not easy. You have to put in loads of preparation before you can even start looking at places. I bought my home smack-bang in the middle of a crazy house boom. I spoke to loads of property experts and got some great adviceContinue reading 4 steps to property purchase perfection
9 ways create an [Indoor] Garden
No outdoor space? No problems. We’ll show you how to add vibrant leafy greens to your home to create a designer indoor garden.