Award winning Interior Stylist Maxine Brady London, Brighton & Sussex, UK.
I’m going to be controversial here…but I’m a bit over shutters. Yep, I’ve said it. They’re expensive, take weeks to make, are bulky so block out lots of light, and you have to be handy to fit them (or pay for a carpenter). This is why when it came for my turn to dress my livingContinue reading Why Blinds Are The New Shutters
Ever wondered what an interior stylist gets up to in a ‘typical’ working week? That’s exactly what Luxury Flooring asked me too. In reply, I thought I would show how my week panned out with a photo-diary taking a snap each day of where my two little feet took me.
I’ve long been a lover of the ‘Modern Boho’ trend for interiors. My own attempts to copy this style in my home looked naff rather than eclectic cool. That is until I upscaled my oak flooring with a handmade Moroccan Beni Ourain rug from Sukhi. It’s thick, lush, 100% pure wool and I’m so in love with it (and so is Teddy whoContinue reading Why I Love My Sukhi Rug
The sash windows at the front of my house never had any ‘curb appeal’. They were battered by Brighton’s sea air, paint was chipping off.Continue reading How To Restore Your Sash windows
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
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
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
I’ve loved featuring 3 projects from Kate Smith’s Makery Sewing book which has over 30 ideas in them. I’ve featured a few on the blog already which I’ve loved making and sewing. Mainly because they are so simple – perfect for someone like me who is not – lets be honest here, I’m not the bestContinue reading Win Kate Smith's Makery Sewing Craft Book
What? Another super sexy alternative Christmas Tree idea, I hear you say? Hurrah! We love them too. This one is more hands on than the last one I told you about over here. It’s perfect for you creative types or for crafty family times. I think it is perfect for the kitchen or a kid’s room where aContinue reading Win A DIY Christmas Tree Kit
This week I’m going to a Brighton BBQ hosted for local bloggers. And I’m getting increasingly giddy about meeting others like me. In this post I’ve picked out my 5 fav Brighton bloggers (which I hope will be there) and a post by them that sums up the style of their blog for me. Lots of ideas to steal here….and all home grownContinue reading Meet Brighton's Best Style Bloggers
Winning (or even just being nominated) for blog awards is an extremely wonderful thing for newbie bloggers like me. I feel like one very lucky so-n-so as I have found out that WeLoveHomeBlog has been nominated for in the prestigious *Amara Interior Blog Awards 2015 #iba15 as Best New Blog *Cue me dancing around the living room with the dog toContinue reading Hurrah! WeLoveHomeBlog is up for an #IBA15 Blogging award
Check out my outdoor garden makeover. In this post, I share my renovation journey where I turned an unloved back yard into a beautiful grassy garden. Here’s how I turned a gravel graveyard into a lush garden makeover. My Garden makeover: Before & after Month-by-Month When I bought my house in 2016, one of theContinue reading Check out My Amazing Garden makeover: 16 Before & after PHotos
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
First on my home’s ‘to-do’ list is my kitchen refit which (fingers crossed) is starting this month. I’ve planned out a 100 kitchens for magazine shoots, shows and TV but I have never done this for myself. I got myself in a right pickle about what to choose. For what seems like forever, I’ve been plotting my ideas for my ‘urban kitchen’Continue reading Small space ideas for my tiny kitchen
My love of travelling in well known. I love to pick up handicrafts, fabrics and art for my home from my adventures abroad. I’ve got fabrics from Guatemala, art from Belize, ceramics from South Africa…yes, I’m a shoppaholic when it comes to my home. These little treasures scattered around the home remind me of sunnier times. But thingsContinue reading Style your holiday buys at home