Maxine Brady | Interior Stylist, Blogger & TV presenter
Maxine Brady is an award winning interior & events stylist, TV presenter, art director and she is the brains behind her lifestyle blogger. With over 20 years experience for magazines, pr and advertising shoots. Based in Brighton, she works up and down the UK, and Worldwide.
Last Thursday I went to the #IBA16 Amara blogging awards in fancy hotel in London because my blog – WeLoveHome – was SHORTLISTED for an award for ‘Best Interior Stylist Blog’ (Woop! Woop!) I had the most amazing night where for 5 hours I felt like a celebrity complete with flashing camera lights and lots of fizz. I wasContinue reading My glitzy night at the 2016 Amara Blog Awards #IBA16
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’d want to share one of my most successful building makeovers in the house: when I swapped a rotten sash window with a beautiful, modern alumium door. Let me prepare you here – this was no small job (dust! dust! dust!) but the impact is intense. It’s opened up the back of my house, allowing natural light to flood into aContinue reading Installing A Contemporary Back Door
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
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
Today, I want to talk you through my dining room ideas….well, I call it a dining room – which sounds a little grand.Continue reading Styling Tricks For An Open-plan Dining Room
The time has finally come – we are just weeks away from FINISHING our mega home project – an open-plan living + dining space. Woop! Woop! I’ve never done that ‘open-plan-living-thing’ before and it has taken me months and months to work out what to do with the space (you wouldn’t think I did this for aContinue reading Decorating Ideas For Open-Plan Living Roomsw
Love antiques? Then you have to go to The Decorative Living Fair in Chelsea on October the 6th.Win tickets through my Facebook competition. It’s easy to enter (just a like + a share) and your in with a chance. It’s a great place to meet interesting dealers in vintage and decorative antiques, as well asContinue reading Win tickets to The Decorative Living Fair
If windows are the eyes of the house, then mine had a serious eye infection! From the moment I bought my house – I was desperate to fix my crummy sash windows. They looked dreadful (cracking and crumbling when you just touch them) but they also were letting in rain water which was causing –Continue reading How To Save and Restore Your Sash Windows
We had a lovely natter with Jody Myerscough-Walker, who creates bold, vivid designs for her fabric company Bon Maison.