“Design begins with identity.”
You've saved the pins. Repainted the hall. Moved the furniture around.
But your home still doesn't feel like you anymore.
You've changed, but your home hasn't caught up.
Most women assume it’s a design problem.
It isn’t.
Interior design that starts with who you’re becoming, and builds backwards from there.
You're not looking for a makeover. You're looking for a mirror.
You've tried fixing it yourself — new cushions, a fresh coat of paint, an evening lost down a rabbit hole of inspiration images. And it still doesn't feel right. Because it's not a styling problem. It's a mismatch between who you are now and the space you've been left behind in.
My clients are women in the middle of a chapter change. Divorce. An empty nest. A career pivot. A decade of putting everyone else first. They don't need someone to tell them what's on trend. They need someone to help them figure out what they actually want — and then build it, properly, with structure and without regret.
"The journey you took me on made me think deeply about my home. It’s so much more than just matching cushions! Working with you helped me find the full stop at the end of my sentence." — Debbie Moore
From Shrinking to Sanctuary.
For a while, I went by Julie.
I wish I was joking. But I genuinely decided Julia was too much. So I softened my name. Then my edges. Then my aesthetic. Then, quietly, my ambitions.
Looking back, I can see exactly what was happening. I was making myself smaller — in my spaces, in my relationships, in the way I showed up in the world. My design work during that period was technically strong. But it had no soul, because I'd misplaced mine.
It wasn't until I redesigned my own home — properly, honestly, for the first time — that something shifted. I stopped designing for approval and started designing for me. The woman I actually was, not the one who'd been making herself palatable.
I've never gone by Julie since.
That experience is the foundation of everything I now do. The sense that your home doesn't feel right isn't about aesthetics. It's about how much of yourself you've been allowed — or allowed yourself — to express.
That's what this work changes.
My Story
Thirty years. Two million pounds. A different place to begin.
My background spans fashion design, interior design, property styling, brand development and design education. I've led national interior design programmes, written curriculum for Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications, and received award recognition for design excellence. My renovation and styling work has contributed to over £2 million in property-related profit for clients.
What the CV doesn't capture is this:
That's why I created The Sanctuary Aligned Blueprint™ — a proprietary six-stage framework that guides women to a home that genuinely reflects who they are, and where they're going.
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ABOUT
A beautiful room that doesn't support the woman living in it is just decoration. Design without emotional intelligence is incomplete.
Your next chapter deserves a home that knows you.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Whether you want to start small or go all in, there's an entry point for where you are right now.
There's a path. You don't have to figure it out alone.
For women who know something's wrong but can't put their finger on it. This self-paced kit walks you through the first two stages of the Sanctuary Aligned Blueprint™ — identity mapping and environment audit — so you can finally name the problem and start solving it.
STARTER KIT
The Sanctuary Starter Kit
Step 2
The full Blueprint, at your own pace. Six stages. Every tool, template, and decision-making framework I use with private clients — structured so you can work through it independently, with guardrails that protect your investment and your vision.
SELF-PACED PROGRAMME
The Sanctuary Design Blueprint
Step 3
"Working with Julia has been the best decision I’ve made. I cannot thank her enough for all her hard work, and I will recommend Julia to all my friends for the foreseeable future"
"Julia was incredibly professional and so easy to work with."
Marie Wiik -
Chateau De La Lande Chef & Floristry
REVIEWS
"It’s been such a pleasure to work with you lovely Julia. Your commitment to excellence, your hard work and your resilience have been seriously inspiring
"Your commitment to excellence"
FIONA HUMBERSTONE -
ELEVATE PROGRAM
REVIEWS
