Design guidance for women in transition
I work with thoughtful, quality-conscious women who are navigating a personal or professional transition and want their home to reflect who they are becoming, not who they’ve been.
When life shifts, your environment often lags behind. What once worked can begin to feel disconnected or quietly unsettling. Decisions feel heavier, and the fear of making expensive mistakes can lead to indecision.
My role is to bring clarity, structure, and confidence to that moment.
SERVICES
Calm, considered, and built to last.
A grounded alternative to fast, trend-led design
I don’t offer quick fixes or surface-level styling.
I offer a structured, intelligent approach that helps you make confident, investment-grade decisions, without overwhelm or regret.
My work sits at the intersection of design strategy, sensory awareness, and emotional intelligence.
Every recommendation is considered through three lenses:
How it feels to live with,
How it functions day to day, and
How it holds value over time.
This creates homes that feel calm, timeless, and deeply supportive, especially during periods of change.
I help you to:
How I work
This is design guidance that steadies you — not pressures you.
Make confident, well-considered design choices
Reduce decision fatigue and overwhelm
Invest wisely rather than impulsively
Create a home that supports your next chapter
Build frameworks you can rely on long after our work together
The journey we move through together
Rather than rushing to finishes or furnishings, we move through a calm, phased process. Each stage builds clarity and confidence before the next begins, so progress feels steady, not chaotic.
Clear direction, emotional safety, and a shared understanding of what success looks like.
Outcome
I help you articulate what matters most now, how you live, how you want to feel, and what your home needs to support in this next chapter. This creates a grounded foundation, enabling decisions to be made with confidence rather than guesswork.
Discovery & Foundation
We begin by clarifying what no longer fits and what you’re growing into.
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A confident strategy for spending, saving, and prioritising without anxiety.
OUTCOME
With clarity in place, we translate your insights into a practical, investment-led plan.
I guide you on where it truly matters to invest, where to simplify, and how to allocate your budget intelligently, so your money works harder, and your space improves over time rather than dating quickly.
2. Vision & Investment Strategy
With clarity in place, we translate your insights into a practical, investment-led plan.
Clear direction, emotional safety, and a shared understanding of what success looks like.
Outcome
I support you in making aligned design choices, layouts, materials, furnishings, and finishes, using clear guardrails that prevent overwhelm and costly detours. Decisions are phased, deliberate, and manageable, so progress feels steady rather than chaotic.
3. Design & Implementation
This is where vision becomes reality.
A home that continues to support you, and the confidence to evolve it with intention.
OUTCOME
I help you integrate the change, anchor new habits, maintain the integrity of your space, and build confidence in your ability to make future decisions independently.
4. Integration & Mastery
A transformed space often creates internal shifts as well.
“I first discovered Julia’s work nearly ten years ago through A Busy Woman’s Guide: Achieving Style Clarity with Her Home, and later her Designer Home Decor Program. Even now, the principles she taught me have stayed with me.
Years later, when we restyled our home, I applied what I’d learned from Julia, and I’m confident it added around $60,000 to our property value. That alone speaks to the lasting impact of her guidance.
Life has taken me through many transitions since then, and what I appreciate most is how timeless and grounding Julia’s approach is. Her work isn’t about trends. It’s about clarity, confidence, and making intentional choices that truly last.”
— Karen Mastro-Battista
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INTERIOR DECOR COURSE STUDENT
Fiona Humberstone Elevate Program 2019
“It’s been such a pleasure to work with you Julia. Your commitment to excellence, your hard work and your resilience have been seriously inspiring.”
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BRAND MENTORING PROGRAM
Julia has presented several webinars with relation to branding, which have been very useful and engaging. By getting business owners to focus on their values and the emotions behind their brand, and articulating what feelings their brand should evoke and should not, she gets right to the heart. From that foundation. Her work speaks for itself; timeless branding and design.
Davina Borrow-Jones- Lawyer
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BRANDING WEBINAR PARTICIPANT
- Vanessa Johnson, Styleness
Julia seemed to know exactly what was in my head and to help me then deliver it to paper, ultimately resulting in a beautiful refined brand that speaks to our target markets in so many more ways than just with words.
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I found Julia to be extremely intuitive.
BRAND STRATEGY CLIENT
Calm confidence replacing decision paralysis
Clear frameworks for future design and investment decisions
A home that feels aligned, supportive, and quietly luxurious
Fewer regrets, fewer re-decisions, and better long-term value
By the end of our work together, my clients typically experience:
What this work delivers
This is not just about creating a beautiful space, it’s about creating a foundation that supports who you are now and where you’re going next.
A sense of stability during a period of personal change
Structured, self-paced programs designed to help you move from uncertainty to clarity using my full framework — ideal if you want depth, structure, and flexibility.
Ways to work with me
Guided Digital Programs
Best for:
Women who value independence, clear guidance, and long-term decision confidence.
Private, personalised guidance for clients who want direct support, strategic oversight, and calm decision-making throughout a specific project or transition.
High-Touch Consulting
Best for:
Women navigating higher-stakes decisions who want trusted, discreet support.
Intimate group programs combining expert guidance with shared momentum, designed for women who value depth, community, and thoughtful discussion.
Small-Group Experiences (coming soon)
Value quality over speed
Want structure rather than chaos
Are willing to move thoughtfully rather than impulsively
Care about emotional wellbeing and long-term value
My work is best suited to women who:
Is this right for you?
If you’re looking for instant answers, trend-led design, or rushed results, this may not be the right fit. If you’re ready for calm, considered progress, you’re in the right place.
I believe a home is not something to rush.
It should evolve as you do.
I believe clarity is a form of care.
When decisions are calm and well-considered, confidence follows.
I don’t believe in trends, pressure, or fixing everything at once.
I believe in thoughtful progression, steady guidance, and spaces that support real life.
I believe design is not just visual. It’s emotional, sensory, and deeply personal.
How a space feels matters as much as how it looks.
I believe beauty should feel safe, not intimidating.
Luxury should feel lived-in, not performative.
And good design should last, not need constant reinvention.
I believe you deserve to understand why something works, not just be told what to choose.
When you know how to decide, you don’t lose confidence the next time life changes.
I believe in respecting investment, of money, time, energy, and trust.
Every decision should protect what matters to you, now and in the long term.
I don’t take over.
I guide, support, and steady the process, so you remain in control.
I believe a sanctuary isn’t a finished look.
It’s a way of living in alignment with who you’re becoming.
And I believe when your environment supports you, everything else becomes easier to hold.
My manifesto
“I first discovered Julia’s work nearly ten years ago through her Designer Home Decor Program.
Years later, when I restyled our home, I applied what I’d learned from Julia, and I’m confident it added around $60,000 to our property value. That alone speaks to the lasting impact of her guidance.
Even now, the principles she taught me have stayed with me.
— Karen Mastro-Battista - Course Student
Real Results
Karen added around $60,000 to Her property value
Does It Work?
"I was so impressed with the layout and course content. 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 will help me find the full stop to the end of my sentence."
— Debbie Moore - Course Student
Real Results
The journey you took me on made me think deeply about my home
Does It Work?
"Thank you so much, Julia, for the chance to be involved in this. I learned a lot and can now incorporate what I've learned into my daily life. I’m very clear about my direction now and will happily recommend this course."
— Anna Butterfield - Course Student
Real Results
Karen added around $60,000 to Her property value
Does It Work?
"I can’t thank you enough for coming into my life! I started out thinking I needed something to make my house feel like home, but now I realise I already have a great house—I just needed to see it through the right lens. I am forever grateful."
— Eldora Schug - Previous Course Student
