Julie McAulay
Introducing Julie McAulay
Julie McAulay is an interior designer, educator, and author who believes anyone can create a home that works.
With a master’s degree in educational administration, degrees in special and elementary education, and training from the New York School of Interior Design, Julie blends teaching with practical design experience.
After years of working for others, she built her own consulting practice and helped clients transform homes on budgets.
She began writing later in life to pass that knowledge to her grandchildren and readers everywhere. Julie writes the way she speaks: clear, encouraging, and step by step. Her faith and love of learning shape everything she creates.
Julie McAulay brings a lifetime of hands-on experience to her writing. Trained as both an educator and interior designer, she spent decades helping people solve real problems in real homes.
Her work focuses on practicality, confidence, and thoughtful choices rather than trends. Julie writes to encourage readers to trust themselves, work within their means, and create spaces that truly support daily life, family, and faith.
Transform Your Space
with Confidence
Design doesn’t have to be overwhelming or expensive. DIY Interior Design walks you through clear, practical steps to discover your style, plan your space, avoid costly mistakes, and create a home that truly works for you.
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Interior Design
Interior design is about creating rooms that reflect who you are and support how you live.
This service follows the same step-by-step process outlined in DIY Interior Design, beginning with discovering your personal style and understanding how each room is used.
Together, we focus on color, furnishings, lighting, textures, and balance to create spaces that feel comfortable, functional, and visually pleasing.
The goal is not to chase trends, but to make thoughtful choices that last. Whether working with what you already own or selecting new pieces, this approach helps avoid costly mistakes and builds confidence. Every design decision is practical, intentional, and tailored to your lifestyle, budget, and long-term needs.
Space Planning
Space planning is the foundation of a successful design and one of the most important steps in the process.
Before purchasing furniture or making changes, this service focuses on measuring, creating floor plans, and planning traffic flow so every square foot works efficiently.
Using proven techniques from the book, we determine furniture placement, focal points, and function first, not last.
This prevents overcrowding, wasted space, and poor scale decisions.
Space planning is especially helpful for small rooms, open-concept homes, and multi-purpose spaces. The result is a layout that feels balanced, open, and easy to live in.
Good planning ensures your room functions well before it is ever decorated.
Home Staging
Home staging prepares your home to appeal to buyers by showing its full potential.
Using principles from DIY Interior Design, staging focuses on arrangement, lighting, scale, and editing rather than renovation.
This service highlights your home’s strengths, minimizes distractions, and creates clean, inviting spaces buyers can imagine themselves living in.
Often, simple changes like furniture placement, removing excess items, and adding a few strategic accessories make the biggest impact. Staging can be done using your existing furnishings, borrowed pieces, or a mix of both. The goal is to help your home photograph well, show beautifully, and sell faster by presenting it as warm, functional, and well cared for.
A Step-by-Step Guide for Anyone to Create Beautiful and Functional Spaces
This step-by-step guide is designed to take the guesswork out of interior design. Instead of trends or quick fixes, it offers a clear process you can follow at your own pace.
Each chapter builds on the last, helping you make confident decisions about layout, color, furniture, and finishing touches. The focus is always on creating spaces that look good, function well, and truly support the way you live every day.
Step-by-Step Approach
Clear, logical steps guide you from inspiration to completion, eliminating guesswork and building design confidence.
Professional Techniques
Learn proven designer methods for layout, color, balance, and materials that professionals use every day.
Budget-Friendly
Smart planning and creative solutions help you achieve beautiful results without overspending or making mistakes.
DIY Interior Design
