Julia Goodwin Design

Julia is an amazing interior designer with an excellent eye for design and cutting edge finishes. We have worked together now on a few projects and have also referred her to several of my clients that need help selecting colors, finishes, furnishings, etc. She is amazing at adding the finishing touches needed to make your house stand out and truly be one of a kind!

I find the design process to be overwhelming. Working with Julia cut through that for me. Here's why I like Julia: - She listened to me and then did her magic. We would meet at a tile store and she would encourage me to "fall in love" with something. She would consider my choice and determine how to weave it into a concept. She paired combinations of colors and patterns that were unexpected and intriguing. I didn't find myself searching for a "better bathroom" after my choices had been made because Julia had listened to me and created a space that I was excited to experience. - She worked very well with my contractor. She was to communicate in a manner that was both assertive and playful. My contractor responded very favorably to her knowledge of construction terminology. She conveyed important details to him regarding things that I wouldn't think of; and it made a huge difference in the outcome. - She was fun and easy to work with. I have no doubt that Julia Goodwin will be my designer for life. After our meetings, I always felt less overwhelmed and more excited about the project.

Julia is a wonderful designer with lots of creative ideas, an eye for beauty and a genuine interest in helping people add beauty to their homes and lives. We worked with Julia in the past to redecorate our home. We found her to be thoroughly professional and easy to work with. She offered us many creative ideas and options, kept everything with in our budget, incorporated our feedback and worked diligently to satisfy all our design needs. We wanted to keep our existing furniture. So she worked with our current theme, helped us reorganize everything and pick some great pieces to add color, warmth and beauty to our home. We have received tons of compliments and we have recommended Julia to all our friends. We would definitely work with Julia again on our next project and recommend her highly for any project.

I worked with Julia on the interior design and renovation of my two clothing boutiques in Los Altos, CA. It was very important to me that my designer understood my style aesthetic, and yet could challenge my ideas and help bring my vision to a whole other level. Julia did just that. The boutique projects took several months of planning and design preparation, and the renovation took just about a month to complete. During this time, Julia helped me select flooring, lighting, color schemes, fixtures, furniture, shelving, signage, and worked closely with the contractor to custom design a POS counter and wrap station to meet my needs and requirements. Julia kept me on track and focused, ensuring that the other various design-related decisions I was making along the way, including the logo, web design, packaging, business cards, etc. also aligned with the overall style aesthetic of the boutique interiors. Julia listened to my ideas, but also brought her own original thoughts to the table. She partnered with me from the early stages of design conception all the way through to completion. The end result was phenomenal. Julia always kept my budget in mind and came up with creative solutions to keep costs down. Thanks to her impressive design expertise and retail/merchandising background, paired with her ability to get the job done efficiently and professionally, my boutiques have been transformed into beautiful spaces… true works of art! Without a doubt, I would strongly recommend Julia Goodwin to handle your interior design project needs, whether residential or commercial! I can’t tell you how many wonderful compliments we receive daily when customers set foot in our beautiful boutique space.

We hired Julia to refurnish our living room, kitchen, and family room. She did a terrific job, within budget and in the timeframe she estimated. She's professional, easy to communicate with, and decisive. She has a great eye/design sense, good relationships with vendors, and boundless energy. For the most part my husband and I didn't provide many ideas or much guidance. Julia worked easily in this style and brought her ideas to the table. For each piece of furniture, she provided several options and we chose from there. For us, it was a huge help to have the options narrowed down. She persisted all the way through the end of the job choosing and setting up the accessories. We would definitely hire Julia again.

I really enjoyed working with Julia. I have hired Julia on two separate occasions to develop an interior design vision for our Cow Hollow home and execute it. The first occasion was to design a media/den space for the master bedroom, redesign the entryway and add more artwork to our home. The second occasion was a dining room and living room refresh. On both occasions, I really appreciated Julia's ability to incorporate my own ideas and tastes while adding her own flourish such that the final design was a better representation of my family's sense of style. Whereas, I may have opted for a lot more matching decor, Julia was adept at identifying accent pieces to offset my personal design choices. Finally, Julia was wonderful about meeting our budget and working with us to find and design original artwork at low budget prices.

Julia did a great job for us on our small space decor. She helped us turn limitations into creative solutions. Most importantly, she gave us the same attention that she would have given to a much larger project. Wonderful customer service!

Julia has great ideas and inspiration! With me starting from just a few ideas from Houzz photos examples of things I'd seen and liked on interior design shows, I didn't have the time as a professional to do a whole home design project, much less the experience to do it successfully myself. She took time to understand my goals and get a sense of my desired style and then went on to design for me a beautiful space that I could have never created solo. My project is the Russian Hill space on her website - there's a balance between the creative custom pieces and the modern overall design that really hit the mark. Classic materials in a contemporary design. She really takes charge and brings ideas to life!