Julia is a residential interior designer and home designer working in Bucks County homes, from historic stone farmhouses in Buckingham to new builds in Newtown and river homes in Yardley. Character-filled houses that still feel unfinished are her specialty. Ninety minutes in your home, a written plan in 48 hours.
Bucks County has a housing mix unlike anywhere nearby. Two-hundred-year-old stone farmhouses in Buckingham and Solebury, classic colonials in Doylestown, riverfront homes in Yardley and New Hope, and a steady wave of new construction around Newtown and Langhorne. The character is the draw. It is also why so many of these rooms are hard to get right.
Old homes and new builds fail in opposite ways. A historic farmhouse has low ceilings, small rooms, and additions that never quite flow, beautiful, but tricky to furnish. A new build has the space but none of the soul: big rooms that feel cold and unanchored. Both leave homeowners staring at a space that should feel finished and does not.
Julia closes that gap in person. She is a residential interior designer and home designer who walks the room, reads what is holding it back, and hands you a written plan you can act on. No virtual mood boards, no guesswork. It is the same work she does across Montgomery County and Greater Philadelphia, tuned to the homes Bucks County is known for.
A historic Bucks County farmhouse is a designer's puzzle worth solving. Thick stone walls, deep windowsills, low beams, fireplaces that anchor a room, and additions tacked on over generations. The temptation is to fight the age. The better path is to lean into it: scale furniture to the smaller, cozier rooms, layer warm lighting that flatters old surfaces, and plan a flow that connects the original house to its additions instead of ignoring the seams.
The new construction around Newtown and Langhorne needs the reverse. The square footage is generous and the finishes are clean, but the rooms read as blank. Julia warms them with the right proportions, zoning, texture, and lighting, so a new house finally feels like a home rather than a builder's model. In both cases the goal is the same: a finished room that fits the way you actually live.
Bucks County homes range from centuries-old stone to brand-new construction, and the projects split right along that line. Here is what Julia is called in for most.
Old home or new build, a Bucks County project starts with a Fresh Eyes Visit to name the real problem first.
Bucks County homeowner? Start with a Fresh Eyes Visit.
Book NowYes. Julia works in homes throughout Bucks County including Doylestown, Newtown, Yardley, New Hope, Buckingham, Langhorne, and the river towns. All work is done in person.
Often. Bucks County is full of stone farmhouses, colonials, and converted barns with original character and the quirks that come with age: low ceilings, small rooms, additions that do not flow. Julia keeps the historic character while making the home work for modern life.
Most charge $150 to $250 an hour or $2,000 to $12,000 per room for full design, furniture excluded. The lowest-risk start is a fixed-price Fresh Eyes Visit at $350 to $500 for one room. See our full local cost breakdown.
A 90-minute in-home walkthrough where Julia assesses lighting, layout, materials, furniture placement, and flow, then delivers a prioritized written plan within 48 hours. One room, $350 to $500, credited toward any follow-on project.
Yes. Julia provides Sell-Ready Staging for Bucks County sellers and agents, the same designer eye focused on helping buyers fall in love at the door.
The Fresh Eyes Visit: 90 minutes in your home. Written plan in 48 hours. One room, $350 to $500. If you don't walk away with clarity, you don't pay.
Book Your Fresh Eyes Visit (267) 789-1428