Covid-19: What Home Means To Me Now
I think it’s pretty fair to say, we are all reflecting on what our homes mean to us at the moment and the important role it plays in our lives (now and when rona finally leaves us alone). The below is an extract from my second book Keeping House and I think it’s even...
BoD Summit (from home)
Well, haven’t things changed in the world of late.. I believe that in times of uncertainty we all need to band together. No one is immune from what is happening to our world right now and I wanted to find a way to be able to help guide my design community...
Top 5 Things to Focus on When Entertaining
Hosting events is my favourite thing to do. I theme most of my birthday parties, I throw parties for my friends and I get paid to throw parties for other people too. I was the girl at school who was always inviting people over for a ‘gathering’ and then...
How to Cosy Up Your Space
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you would know the world is in meltdown over the coronavirus outbreak with schools, businesses and institutions closing and recent travellers being forced into self quarantine for weeks. So, if we’re headed for a...
How to style your bed like you see on Instagram
In my books Home and Keeping House, I talk a lot about how to make your bed but I thought I’d share my little bedroom formula to help you get your bedroom set up. Below is a list of items I generally place on every bed I style. You can vary the sizes to suit...
Can Interior Designers Save You Money?
Once upon a time, interior design services were considered a luxury only the rich and famous could afford. My aim when I started out in business was to try and break down this barrier and create an interior design service that isn’t just for the multi-million...
How Carolyn Cubela Transformed Her Business With The Mentor Program
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES YOU WERE FACING IN YOUR BUSINESS BEFORE JOINING THE MENTOR PROGRAM? In my previous life, I was a Human Resources Consultant which followed by a long stint as a stay at home mum once my son was born. I was a serial renovator for...
Nursery Styling
One of my most favourite rooms to design and decorate would have to be nurseries. The briefs from my clients are always waaay more creative and fun than lounge rooms and bedrooms for adults. Don’t get me wrong, I love designing those rooms too but there’s...
Beds N Dreams Catalogue Shoot
Within days of touching down from Europe I had a call from Beds N Dreams asking me to pleeeease helllllp them with styling their Spring/Summer catalogue photoshoot. I got to work picking out 15 different looks for each of the beds we were going to be photographing....
Decluttering Your Living Space
It’s not even spring yet but I feel as though I’m ready to declutter before the warmer months arrive! Are you like me, if your rooms are a mess you feel like everything is in a total shambles? I have some friends who don’t mind mess (I avoid going to...
Instagram for Interior Design
At my recent Business of Decorating Masterclass we had three marketing and branding specialists join the panel discussion. One of the most common topics to come up was around Instagram and how to make it work better for business. We all use it for collating...
How to Create a Meaningful Home
I always tell my clients when I start working with them that their homes are a reflection of themselves. What you surround yourself with has an enormous impact on how you behave, what you achieve and how your family feels in the space. It’s my job to dig deep...
Top Tips for Winter Entertaining
Top Tips for Entertaining in Winter Having written a book about entertaining I think it’s fair to say I know a thing or two about throwing a soirée. In Australia we often wait for the warmer months before inviting guests over to enjoy the warmer weather. I think...
Hi, I’m Emma
Stylist, decorator and author. That’s a lot of hats to wear, but I’ve been interior design obsessed pretty much my whole life so it’s no surprise to anyone that knows me that I’m this immersed in the design world.
