MY SECRETS TO RUNNING MY BUSINESS WHILE I’M AWAY
Over the last few weeks, I’ve hosted a workshop in Melbourne with Mercer School, then to Brisbane for some meetings, then to the Gold Coast for more business meetings with Little Branch. After that, I jetted up to Noosa for my Grandma’s 97th birthday and arrived back...
Podcast Coming Soon
Tell me dear reader… What would you like to listen to? I’ve been saying for almost a year that I want to launch a Podcast so I’m telling the world that it’s happening (that way I have someone to keep me accountable and then I will...
The Privilege of Being A Decorator
This is not your typical blog post title that’s for sure…The other day whilst driving to a client meeting to discuss a new project I had the realisation that as a decorator I get to know my clients on a much deeper level than most trades or service...
Before and After Art Deco Reveal
Everyone loves a good before and after transformation and boy do I have a fabulous one for you today! I started working with this client about 9 months ago after she got halfway through the renovation process and decided she needed an extra pair of hands to help get...
Desk Styling + Giveaway Time
Once upon a time in a previous job I won the “Prettiest Desk Award” for how beautifully styled my desk was. No matter where I’ve worked in my career I’ve always brought in a few little styling elements of my own to jazz up my workspace. Now that I work for myself I...
Book Publishing FAQs
I’m less than a month out from submitting my next manuscript in to my publisher and I’ve been sharing some of the journey with my social media followers as I go. Each time I post about the process it brings up a few questions. I answered some of these...Decorating Workshops at Chatswood Chase
Come and join me and Katrina Read from Arty Hearts, Thursday 19th April at Chatswood Chase shopping centre to learn the ins and outs of decorating and renovating your home without losing your mind. Enjoy a beautiful morning with us in a cafe and discuss all things...
What do the five senses have to do with decorating?
I’m just past the halfway point with writing the content for my second book… This time I’ve focused heavily on the five senses of the human body and their effect on decorating as they each play a significant role in how we interact, move through and perceive a certain...
The Kinda Sh*t Bits About Running A Business
The interior decorating industry is built around making things look beautiful and using all sorts of tricks to make a room look better than it actually does. There’s a lot that goes into running a decorating business beyond the pretty scatter cushions, fresh...
Party Elements
The summer months are prime entertaining months! I love nothing more than throwing a party for a group of friends and especially if it’s nice weather so that the doors can be opened right up, the cocktails can flow and no one is shivering in the corner! My next...
Country Style Christmas Cover Shoot
2017 has been one for the history books. Not only did I release my first decorating book, run decorating workshops with West Elm, travelled to Bali for a photoshoot and got the book into my all time favourite store Anthropologie and now I can add Country Style cover...
West Elm Workshop
At the start of this year I made a little list of things I wanted to achieve/do/see/experience. A fair few things on that list have already been achieved and I’ll reveal more throughout the year but one of the things high on my list was to work with West Elm. I...
Book Publishing Q&A
Warning! This is a very long, wordy blog post with not many pretty pictures 😉 Since publishing my book in March I’ve had a lot of people reach out and ask about the publishing process, how I got published and just general book questions so I’ve collated...
Hi, I’m Emma
Designer, decorator and author. I am the principle designer at Emma Blomfield Studio. Welcome to our blog!
