Julie Jones (@juliejones_designs) is a CID (Certified Interior Designer in the state of CA) with 18 years of experience in residential design. Julie attended two different CIDA-accredited colleges to attain her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design in 2008. She then worked as a residential interior designer, primarily designing kitchens, bathrooms, and new construction. As a result of sharing her work on social media in 2021, Julie started a new career path in 2022. Taking her real-world experience with her, Julie Jones(R) Designs was born as a virtual interior design service. Since then, she has been able to hire talented space planners, designers, drafters, and assistants for her rapidly expanding business. As Julie continues to gain popularity on social media by providing interior design and space planning advice, she strives to challenge the norms of the interior design industry by making it more accessible and affordable without compromising on quality. Discover more about Julie on her website juliejonesdesigns.com and @juliejones_designs on Instagram.

Julie has the rare ability to take complex spatial ideas and make them immediately understandable and human. I especially enjoy the diagrams which bring clarity to the concepts which might be difficult to visualize. Definitely recommend!--Cliff Tan, Dear Modern

The Functional Home is a brilliant space planning approach that answers all the questions you don't even know to ask. Julie literally saved our kitchen remodel! Page after page of her insights and guidance. Bingo, Julie!--Lisa Mason Ziegler, The Gardener's Workshop

The hardest part of design is how to best marry function with style--Julie does a masterful job at explaining the "whys" of space planning, so your mind is free to have fun with the actual living in your space. You know that expression, "explain this to me like I'm in kindergarten"? Julie has put together a masterclass in space planning that is clear and easy to understand and takes the frustration out of where to put that weird chair or how high the cabinet knob should be above the counter. This book is a must-have for anyone who has furniture and lives in a space!--Charlotte Smith, @atcharlotteshouse

Julie Jones has mastered functional living spaces. For years I've watched her shine on social media by truly challenging interior design decisions. And now you have that hard-earned wisdom in this book. I fully trust Julie to take the lead.--Emmanuel Forge, Remodel School, @remodel_school