From Maison Demain to Juniper & Co: Becky Machon on Home and Interior Styling

In partnership with Juniper & Co

There’s a moment many of us will recognise. That instant when you walk into a home - maybe your own, or maybe someone else’s - and you immediately feel a sense of calm, or an effortless sense of style. Just as often, there’s a feeling that something isn’t quite working, even if you can’t quite put your finger on it.

For Becky Machon, that instinctive response is the starting point of her work. Through her interior styling business, Juniper & Co, she helps people see their homes differently. Not by redesigning them from the ground up, but by revealing what’s already possible.

 

 

A Sense of Place

Becky grew up in Guernsey, before moving to New Zealand with her family at the age of ten, returning to her island home after finishing school. Her connection with New Zealand remains strong. She still has close family living there, giving her a reason to return whenever she can. Life on both islands has fostered a love of the coast and spending time outdoors, but in very different ways - New Zealand’s vast, open landscapes contrasting with Guernsey’s smaller island community. Both islands have shaped how Becky sees space, and this subtly runs through her approach to interiors.

When Becky returned to Guernsey she, like many of us, wasn’t entirely sure where she was heading. She took a role in finance, which eventually led to a successful career in HR. Alongside that, life moved quickly: buying her first home at just 20, getting married at 23, and starting a family soon after. It was during those early years of home ownership that her love of interiors really took hold.

Renovating, extending and styling her own spaces sparked something deeper. In 2014, while still working full-time in HR, Becky completed an interior design diploma, initially seeing it as a creative outlet alongside a demanding career. Friends soon began asking for her help with their own homes, and what started as informal advice gradually became something more.

 

 

The Maison Demain Chapter

In 2020, with the world slowing down and home taking on new importance, Becky launched an online interiors and lifestyle store, Maison Demain. What began as a small, home-run venture quickly grew, through pop-ups, markets and eventually a bricks-and-mortar shop in Town. The brand resonated locally for its calm aesthetic and thoughtful curation.

A few years later, Becky made the decision to sell the business, which has since continued successfully under its new name, Maison Lifestyle. The experience gave her something invaluable: confidence in her creative eye, a deep understanding of curating products for the home, and first-hand experience of running a customer-focused business.

 

 

 

A Change of Direction

For Becky, the real turning point came when she and her family began seriously considering a move back to New Zealand. Raising the possibility of relocating prompted a much bigger question about work, pace and what the next chapter might look like. It was this moment that led her to step away from her career in HR, alongside the decision to sell her interiors business.

Letting go of both roles created space she hadn’t had for years. Time to think, to travel and to reset. Travel had always been part of Becky’s life with her husband, beginning with their honeymoon in Thailand and continuing, where possible, around busy careers and family life. Stepping away from full-time work allowed her to explore more, with trips to Kenya, the Maldives, Amsterdam and New Zealand offering a new perspective.

 

 

“I get so much inspiration from how people live and how spaces connect to the outdoors,” Becky explains. “But it was also about stepping away from being constantly busy and giving myself time to think.”

That pause proved pivotal. It challenged the idea that being productive always means doing more, and created room to reflect on what she wanted to build next. Travel became less about escape and more about observation. The way light moves through a room. How spaces open outwards, with fewer boundaries between inside and out. The materials people choose to live with, and how a space feels at different times of day.

 

 

A Natural Progression

Interior styling, Becky explains, had always been there. “I even loved playing with doll houses when I was little,” she laughs. “I’ve always wanted things to feel calm, light and homely.”

Today, she draws on a combination of experience that feels both practical and intuitive: years of professional experience in finance and HR, hands-on retail knowledge, formal interior design training, and a recently completed life coaching qualification. That mix shapes how she works with clients.

“People often know something doesn’t feel right in their home, but they can’t articulate what,” says Becky. “My job is to help them see it, and then help them get there.”

 

 

How a Space Comes Together

Interior styling is often misunderstood. It’s not about major renovations or technical design work. Instead, it’s the finishing layer. Furniture placement, colour palette, texture, and the way spaces flow into one another.

Becky describes it as intuitive. She walks into a room and immediately sees how it could work better. What needs moving, softening or defining. That perspective is particularly valuable in modern, open-plan homes, where it’s easy for spaces to blur into one another.

Defining areas with rugs, lighting and furniture helps a home feel purposeful. Soft furnishings add warmth and improve acoustics. Greenery brings life and connects indoors with outside spaces. Small shifts can completely change how a space is experienced, both day to day and at first glance.

 

Times of Change

Clients often seek interior styling during moments of transition. Moving home, downsizing, renovating, or preparing to sell. Others simply feel stuck, living in a space that no longer reflects their lifestyle.

Styling can help reveal the potential in a property, rather than drawing attention to its flaws. It’s about the function and feeling of a home, whether that’s creating a calm family living space or helping a buyer imagine themselves at home.

 

 

A Personal Approach

Through Juniper & Co, Becky offers a range of services, from walk-through consultations and mood boards to room-by-room or whole-home styling. Some clients want reassurance and direction; others want a complete refresh. Her approach is flexible, collaborative and deeply personal.

“I think people work with me because it feels personal,” she says. “It’s about understanding how someone lives, not imposing a look.”

Ultimately, interior styling isn’t about perfection. It’s about creating spaces that feel welcoming, functional and quietly supportive of everyday life. And sometimes, all it takes is a fresh set of eyes to help you see your home in a completely new way.

 

Juniper & Co.

Does your home or business need a refresh? Whether you're looking to update your home, build something new or have a commercial property that needs a boost of life, get in touch with Becky - no project is too big or small.