Fringed knit cardigan

Hi 🤍 if you’re new here—my husband and I are the founders of Clouz Houz.

Three months ago, we packed up our life and moved across the country to follow a dream: expanding our design business in new ways and planting roots in a place completely unfamiliar to us.

We bought a house in Middle Tennessee to renovate and call home… in a community where we knew no one.

It’s been scary. And humbling.
But we’re doing it.

While we haven’t gotten as far as we hoped on this first project, we are making progress—little by little. New hardwood floors. New electrical. Kitchen and laundry demo complete. A bathroom fully replumbed and rebuilt.
And still… so much more ahead.

Living in the middle of a renovation while starting over at the same time has been overwhelming in ways we didn’t anticipate. This isn’t our first remodel, but this season feels different. It’s stretching us. Asking for patience. For trust. For presence.

And maybe that’s the point.
Progress doesn’t equal perfection. Sometimes it just looks like staying in it, even when the path feels uncertain. Learning a new place. Meeting new people. Believing that what you’re building—slowly—will be worth it.

This house is testing us, yes.

Follow along as we restore this 1930s bungalow and build a new chapter, one step at a time.

2026, we can’t wait to see all that you have in store for us. 🤍

Cheers to another fantastic year in the books and happy 2026 eve, friends! Thanks so much for following along. I’ve always loved the saying “What a difference a year makes!”… and boy did this one show us that. I couldn’t have done it without our amazing clients and my A team... See you all in 2026!

Hey friends! As we close out 2025, we’ve been reflecting on who we are, what we stand for, and what we want to put into the world beyond pretty pictures. We’re simply getting closer to the core of our essence: layered and soulful interiors, warm woods, lived-in neutrals, vintage next to new, and especially spaces built to linger longer.

We’ve loved sharing more of what we’re obsessed with, how we’re thinking about design, and what’s happening behind the scenes—from job-site notes to paint pairings, spend-vs-save calls, sourcing wins, and the small rituals that make a house feel like home. Our hope is that this gives you a deeper sense of who we are and lets us share our hard-won expertise in a more valuable way.

So who are we? We’re a boutique interior design studio specializing in thoughtful construction and remodels along with full home furnishings. Our signature aesthetic is quiet luxury with personality: texture, intention, and rooms that work beautifully for real life.

We’re here for the evolution, and we’re here for you. Tell us what you want more of in 2026. Progress diaries, styling how-tos, sourcing tips, before/afters.
We’re listening!

Here’s a peek inside the mood that’s shaping our #SixthStreetBungalow. We’re still in demo mode (dust everywhere), but this is my favorite part of the process (when the house starts whispering what it wants to be).

Before we ever order a single piece, I’m on Pinterest saving anything that makes me pause... sometimes it’s an entire room, sometimes it’s one random detail. Like a leg shape, a wood tone, the way a lamp light hits the wall. I gather it all, sit with it, and then start pulling out the threads that feel right for this home.

This project has me sourcing way more vintage. I’ve been deep in Facebook Marketplace lately (found enough good pieces it deserves its own video), and I love how those older, storied items shift the whole vibe.

Let me know if I should share BTS of my finds!
(All imagery from Pinterest)

One thing I’m always designing for: what actually happens in your house when no one’s looking.

I care less about matching lamps and more about where you drop your keys, how many shoes pile up by the back door, and which chair your dog has secretly claimed as their own. That’s the real brief.

When we start a project, I’m asking questions like:
Where does everyone land after school or work?
Do you eat at the island or the table (or the sofa... be honest)?
Do you host big, loud groups or two friends over for a glass of wine?

Those answers shape everything from the fabrics I’ll fight for, how much storage we build in, where we splurge and where we save.

Because a pretty room is easy.
A home that can handle real life, get lived in hard, and still feel like you in ten years?
That’s the hard work I love doing.