Katie Thewlis (@hausmatter) has never been afraid of a career change. After earning a degree in classical piano in college, she taught music and gave private piano lessons in the school system. After 10 years of teaching, she ventured into jewelry design and metalsmithing. “I launched my first jewelry collection in 2009 and by 2014, my husband and I were making a living off of our creations,” Katie tells us. Upon giving birth to the couple’s daughter Lokee, Katie soon realized that her ability to work full-time, or around a specific schedule, shifted entirely. After exploring new options that she could pursue from home with Lokee in tow, Katie decided to shift her business towards interiors, a passion that had been a constant throughout her life. Selling vintage goods turned out to be the perfect move, as Katie was easily able to strap her daughter to her back and go shopping for vintage treasures. “We have enjoyed this time together, and the more independent she gets, the more I’m able to devote to building my business,” Katie shares.
A year ago, Katie and her husband Andy decided to put down roots in a 70s brick ranch that they rent in Johnson City, TN. Katie and Andy were tired of looking, and this house just happened to tick the main boxes on their checklist. Despite being tenants, the family has made the most of each space by making it look and feel like them. “We changed nearly every cosmetic finish we could in this rental. We don’t own it, but it feels like ours,” Katie explains. She thinks of a room as a blank canvas, ready to be transformed with textiles, wallpaper, and gorgeous furnishings. By boldly playing around with colors and moods, she has created several worlds that draw you in to explore and gush over endless creative design choices. “I have a knack for mixing mid-century modern with 80s glam pieces. […] I try to mix pieces from different time periods in a way that feels current to modern living and gives a space authenticity that can’t be ordered from a box store,” Katie reveals. Scroll down to see how her family’s rental home was transformed into a space that feels eclectically their own. —Sofia
Photography by Katie Thewlis / @hausmatter
Image above: Katie came up with the idea of painting horizontal stripes on the bedroom walls when she found a pretty shade of pink in the clearance section at Lowes. “I thought it would be fun and interesting to let the stripes trail off a bit onto the other wall,” she explains.
Design*Sponge http://bit.ly/2I1dYhb May 28, 2019 at 02:00PM
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