Meet the founder

About Housewise Studios

I’m Katelyn Bock, an interior designer and sixth-generation Floridian. I work directly with clients on home updates, decorating and organization.

I’m a mother of three, so I understand that a beautiful home still has to survive breakfast, backpacks, wet towels, changing routines and the thousand small things that make up family life.

That reality shapes every Housewise project. I design around function first: how people move through a room, what needs to be within reach, where clutter naturally gathers and which materials can handle everyday use. Beauty matters—but it should make living at home feel easier, not more precious or complicated.

Working directly with every client.

Housewise Studios is me: my eye, my experience and my approach to creating rooms that feel collected, useful and connected to the home they belong in. I work directly with each client, from the first conversation through the design decisions and final details.

As a sixth-generation Floridian, I bring an instinctive understanding of Gulf Coast homes and the way they are lived in. Humidity, intense light, indoor-outdoor movement, durable finishes and the character of older Florida houses all influence the choices I make.

Residential design experience since 2016.

I have been involved in full-home remodels since 2016, with hands-on experience spanning kitchen and bathroom renovation, home-upholstery textiles, custom upholstery, antique furniture restoration, decorative finishes, home staging and organization.

My foundation also includes seven years of fine-art education and experience buying and selling vintage and antique art. Together, those disciplines developed my eye for proportion, color, materials, craftsmanship and the small details that give a room depth.

Living room with a crane mural, rust sectional and vintage record console
A family of makers

Experience with homes, materials and trades.

Although Housewise Studios is my independent design practice, I’m surrounded by family businesses and generations of practical expertise. That close connection to artists, makers and skilled trades gives me a broader understanding of how ideas become real objects and livable spaces.

Residential buildingHands-on familiarity with renovation sequencing, materials and the realities of the job site.
Electrical + lightingFamily expertise in electrical work and lighting design, including how illumination changes a room.
Fine artFormal art education, collecting and experience buying and selling vintage and antique works.
WoodworkingAn appreciation for construction, joinery, scale and the character of natural materials.
LeathercraftFamily craftsmanship rooted in material knowledge, durability and work made by hand.
Furniture restorationYears spent restoring and brokering antique furniture and coordinating custom upholstery.
Textiles + upholsteryProfessional experience with home-upholstery fabrics, performance, color and custom applications.
Decorative finishesExperience connected to decorative concrete and the possibilities of specialized surface treatments.

Housewise Studios provides design services and coordinates with qualified project professionals as needed. Specialized trade work is performed through the appropriate independent businesses.

The result

Tell me what you want to change.

Share what is not working, what you want to keep and what kind of support you need. We can identify a useful first step for your home.

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