DESIGN
Light-driven design shaped by movement, texture, and creative flourish.
We craft spaces that are functional at their core and quietly extraordinary in their details.
We craft spaces that are functional at their core and quietly extraordinary in their details.
DESIGNED FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE
As a mother to children with sensory differences and a Doctor of Education,
May designs spaces that nourish all five senses.
How fabric meets skin.
How light shapes the nervous system.
How sound, texture, and natural elements support calm, joy, and regulation.
Spaces that don’t just look beautiful—they feel right.
May designs spaces that nourish all five senses.
How fabric meets skin.
How light shapes the nervous system.
How sound, texture, and natural elements support calm, joy, and regulation.
Spaces that don’t just look beautiful—they feel right.
WHAT WE DO
Carolina Haus offers a limited number of full-scope design projects across scales and settings —
from larger home renovations to focused transformations,
from short-term rentals to learning environments and hospitality spaces.
Always grounded in lived use.
Always shaped with care.
Our work begins with time in the space.
from larger home renovations to focused transformations,
from short-term rentals to learning environments and hospitality spaces.
Always grounded in lived use.
Always shaped with care.
Our work begins with time in the space.
HOW WE WORK
We begin by paying attention.
To how you move through space.
To what brings ease.
To what’s been missing.
We curate with intention, design with intuition,
and communicate clearly — every step of the way.
The result is layered, tonal, tactile work
that feels personal because it is.
To how you move through space.
To what brings ease.
To what’s been missing.
We curate with intention, design with intuition,
and communicate clearly — every step of the way.
The result is layered, tonal, tactile work
that feels personal because it is.
WHO THIS IS FOR
You value beauty, but you don’t need to control every decision.
You trust expertise.
You’re open to being delightfully surprised.
You’re busy, thoughtful, and ready to hand things over —
knowing the details will be handled
with care, intelligence, and joy.
You trust expertise.
You’re open to being delightfully surprised.
You’re busy, thoughtful, and ready to hand things over —
knowing the details will be handled
with care, intelligence, and joy.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Home should be the place where your whole self is welcome.
Where function supports ease.
Where beauty feels grounding, not performative.
Spaces should honor who you are —
and who you’re becoming.
Where function supports ease.
Where beauty feels grounding, not performative.
Spaces should honor who you are —
and who you’re becoming.
UNIQUE SPECIALITIES
Handmade finishes and hand-painted murals.
Kitchens, baths, and hospitality spaces.
Children’s rooms and educational environments.
Designed with attention to all five senses.
Kitchens, baths, and hospitality spaces.
Children’s rooms and educational environments.
Designed with attention to all five senses.
WHERE WE BEGIN
We begin with time together in the space.
An open, free-moving exchange of ideas — unhurried, conversational, and responsive.
Rather than notes or directives, the focus is on seeing differently:
walking the rooms, imagining possibilities aloud, and allowing insights to build on one another.
This is not a presentation or a pitch.
It’s time spent noticing, responding, and talking things through —
leaving you with clarity and fresh ideas, grounded in reality and shaped by intention.
Investment
$345 — Asheville, Swannanoa, Black Mountain, Fairview, Arden, Fletcher, Leicester
$395–$445 — Hendersonville, Candler, Canton, and beyond
An open, free-moving exchange of ideas — unhurried, conversational, and responsive.
Rather than notes or directives, the focus is on seeing differently:
walking the rooms, imagining possibilities aloud, and allowing insights to build on one another.
This is not a presentation or a pitch.
It’s time spent noticing, responding, and talking things through —
leaving you with clarity and fresh ideas, grounded in reality and shaped by intention.
Investment
$345 — Asheville, Swannanoa, Black Mountain, Fairview, Arden, Fletcher, Leicester
$395–$445 — Hendersonville, Candler, Canton, and beyond
WHAT FOLLOWS
If this way of working resonates, the next step is simple.
Reach out.
We’ll talk briefly about the space, the timing, and what you’re hoping for.
If it feels aligned, we’ll schedule time together in the space.
Some visits remain just that —
a moment of clarity and direction.
Others unfold into full-scope work, taken on selectively.
Either way, you’ll leave knowing more than you did before.
Reach out.
We’ll talk briefly about the space, the timing, and what you’re hoping for.
If it feels aligned, we’ll schedule time together in the space.
Some visits remain just that —
a moment of clarity and direction.
Others unfold into full-scope work, taken on selectively.
Either way, you’ll leave knowing more than you did before.
Begin the conversation
