Callie Décor was born from legacy — a lineage of strength, creativity, and quiet resilience. My story begins on 69th and Bishop in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, surrounded by family, culture, and the richness of the 70s and 80s — a time that still shapes my aesthetic and spirit.

The name Callie comes from two women: my great-grandmother from the Mississippi Delta, and my grandmother who helped raise me.
The Callies were not related — they were two women from two different eras, brought together by one man: my grandfather, DC.

He was raised by one Callie and later met and married the other. Even as a child, I believed magic brought them all together.

Callie Décor is my destiny—woven with purpose and set into motion by the Callies and DC.
They migrated North during Jim Crow, with very limited education and few resources, seeking better days. They worked, sacrificed, and poured into me with everything they had.

I design because they couldn’t.

I move boldly because they weren’t given that freedom. Callie Décor is my tribute to them — my way of carrying their journey forward and honoring the legacy they left me.

My path to this work was not one of least resistance. I began in government and public service, committed to community and structural change. It shaped how I see people, space, and purpose — but that wasn’t where my spirit thrived. 

Along the way, I studied creative writing and American literature before completing my bachelor’s degree and later earning an MBA.
But everything shifted when I completed a fellowship with the University of Chicago’s Arts + Public Life Initiative. That experience affirmed that my creative voice and creative instincts were not side pursuits — they were my calling.

Today, as an interior decorator, I create spaces that hold meaning. For Callie Décor, home is more than four walls — it should be a sanctuary informed by the energy we place within it.
My wall art carries the truth of hip hop and other timeless voices — the words of artists who have shaped generations through rhythm, truth, and resilience.
I am holding space for these words — they wanted to live outside of a speaker box, and I heard their calling.

Each piece is a declaration. They are motivators. Affirmations transforming walls into reminders of power, purpose, and possibility. Walls that speak.

Alongside the art, I craft signature fragrance blends — oils mixed by hand on the South Side, layered into a proprietary wax. These scents build mood, memory, and meaning, creating rooms that hold both energy and calm, vision and peace.

Callie Décor is not just a brand.
It is The Alternative — a movement rooted in lineage, storytelling, and home as sacred space.
A reminder that legacy is a living thing.

Every piece I design carries the imprint of the Callies, the dreams of DC, and my pursuit of freedom.