At The Aspiring Home Interiors, we believe great design goes beyond aesthetics—it tells a story. Your story. Led by award-winning designer Joy Maier, our studio specializes in creating interiors that feel deeply personal, beautifully refined, and effortlessly livable.
With a signature blend of Southern hospitality and elevated design expertise, we transform houses into homes with meaning. From full-home renovations to vacation rental transformations, every space is approached with intention, warmth, and a deep respect for how our clients truly live.
Whether it’s honoring a family legacy through heirloom pieces, incorporating soulful color palettes, or balancing vintage charm with modern ease, our mission is always the same: to design spaces that reflect your values, support your lifestyle, and feel like you from the moment you walk in.
It's why we say this is where house becomes home— art we practice every day.
Joy Maier has been setting the stage for beautiful living since childhood, when she transformed shoeboxes into miniature dream houses and lost entire Saturdays absorbed in Golden-Age Hollywood films. She’d re-watch classics just to study the sets—how an arched doorway framed a star’s entrance, how balanced silhouettes and clever lighting propelled the plot. Those early “screenings” taught her that design isn’t merely background scenery; it’s an unscripted character that shapes every scene of a story.
From creative calm-maker to full-service designer
Armed with a marketing degree , a design certification, and a knack for visual storytelling, Joy first honed her organizational chops producing weddings and events—tight timelines, exacting clients, and zero margin for error. She quickly became known for bringing calm to creative chaos, a skill that now underpins every renovation and new-build she leads.
A serendipitous trip to L.A.’s garment district reignited her love of textiles and set her on the path to interiors. What began as styling friends’ homes soon evolved into orchestrating whole-home transformations throughout Texas and beyond. In 2012 she launched The Aspiring Home Blog to chronicle the journey; her behind-the-scenes dispatches attracted a community of design-savvy readers—and future clients.
Design philosophy
Each project starts with listening—really listening—to a client’s rituals and dreams. From there she choreographs every detail, partnering with trusted trades to deliver spaces as functional as they are breathtaking.
Recognition & reach
Joy’s work has appeared in regional design publications, and she’s been invited to share her perspective at local industry events and panels. With new offerings such as boutique vacation-rental design on the horizon, her studio continues to grow while staying rooted in the values that first sparked her passion.
Why clients choose Joy
Joy leads with empathy, presents with polish, and delivers with the confidence earned from years of turning houses into homes worth investing in.
Joy’s ambition for Aspiring Home Interiors is to help people make the most of their space. By taking the time to fully get to know her clients, from the kind of home they grew up in to their most sentimental belongings, Joy is able to create profoundly personal and beautiful designs.
She creates stunning and comfortable environments, so anyone who steps through your doors will Immediately feel right at home.
Reach out today to begin your personal interior design journey and turn your house into a home.
Wow! So Amazing! Joy’s style feels sophisticated without stuffy. Colorful without being crazy – all accompanied by youthful energy.
I want to give a huge shout-out to Joy Maier from The Aspiring Home for helping us completely transform our new home!! She took our vision and made it into so much more than we expected!! She may have started out helping us design our house, but she became a good friend throughout this process! If you are looking for a designer who can make your dream a reality and not cost you an arm and a leg, Joy is your person! She truly is an amazing soul and I can’t say enough about her! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Joy, for all of your love and support throughout the entire process!! We couldn’t have done it without you!! ❤️
Joy is absolutely amazing to work with. The process was seamless, and she really took the time to get to know what my daughter was interested in before proceeding with deco!
I’ve worked with Joy on multiple projects and the results are always amazing – – so much better than I could have expected. She has such a classic vision, listens to exactly what you want and need, but throws in those unexpected touches that I would have never expected.
Alexa, play “Joy to the World”- Finally, after 6 months of quarantine, I completed the office makeover with the help of Joy Maier! We created a space I spend hours in feel like a place to be inspired and motivated.
I have had the pleasure of working with Joy on more than one project. She is such a pleasure to work with. Although she is not limited to staging, she has done an amazing job with my clients who needed to stage their homes for sale. She swoops in, armed with kindness, tact, and a clipboard! She makes an easy-to-follow plan for my sellers to beautify their homes and make them show-ready. She provides easy and manageable ideas to make spaces open up and come alive. She also is prepared to do big projects that involve massive decluttering and rearranging furniture and decor. So thankful that I was introduced to her and highly recommend her services.
Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes