Caroline Aycock
Owner & Interior Designer
Caroline has been studying the art of interiors since she was a little girl. At the age of four, she would steal her mother’s coveted copies of Southern Living & Architectural Digest, only to rip out the pages and piece together her very own design book. Moving around a lot as a kid, Caroline always found that no matter where she lived, the feeling she got from being at home remained the same. Collected, welcoming, warm, comfortable, interesting. This gave her the confidence that she could create ‘home’ wherever she goes and the desire to do the same for others.
Caroline is a mother of two little boys and a Houston native, (although she left her heart in San Francisco). Her personal style is a blend of old and new, and has never quite fit into one perfect style box.
Ellie Graham
Director of Operations
As a Director of Operations at Koukla Collective, Ellie is the yin to Caroline’s yang. She keeps the wheels running smoothly, ensuring that no small detail slips through the cracks. Coming from the corporate world with a background in business management and consulting, Ellie oversees all operations for KCo. and manages the behind the scenes heavy lifting for each design project. Ellie is a born & raised Houston native (who went to high school with Caroline!), & is a mother of two sweet girls, Harper & June.
After having managed her own personal home remodel, she has grown to love the design industry and immerses herself alongside Caroline in each project to ensure the best design outcome. Two brains is always better than one! When she’s not designing and running the operations of KCo., she is likely chasing around her two precious girls or adding more layers to her family home in Hunters Creek.
Mary Pullen
The Mama Muse
Although not involved in the day-to-day, Mary provided the foundation for Koukla to be built upon and helped breath Caroline’s dream into existence. Previously, Mary owned and operated her own successful home staging business Redeux in Austin, TX. It was through the business that Mary built, that Koukla was born. It was her way of passing down her little entrepreneurial legacy to her daughter, Caroline. She is a testament to the power of motherly love and encouragement.
Even now, Caroline leans on her mother for that extra keen eye that she’s always had. Mary is a mother of two daughters, and a beloved grandmother to five(!) little boys. When she’s not attending all of there many sports games, she can be found volunteering her time at Houston’s renowned resale shop, The Guild or rearranging her own furniture. Even after all these years, her house still makes Caroline feel right at home.