THE HERE & NOW

A note from Kristie


A moment of pause for when you're not chasing the dream, you're standing right in the middle of it.

2026. I can’t believe it when I type that year — does anyone else feel that way? We opened our doors on September 30, 2023. I will never forget that precious day — the way Alexa and I stayed up until 2AM merchandising everything just perfectly, the first time a guest walked in and we said, “Welcome to 503 Bloomhouse," or the first time the cash register drawer popped open and I had to remind myself: You’re not playing store anymore. This is real. We popped a bottle of champagne, soaked it in, and snagged a window seat at Grays on Main after close, and relished in the threshold crossed and the new chapter begun. I remember thinking – you don’t get many days like this in life. The kind where you’re standing inside a dream come true right now. In 2011, a documentary titled “The September Issue” was released – it was a creative and editorial feast centered on fashion’s biggest month. Fast forward to September 2023, and Alexa and I coined our opening month as our very own “September Issue.” The September 503 Bloomhouse was born. Since that September day, 2.5 years have passed. We opened in 2023, built in 2024, expanded in 2025, and now stand here in 2026 — on Main Street in Franklin, in 12 South in Nashville — held together by the most exceptional customers, consignors, team, and community we could ask for.

Rome was certainly not built in a day. I have never worked so hard, nor loved doing something so deeply despite the sweat, blood (yes, sometimes it happens), and tears it has required. Dreams penciled into journals are a precious thing. Watching those pencil marks grow legs and begin to breathe is something unexplainable. I don’t think small of it. Not for a second. Coming into 2026 it’s felt a bit like coming off of a roller coaster – you know, the kind you build while it barrels along the tracks. One thing about entrepreneurship is it’s a “learn on the job” path, void of instruction manuals, and filled with opportunities to crumble or rise. Not a parent yet myself, I think of building a business much like parenting  – sleepless nights, figuring it out as you go, questioning yourself a whole lot, finding courage again and again, and hopefully enjoying your baby and watching them grow beautifully too. We officially have a toddler now, and lately I’ve found myself stopping long enough to breathe and to truly enjoy the view. Alexa and I were born into style and fashion – our mother was truly the queen of it. But moreso, and much more importantly so, we were born into elegance, hospitality, and what it means to be a grace-filled woman. To us, beauty is far more about the substance of something than the appearance of it. So while we relish in the beautiful things that come and go from our doors, those things are not the ultimate dream penciled into the journal many years ago. The dream was always this: a place where women come alive, experience love, feel beautiful, and are invited into something beyond themselves. Many of those dreams are here today. Many are yet to unfold. We’ve all heard it said before, “Life is about the journey, not the destination,” and I guess I just write to say, I’m excited for where we’re headed – there are new rooms we are preparing — but there isn’t one second of this journey I desire to speed up. Knowing, dressing, serving, and getting the opportunity to love and be loved by all of you is today’s dream come true. Standing right here, right now – this is the dream. Thank you so much for being here. I have a quiet expectation that the most beautiful pages are yet to be written, but I can wait – right now these are so beautiful. xx, Kristie