we came home from vacation reminded that going away is good for your soul. we agree with seth godin... instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life that you don't need to escape from. but to set up a life that you don't need to escape from, it helps to get away from the life you are living for a while so that you can stop and see what really matters. it helps to spend a weekend here... status quo antagonists who see beauty in what they already have. and we're not just talking about the sofa... breakfast in bed... think of it as eight weeks of therapy in one weekend and oh so much more fun. think of it as a quiet weekend away on a beautiful island, breakfast in bed with mimosas, no awkward group therapy, plenty of solitude, time to reconnect with each other and do whatever you want, and the beginning of a better story for you and yours.
how do we make our homes and lives ones we love? how do we let go of the things that make us so mad and keep us from happiness? how do we live all up and in the moment? how do we find time for each other in the middle of all the work? how do we live a better story? how do we feel like lovers and not roommates? how do we love coming home? these are the things we talk about. these are the things that matter. these are the people who came away with us to kiawah... by christina britt lewis | photography by angela statzer where there is a will, there is a way... they made us homemade peanut butter cookies. i mean, seriously. c'mon. who does that? i loved these people before they made us cookies. they travel all over the world and collect meaningful things and read really good books. we got to redesign a few other rooms for them many years ago and were psyched to come back to make this front room into a place they want to be. they were in africa not too long ago so we chose a few favorite photos to enlarge onto canvas as art for the room... they already had and love that big leather chair and ottoman so we got a second chair to create a his and hers reading room. we love those modern lamps, but they really wanted something warmer and cozier. less stark. so we are switching them out for more substantial wood lamps with warm, burlap shades. we totally mean it when we say "if you don't love it, you don't keep it." it almost never happens, so we were kind of psyched to finally get to practice what we preach. the thing with design is, there really is no right or wrong. these lamps work and the new lamps will work. it's how the room feels to YOU that matters. it's what YOU love that matters. if we ever get THAT wrong, just say so, we will totally make it right! books made from their photos. this is so fabulous i can hardly stand it. totally going to do this... their gorgeous gate leg table. their home sits on top of a hill and drops off very quickly in the back. it feels for all the world like a tree house. tim and i are dreaming about building a tree house village of sorts where couples can come for weekends away to rediscover the beauty of what they already have. and um... have a blast and eat good food. there may be a zip line involved. there is nothing boring about the way tim helps people love better. so when i look out the windows above, i see our dream coming true. it's also a great spot to eat cookies and solve puzzles. hehehe... this beautiful elephant is one of their photos too. can you imagine? it was our inspiration for the room... we had so much fun on this project. beautiful home, beautiful people, and beautiful weather! our first 80 degree day in SIX MONTHS! felt like heaven on earth. uncle bill was so happy he even posed for a feet shot! i don't think he even rolled his eyes! it was a beautiful day.
the redesign company is ten years old. we have been figuring it out as we go for a decade. we built this company before blogs, facebook, and instagram were a thing. my portfolio was a photo album i carried around. it has been the hardest and the best work of our lives. and now, finally, the dog days are over. a new website, a new blog, a new time has come. time to celebrate. so we took off to utila, a tiny island off the coast of honduras. we went to utila to celebrate. we come home reminded that we were meant to live for so much more than keeping up with the joneses and climbing ladders. we come home resolved to help people love better and live better for another ten years, at least. we love utila and each and every person that opened their hearts and opened our eyes, but yeah, we totally do love coming home too. instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life that you don't need to escape from. - seth godin and us xo... tim and christina |