Thanks for contributing Emily! I especially appreciated that so many of the photos were of homes in their "natural state", making them much more relatable :)
Love seeing these spaces. Such a great idea for an article! I agree—intentionally cultivating our spaces towards the telos we desire is critical (and effective) in the fight to live a flourishing life. Andy Crouch has a great section on this concept in his book, The Tech-Wise Family.
Many thanks to the people who contributed photos - so great to be able to "visit" spaces that allow humans to be - human! Also, I am sure that someone has mentioned this book but there is a book called "A Pattern Language" that is all about making private and public spaces for human flourishing; you may be interested in checking it out.
The book A Pattern Language was published in 1977 by Christopher Alexander and others from the Center for Environmental Structure in Berkeley, CA. It is the second in a series of books meant to "provide a complete working alternative to our present ideas about architecture and planning" - hope you enjoy taking a look at it!
Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together! Very fun to be included. I'm inspired to add to my to-do list: 1) acquire piano, set in middle of living room 2) learn piano 3) learn woodworking 4) build more bookcases!
I love how so many people spoke not only of books but also places to “land” with those books. I’ll remember that the next time my husband questions whether we need yet another chair! The answer is yes! Yes we do!
This is an incredible compilation. Thanks so much for putting it together!! We inherited a screen-heavy living room from our house's previous owners that's in need of a remodel. Thanks for the inspiration!
What a great resource for people! This comes just in time as I enter my nesting era with Baby #2. I can’t wait to use these photos as references.
If anyone else is interested in hanging art at toddler level, I just had the thought that laminating a print would make it durable if torn down. I’m looking forward to replacing the prints my son ripped off!!
This is so heartening to see. Thank you for your effort compiling it all so thoughtfully.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it Sage :)
I love this so much! What a scintillating, reassuring look into the normal lives of so many wonderful people.
Thanks for contributing Emily! I especially appreciated that so many of the photos were of homes in their "natural state", making them much more relatable :)
Love seeing these spaces. Such a great idea for an article! I agree—intentionally cultivating our spaces towards the telos we desire is critical (and effective) in the fight to live a flourishing life. Andy Crouch has a great section on this concept in his book, The Tech-Wise Family.
Many thanks to the people who contributed photos - so great to be able to "visit" spaces that allow humans to be - human! Also, I am sure that someone has mentioned this book but there is a book called "A Pattern Language" that is all about making private and public spaces for human flourishing; you may be interested in checking it out.
Yes, I also enjoyed "visiting" such a wide variety of spaces! Thanks also for your recommendation (had not heard of this book before).
The book A Pattern Language was published in 1977 by Christopher Alexander and others from the Center for Environmental Structure in Berkeley, CA. It is the second in a series of books meant to "provide a complete working alternative to our present ideas about architecture and planning" - hope you enjoy taking a look at it!
Lovely! I so enjoyed this post.
This was delightful, thank you
Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together! Very fun to be included. I'm inspired to add to my to-do list: 1) acquire piano, set in middle of living room 2) learn piano 3) learn woodworking 4) build more bookcases!
Wonderful, Hannah! Thanks so much for contributing your the lovely photos of your home :)
So cool to see all the different ways people have integrated these ideas in their own homes. Thanks for putting it together!!
Thanks for contributing a glimpse into your lovely office Ren!
Love this collaboration!
Thanks for contributing your photos Keturah!
I love how so many people spoke not only of books but also places to “land” with those books. I’ll remember that the next time my husband questions whether we need yet another chair! The answer is yes! Yes we do!
Wow! SO much inspiration here.
This is an incredible compilation. Thanks so much for putting it together!! We inherited a screen-heavy living room from our house's previous owners that's in need of a remodel. Thanks for the inspiration!
Happy to have offered some inspiration Griffin :)
Love this
What a fabulous resource and treasure trove of inspiration! Thank you for the mention – and for doing such valuable work.
Thank you for contributing your wonderful photos Alex! They were among my favorites :)
What a great resource for people! This comes just in time as I enter my nesting era with Baby #2. I can’t wait to use these photos as references.
If anyone else is interested in hanging art at toddler level, I just had the thought that laminating a print would make it durable if torn down. I’m looking forward to replacing the prints my son ripped off!!
Thanks for sharing a part of your home with other readers Ann! Laminating prints sounds like a great idea :)
Thank you for removing the paywall!