Welcome to In.spired Living!
Welcome to our little corner of the internet! I’m so glad you’re here! In.spired Living exists to help you bring beauty into your home… to inspire you with pieces which point toward an eternal beauty.
My name is Cristina and I’m the owner of In.spired Living. I was raised Catholic, and have long been intrigued by my faith- its mystery, depth and richness. Though as a wife, serial business owner, and an insanely busy mom of four young kiddos, I struggled with how to blend our faith in with our busy life in a practical sense, and how to make today’s aesthetic blend with Catholicism. The extent of portraying my faith at home ended with a couple trendy quotes on the wall and a crucifix in my bedroom. Not that there's anything wrong with that, I just knew it could be so much more, instead of an after-thought.
Then a couple years ago, I fell into my faith again in a whole new way. I would say I truly met Jesus this time and fell in love. The mystery and the beauty overwhelmed me and I couldn’t drink in enough of it. I decided it was time to start trying to do a better job of truly living liturgically. I started showcasing the vast beauty more proudly throughout my home, for my family and visiting friends to absorb, both subtly and in not so subtle ways. Don’t let my words fool you- there has been plenty of grumbling about it, and I'm sure there will be more, but in the end, it has been so worth it! My family has all grown in faith because of it. I couldn’t ask for anything more.
Somewhere along the way during this deepening journey, the idea for this store was born. One of my best friends mentioned it in passing one day, “You know, you really should start a Catholic home store- marry your interior design background and your faith.” The rest is history... the idea was out there and it hit home in that particular way an idea born of the Holy Spirit does... it stuck. So I prayed with it, let it blossom, and now here we are!
In.spired Living will undoubtedly be a labor of love, a constant work in progress, as I try to do a better job within my own home, with my own family, of living liturgically and more intentionally in my faith. I’m not anywhere near perfect, and neither will this store be; But as I am inspired I hope to pass it all along to you, so that you too might find the courage to live out your faith with more purpose, bring True Beauty in, orienting your home toward the good, which in turn elevates you toward the eternal!
