I’m Erin Kelley and I am living a real-life story of serendipity. There can be no other way to describe it. In fact, I think serendipity is something we can cultivate more of in our lives, but that’s a post for another day. My partner, Nate and I met in Seattle, enjoyed 6 awesome years in the PNW and have came back east to Memphis, TN.
Nate and I created Serendipity Workshop to share stuff we make against the backdrop of our 100-year-old craftsman cottage in Tacoma, Washington state which gave us plenty of creative fuel. Now that we are in a new house nestled in a historic neighborhood and the grand ol' South I have a whole new perspective on the world and inspiration. I want to find joy in stories and motivation to find the balance between cultivating a life and home that inspires while living in gratitude for all things present. We have two wild mutts Beetle and Smalls. As dogs tend to do, they have made themselves a disproportionally big part of our story.
Serendipity Workshop’s mission is simple: Live your own version of Joy.
We have set up shop making functional and whimsical home goods using reclaimed and new materials. Each item is designed to bring joy, delight, reverence (and sometimes irreverence) through color, style, function and sometimes actual words.
Hear this new friend: I am not here for perfection or to convince you to make your home look like mine (trust me, you could do better). Our homes should reflect us and let’s be honest, we are a mess. All of us. We are also gorgeous and funny. We are the product of however many years we’ve walked this planet (and the influence of all our people who walked before). Our homes will reflect all of this. I am here to embrace my mess and beauty. To be creative and joyful. So, I am glad you are here for a few reasons:
- I love home more than any other place on earth
- My home loves me (and anyone who comes here) back and this definitely seems worth sharing
- The dwellings we call home are really just the place we recharge and motivate our real homes – our bodies and souls. There is an undeniably big connection here.
It’s good to have you here. Send me a message if you want to say hi!
This season’s joys, in order of impact on my life:
Faith (always), terra-cotta, Trader Joe’s (everything really) Soy Chorizo and teeny avocados specifically, boxing drills, any kind of lemon dessert.
Serendipity Workshop’s mission is simple: Live your own version of Joy.
We have set up shop making functional and whimsical home goods using reclaimed and new materials. Each item is designed to bring joy, delight, reverence (and sometimes irreverence) through color, style, function and sometimes actual words.
Hear this new friend: I am not here for perfection or to convince you to make your home look like mine (trust me, you could do better). Our homes should reflect us and let’s be honest, we are a mess. All of us. We are also gorgeous and funny. We are the product of however many years we’ve walked this planet (and the influence of all our people who walked before). Our homes will reflect all of this. I am here to embrace my mess and beauty. To be creative and joyful. So, I am glad you are here for a few reasons:
- I love home more than any other place on earth
- My home loves me (and anyone who comes here) back and this definitely seems worth sharing
- The dwellings we call home are really just the place we recharge and motivate our real homes – our bodies and souls. There is an undeniably big connection here.
It’s good to have you here. Send me a message if you want to say hi!
This season’s joys, in order of impact on my life:
Faith (always), terra-cotta, Trader Joe’s (everything really) Soy Chorizo and teeny avocados specifically, boxing drills, any kind of lemon dessert.
We set up shop making functional and whimsical home goods using reclaimed and new materials. Each item is designed to bring joy, delight, and irreverence through color, style, function and sometimes actual words. And I make art. I illustrate and cobble together and get covered in paint and dust and when it's going really well I get covered in ideas. That is the absolute best.
Hear this new friend: I am not here for perfection or to convince you to make your home or your life look like mine (trust me, you could do way better). Our homes should reflect us and let’s be honest, we are a mess. All of us. We are also gorgeous and funny. We are the product of however many years we’ve walked this planet (and the influence of all our people who walked before). I am here to embrace my mess and beauty. To be creative and joyful. So, I am glad you are here for a few reasons:
- My purpose is to be an artist. This is the thing that keeps my heart beating.
- Home is a concept. A hug. I want mine to be a place of refuge for anyone who shelters here.
- The dwellings we call home are really just the place we recharge and motivate our real homes – our bodies and souls. There is an undeniably big connection here.
It’s good to have you here. Send me a message if you want to say hi!
This season’s joys, in order of impact on my life:
Watercolors, overalls, Trader Joe’s (everything really, every season, every year), backyard birdwatching, any kind of lemon dessert.
