Welcome to Collected Stories, our journal of art, design, and inspiration from The Hickory Post.
Here, Sarah shares personal reflections on what it means to live artfully: how to curate spaces that tell stories, create meaningful moments, and blend old with new. It’s a space for ideas, education, and connection, where we invite you behind the scenes of the collective.
Explore Topics Like:
How to Create a Home That Feels Like You
The Art of Mixing Old and New
Meet the Makers: The Stories Behind the Work
Lessons from the Collective: What We’re Learning About Design & Community
Each story is written with the same heart as our brand: approachable, creative, and filled with intention.
Why Handwriting Belongs in a Home
A personal reflection on handwriting, memory, and how a single framed page can hold generations of love inside a home.
Designing for Real Life
A home should support the way you actually live, not the version you imagine on a perfect day. Here is how we designed our den with real life in mind.
Don't Sleep on Your Small Spaces
Every corner of a home deserves intention, especially the small ones. Here is why your powder room might be the most exciting design opportunity you have been overlooking.
Styling Shelves That Feel Light, Layered, and Personal
Shelves are not just storage. Here is how to style them so they feel light, personal, and reflective of the life being lived around them.
Stop Hiding the Pieces That Matter
A home feels most like you when the pieces that matter are allowed to be seen. Here's why we stopped hiding ours.
Create Your Own Art Forward Interior
A thoughtful look at why creating your own art can be just as meaningful as buying it, and how personal creativity can anchor a home over time.
Seeing What Others Miss
A reflection on rescuing a piece of furniture from a grandmother's basement and what it taught about seeing value where others see none.
The Pieces That Earn Their Place
A reflection on a pine chest found on Facebook Marketplace and how the best pieces adapt to your life rather than staying fixed in one purpose.
Letting Light Move Through a Home
A thoughtful look at how light moves through a home, and how mirrors and vertical space can create calm, balance, and flow in everyday living.
An Art Forward Home Starts With Meaning
A reflection on building an art forward home through meaningful pieces, thoughtful collecting, and learning that connection matters more than perfection.
When Art and Identity Share the Same Space
A story about art, travel, and design, and how the pieces we choose come to represent both who we are and where we have been.
Letting Pieces Grow With You
When you build a home slowly, the pieces you choose are allowed to grow with you. This is the story of an antique piece that evolved through marriage, parenthood, and changing seasons of life.