The one where I forgot to mention Sacred and Lit was a lifestyle.

In 2024, I embraced a new perspective on design—not just as a career but as a metaphor for life. After transitioning from audio design to visual storytelling, I returned to my hometown of Los Angeles and rediscovered my passion for creating. Join me as I explore how life itself can be shaped like a well-designed space, and why this year has been a breakthrough in both my work and personal journey.

Just learned that you can actually find inspiration for your next design project from the world around you. Chat, is this real?

It’s the final day of our Women’s History Month Design Challenge and it was always going to be Beyoncé! Duh.

Our Women’s History Month Design Challenge continues with Janelle Monae’s 2013 album Electric Lady.

Our Women’s History Month Design Challenge continues and this time we’re decorating a room inspired by an album from L Boogie herself! Lauryn Hills’ 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a groundbreaking blend of hip hop and soul that earned her critical acclaim and five Grammy awards.

As we move into the final days of Women’s History Month, we continue our design challenge inspired by the classic albums of Black women who helped shape the music industry. This installment, we’re decorating a living space that pays homage to the late-great Whitney Houston and her self-titled debut album.

March is Women’s History Month and we’re celebrating with another installment in our design challenge. We’re creating a living room inspired by the Queen of Soul’s 1968 record: Aretha Now.

We are continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month with a brand new installment in our design challenge. This time, we’re decorating a living room space inspired by Minnie Riperton’s ICONIC 1975 album Adventures in Paradise.

Interior decor inspired by Diana Ross’ hit album “The Boss”

Part of why I started Sacred and Lit was my desire to reach back in time and play with design with the same level of innocence as when I was a kid. I wanted to make decorating fun. When I moved back to Los Angeles and started a new life for myself, I saw decorating and home design as an opportunity to imbue my life and my home with all of the “cool” things I wanted but couldn’t have in my childhood.

Growing up, the pinnacle of Black auntiehood (which is gender-neutral and transcends almost all socio-economic levels of Blackness) was the weekly trip to Marshall’s. Whether you were a working class auntie working swing shift in a call center, a stay-at home auntie with a husband with two jobs or the auntie who sits on a board of trustees and just got her doctorate—auntiedom and Marshall’s go together like a fridge full of Trader Joes food and having no ingredients to make dinner.

Welcome to my company, Sacred and Lit!

Sacred and Lit has been an idea I’ve been stewing on for over 5 years. The name—Sacred and Lit—was handed down to me by a matriarch in my family. The idea being that we come from a lineage of people who are divine. A lineage of people who bring ceremony to everything that we do. Our laughter. Our tears. The way we give thanks. The way we dance. The way we throw down in the kitchen. The way we know just the right combination of words to put together when we need to get you together to cuss you out or gas you up. Wherever you find Blackness in the diaspora, you will find people making diamonds out of pressure.