Episode 124 · December 5, 2023
Sharrah Stevens believes the happiness of your family starts at home
with Sharrah Stevens, Interior designer, content creator, and co-founder of Kinwoven
1 hr 3 min
Sharrah Stevens believes the happiness of your family starts at home
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In this episode I sit down with Sharrah Stevens — interior designer, YouTuber, and mama of two little boys — and I loved every minute of it. Sharrah and her husband Tyler left California, went on a real adventure to find the right city, and landed in Tulsa (their boys are officially Okies now!). We talk about that whole journey, why the trees and the kindness of people won them over, and how a season of change led them right into what matters most: home and family.
Sharrah is so open about her faith and how it grew. She shares about going to Bible college with a lot of honest questions, learning to lean into her God-given gifts and talents, and building Kinwoven alongside her mom to help women love their homes no matter the size or budget. She calls it "therapy by interior design," and I think that's beautiful — a home that reflects you really can shift the happiness of your family.
What made this conversation so special is Sharrah's honesty about motherhood and busyness. She gets raw about stepping back from a thriving career to be present with her boys, about what it looks like to fill your own soul, and about the truth behind the ten minutes you see on social media. If you're carrying the question of how to hold career and family at the same time, this one is for you. Keep going — and enjoy connecting, learning, and growing with us.
Key takeaways
- A beautiful, uncluttered home isn't vanity — it impacts your mood, your functionality, and the happiness of your whole family. Start by sitting in a room and asking how it makes you feel and how you want to use it.
- You don't have to hire a designer to love your home. Learn a few principles and you can transform any space yourself, on any budget, whether you rent or own.
- Sharrah and her family used a relocation consultant, narrowed 25 cities down to 5, visited each with a realtor, and required all three of them to agree — a doable, deliberate way to make a big life decision.
- Faith can hold your hard questions. Sharrah found that studying the evidence gave her confidence rather than fear — you don't have to turn your brain off at the door.
- You can have both a career and motherhood in your life, but in Sharrah's experience not at full throttle in the same season. Deciding what to say yes to — and what to release — is a personal, honorable choice either way.
- Fill your own tank. Whether it's cooking, walks, or coffee with a friend, name the things that make you happy and protect time for them against hustle culture.
- What you see online is often ten curated minutes of someone's day. Give yourself grace, and outsource the things that drain you so you can thrive in the pockets you have.
“You will need to fill your soul and to figure out what that is. If that's spending time with your kids and cooking, then you need to make time for that.”
“My husband actually always calls it kind of like therapy by interior design. Because I do think that a beautiful home can change your life.”
“I would never regret spending more time with my kids.”
“Those numbers actually equal real human souls that care as much as you do about these projects.”
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About Sharrah
Interior designer, content creator, and co-founder of Kinwoven
Sharrah Stevens is an interior designer and influencer who built a loyal YouTube community over roughly ten years, teaching women that everyone can love their home no matter the size or budget. Originally from San Diego and LA, she and her husband Tyler relocated to Tulsa in 2020 with their two young sons. She co-founded Kinwoven with her mom to help women design their homes themselves, and she designed and renovated The Stone Cottage, a Tulsa Airbnb.
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