The Estate Of Things

The Estate of Things started as a blog about stylized living, home decor and renovation. It served to keep co-founders Betsy & Sarah connected over their shared passion for design across the 3000 miles stretching between California and North Carolina. The two had dreamed up the idea for a home decor and ecommerce website on a set of barstools in Southern Pines, NC in the dead of winter. It was Christmas Break, 2007. And it was the same night that Betsy traded a pair of knit gloves right off her hands to a persistent admirer for a twenty dollar bill. She had purchased them earlier that day for 75 cents and cut the fingers off. We all sat around and laughed and talked about our dreams for the future. Sarah and Betsy always came back to a shared love for home decor and aspirations to open up a brick and mortar store. The Estate of Things (wordplay inspired by a local NC public radio program, the State of Things) stuck. They immediately took to referring to the project as TEOT, and soon after a blog was born. The two had no idea that they were embarking on something so special at the perfect time. They only knew a blog was a great place to share inspirations, organize Sarah’s renovation work and share their most recent inspirations and obsessions with one another. TEOT quickly grew a following. Sarah's impressive renovations projects were snatched by publications like Domaine Home, Southern Living, House Beautiful, Apartment Therapy, Good Housekeeping and The Huffington Post. Today The Estate of Things is an incorporated entity, serving as historic renovations consultants, bloggers and eCommerce retailers. It continues to be a creative space for cofounders Sarah and Betsy to convene over their passions.