There are things you understand intellectually about divorce. And then there are things you only understand from living it.

I have lived it twice — once as a seven-year-old when my parents divorced, and again as an adult dismantling a ten-year marriage and starting over from scratch.

This is the story behind Petite Design Studio — and why I believe, more than almost anything, that the home you come home to after divorce matters more than most people realize.

Most people set up their first home after divorce in survival mode. They grab what they can, buy a few things in a hurry, and tell themselves they'll sort it out properly later.

Months pass. The space still feels temporary. And that feeling starts to bleed into everything else.

Here's what I've come to believe, both from personal experience and from working with clients going through this: the home you create after divorce matters far more than most people give it credit for. Not because of aesthetics — but because of what it quietly does to your state of mind every single day.