Simplified Living Architecture

08/10/2026

Tomorrow!!! 🏡

Seeing Getting Back Home sitting here on the shelf makes this all feel very real.

For years, this book existed as notes, stories, sketches, ideas, conversations with families, and a belief I have carried throughout my career:

Our homes shape so much more than the way we live. They shape how we feel, how we connect, and the memories we carry with us.

Tomorrow, August 11, Getting Back Home: Small Shifts for Big Joy officially launches.

I wrote it to help you look at your own home with fresh eyes and discover the possibility already waiting inside it.

One more day. ❤️

08/09/2026

For years, I've had the privilege of helping families transform their homes. Along the way, I realized something important.

A home isn't just where we live. It's where we recharge, connect with the people we love, and create the memories that shape our lives.

That realization became Getting Back Home: Small Shifts for Big Joy.

This book is an invitation to look at your home in a new way and discover how thoughtful, intentional spaces can bring more joy, peace, and purpose into your everyday life.

📖 Getting Back Home launches on August 11.

If you'd like to be among the first to know when it's available, join the waitlist at:
www.gettingbackhome.com

Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me along this journey. I can't wait to share this book with you.

07/16/2026

More than six years and a whole lot of life later, it is finally happening! 💛

Somewhere between raising two kids, cheering from the sidelines at golf matches, cheer competitions, and track meets, designing homes, running a business, selecting images, editing photographs, and revising more times than I can count, I finished my book!

I am thrilled to announce that Getting Back Home: Small Shifts for Big Joy will officially launch on August 11th!

Many of you have followed this journey since I first began sharing it in 2020. Your encouragement and excitement have meant more to me than you know.

Inspired by more than twenty-five years of designing homes, Getting Back Home explores how deeply our surroundings shape the way we feel, live, and connect. It is an invitation to look at your home with fresh eyes and discover how small, thoughtful shifts can bring more peace, happiness, connection, and joy into everyday life.

Because homes shape lives.

Join the waitlist at gettingbackhome.com/book to be among the first to see the cover, receive launch updates, and learn how you can be part of this very special day.

I cannot wait to finally share it with you! 🏡

08/29/2025

Loved working on this project! It’s always so much fun blending historic spaces with modern spaces.

05/10/2024

🏡💖 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 💖🏡

There's something profoundly comforting about returning home. Whether it's the end of a long day or after years away, 'getting back home' represents a return to where we feel most loved, most secure, and most at peace. It's not just about the physical space; it's about reconnecting with our roots and rekindling the memories that shape who we are.

🌟 Home is where we laugh, where we find comfort, and where we make lifelong memories. It's our sanctuary from the chaos of the outside world, a place where we can truly be ourselves.

As we step through our front door, let’s appreciate the familiar sights, sounds, and smells that welcome us back, reminding us of who we are and who we love. Let’s cherish the joy of getting back home, where our heart resides, and where every corner holds a cherished memory.

🔑💭 Put in the comments, what does “Getting Back Home” mean to you?

12/03/2022

Thank you, Stroll Muirfield Village!

🏆Congratulations to Simplified Living Architecture !

Named one of the best residential architects in Ohio by the Home Builder Digest!

6065 Frantz Rd, Suite 205, Dublin
(614) 774-2490
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📣We are honored to have Simplified Living Architecture as a Stroll Muirfield Village Preferred Business, proudly serving Dublin, and the surrounding areas.

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11/21/2022

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09/07/2022

Welcome to Simplified Living Architecture We Create Happiness! Architecture is a Delicate Dance We believe your home is a place of peace and order where you can

08/25/2022

So excited to be named one of the best residential architects in Ohio by the Home Builder Digest! 🏡

Regarded as one of the best states to live in, Ohio is noted for its picturesque, tiny towns; lovely fall foliage; and stunning natural wonders such as its waterfalls, rivers, and over a hundred natural lakes. It offers its residents a relatively low cost of living and several growing cities that at...

04/11/2022

🏠Home Matters: Homes shape lives

We all have big goals we want to achieve. We have goals for our career, relationships, health, and finances, though what are your plans for your home?

I am sure you think about things that you like and dislike in your home often, though have you ever made a list of the things you would want to change in your home?

Did you know that goals are 42% more likely to be achieved if written down? You can easily achieve this in one weekend if you carve out some time to think about your home, how it functions for your family, and the changes you would like to make to improve it. Here are five steps that will allow you to achieve this overwhelming task by Monday morning.

1. Write down the names of every room, even the closets in your home.

2. Next to each room, write down what you have in each room. And be honest with yourself, if your treadmill is sitting in your walk-in closet – even though you wish it wasn’t – you still need to write it down. You can’t make changes if you are ignoring the elephant in the room … or the treadmill in the room.

3. Write down how each room makes you feel and why it makes you feel that way.
-frustration because it is messy?
-joy because it’s a relaxing space?
-anxiety because it feels too small?
-calm because it’s clean and organized?

4. What do you wish you could change in each room? -size of the spaces
-the natural light
-the finishes (flooring, trim, cabinets, countertops)
-the furniture in the room?

5. Finally, write down how these updates would change how you use the space, how the space functions for your family, and how the spaces make you feel.

Think outside of the box – these goals will not only help you think about what you could achieve in your existing home but also what you would want in your dream home.

By Heidi Bolyard, Simplified Living Architecture


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