I am incredibly passionate about making you look gorgeous online without it costing you a fortune

About Lauren

Having a beautiful and professional website that grabs the attention of your potential customers, and ultimately converts, it's something that should only be attainable for tens of thousands of dollars. I know this, because I started my business with only $10 to my name.

It all began...

2008

Back in 2008, I was a young mama in a desperate place and needed to quickly figure out a way to provide an income for my little family. Through a series of events that I firmly believe the Lord put in my path, I began teaching myself design and code so I could provide my services to potential clients; Restored 316 was born. 

I designed my first theme

2011

I desired to have more control over my time and schedule and wanted a way to create passive income. So, with a push from Brian Gardner (founder of StudioPress) I created my first WordPress theme and listed it in the StudioPress marketplace. I’ve now been designing Genesis child themes for a decade and have built an incredible community of beloved customers and friends that use our Restored 316 themes!

This cutie was born

2012

My son, Jadon, was born and changed my life in so many ways!! Now with passive income, I was able to spend extra cuddle time with him!

Divorce

2017

In 2017 I found myself in the middle of a divorce and on the way to being a single mama. Though 2017 was one of the most difficult years of my life, it was also one of the best! Through it, I realized that for years I had allowed Restored 316 to become my identity. I literally lived and breathed it. I would check my emails from the dinner table, answer emails from bed at night, or answer a phone call at nearly midnight from a customer. I realized that the reason I did all those things wasn’t just because I love my work so much, which I most certainly do, but because I was escaping the reality that was my life.

Living & Loving life

2018

Once I had nothing to escape from, I started to enjoy living my life and finding purpose in things that didn’t include just my work! I learned that I love to travel, spend quality time with my children, and I adored hanging out with and encouraging friends around me! I learned that Lauren wasn’t just a business owner, but she was a social butterfly who had been in a cocoon for far too long (bringing an entirely new meaning to the butterfly symbol in my business!).

Own home & New Love

2019

This year I found love again and found what it truly meant to be loved. A few of our friends introduced us, and I'm grateful for this sweet man!

Another huge thing this year was that I bought my own house just one year after my divorce was final!! Huge huge deal for me!

Introduced Waymaker Designs

2020

2020, what a year! It's been quite the challenging year for everyone, but Waymaker Designs was born as a sister site to Restored 316!

Read more about the path to Waymaker Designs.

grace

Grateful for

something outdoors or decorating

my weekends

all the white

favorite color

my sweet puppies

snuggle buddies

country music

Listening to:

at the beach

I'd rather be:

A little about me