
Designed to Last
Our Journey of Building an Intentional Home, Growing in Faith, and Finding Joy in the In-Between
Design a life intentionally. Grow faithfully. Create something beautiful that will last! Over half a million readers have joined the journey of Instagram sensations Ashley and Dino Petrone. Through their popular online community Arrows and Bow, Ashley and Dino share their adventures, mishaps, and joys of building a life together using an unexpected element: design. Now, in their much-anticipated debut book, Ashley and Dino invite readers into their home and relationship through their trademark honest and hilarious storytelling. They share both never-before-revealed and fan-favorite stories, including getting engaged after only three weeks! why they chose to wait until their wedding night moving into an RV with three kids (and they’re still speaking to each other!) the unexpected, painful circumstances that led them to find deeper hope turning Ashley’s creative hobby into a thriving business . . . and so. much. more! Ashley and Dino are the first to say they don’t have all the answers, but they welcome you to join them as they share the struggles and successes that come from intentionally staying committed to God and each other. Because when you build with faith, creativity, and love as the foundation . . . you build something designed to last.
- Opening Credits
- Dedication
- A Note From Ashley
- A Note From Dino
- Part 1: Spark
- Chapter 1: In It to Win It
- Chapter 2: Ten and a Half Months of Crying
- Chapter 3: So Much New
- Chapter 4: Hobby Jobby
- Chapter 5: A Seismic Shift
- Part 2: Simplify
- Chapter 6: Less Is More
- Chapter 7: 180 Square Feet
- Chapter 8: Finding Joy in the In-Between
- Chapter 9: The Cost of Change
- Part 3: Soar
- Chapter 10: 1,300 Square Feet
- Chapter 11: The Pancake Challenge and the Upward Spiral
- Chapter 12: Major Expansion
- Chapter 13: Dumpster Fire
- Chapter 14: Living by Design
- Chapter 15: Welcome Home
- A Closing Note From Ashley
- A Letter From Dino to His Kids
- How to Date Your Spouse
- Closing Credits