The daughter of a college professor of interior design, Sandra McFarland was raised with an eye for making her surroundings beautiful. Her foundation from birth in design was a vital part of creating 180 Pure Home in the Town at Trilith.
Sandra was raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and while her career path involved merchandising for behemoth retail stores like JCPenney and Sears, her heart was in the wellness space. Sandra found herself diving deep and she created a line of supplements to help those suffering from anxiety, sleep deprivation, and even chronic pain. Her 180 Pure line of products commanded the attention of the community so much that in 2018, she decided to open her own brick-and-mortar storefront. When the store did so well that she needed to expand to handle the demand, she moved into a space five times larger than the original store. “We were counselors to the people who came into the store. People were in pain and there was just so much information out there, that it’s confusing. They wanted answers from us.”
With all of that extra space, Sandra needed something for her customers to peruse while she consulted with others. Using her innate interior design talents, she began to curate select home goods, gifts, and trinkets. “My love language is gifts so it’s a joy for me,” Sandra said with a smile. She filled her store with home decor items, baubles and jewels, and everything tabletop, from linens to glassware. “I order brands I gravitate towards. It’s fun seeing people enjoy the same things I do.”
Due to the success of her first store in Illinois, Sandra and her husband, Dan, considered opening a second location. They figured it would be nice to grow a new store in a place they liked to visit, and Peachtree City, GA, was top of their list. They toured The Avenue PTC and were highly considering a space when the world stopped in March of 2020. They thought about placing the second location on the back burner, but when a friend from Peachtree City called and told Sandra about the Town at Trilith, something sparked in her. She was encouraged to visit with the Town planners and upon meeting them in January 2021, and hearing the concept, she fell in love with the vision. “We signed the agreement on January 22nd and opened that May. It was an absolute whirlwind!”
They had no plans on moving to Georgia but rather had planned to travel back and forth to run this second location. As she needed to be here while her store was under construction, Sandra was staying at a friend’s mother’s house, but deeply felt she needed a place of her own. She needed a sanctuary. One opportunity to rent fell through. “I had already cried buckets about finding a place. I had no plans, no capital, I just prayed.” Not long after praying, Sandra was lamenting to a friend in her store, which was under construction at the time, when a lady popped her head in the door to ask what this would become. As they talked they found out they both grew up in the midwest and the new friend told her that she would be traveling for several months and that Sandra could live there. Only God! This allowed her to spend every day during the build-out phase in her store.
And one other change that was not in her plans, Sandra, Dan, and their three children, Maddie, Conner, and Finn have now moved, permanently, to the Town at Trilith. “We are now all part of the magic that is Trilith. We absolutely love it here.”
To learn more about her wellness products or do some amazing shopping, get on over to the store or go to 180purehome.com.
