Case study · 2026

The Rooted Corner

A therapy practice's site redesigned with a warm editorial aesthetic and a Sanity CMS the therapist runs herself.

Live site
therootedcorner.com
Shipped
2026
Delivered by
Chris K. Howard, end to end
Stack
Astro 5ReactTailwind CSSSanityHostingerMDX
Files Redesigned
19
Warm Editorial aesthetic pass
Hosting Migration
Vercel → Hostinger
SCP deployment pipeline
The Rooted Corner homepage mockup showing the "Therapy that feels human and helps you move forward" hero with Book a Session and Explore Services CTAs, on desktop and mobile

Problem

The Rooted Corner is a therapy practice run by Sandra Howard, LPC. The existing site was functional but visually generic and needed a full editorial redesign to establish a warm, approachable aesthetic that reflects the practice's therapeutic philosophy, while migrating hosting from Vercel to Hostinger for cost efficiency.

Solution

Redesigned 19 files with a warm editorial design language emphasizing typography, whitespace, and intentional color. Migrated from Vercel to Hostinger via SCP deployment. Integrated Sanity Studio for CMS-driven content management with MDX support.

Results

Live therapy practice site with a distinctive warm editorial aesthetic, deployed on Hostinger with Sanity CMS integration enabling Sandra to manage content independently.

Architecture

flowchart LR
  subgraph Legacy[Legacy Stack]
    direction TB
    V[Vercel Hosting]
    GEN[Generic Template]
  end
  subgraph Rebuild[Rebuild]
    direction TB
    AS[Astro 5 + React]
    TW[Tailwind CSS]
    SAN[("Sanity Studio<br/>MDX support")]
    H["Hostinger<br/>SCP Deploy"]
  end
  Legacy ==19 files redesigned==> Rebuild
  AS --> SAN
  AS --> H
System architecture, rendered live from source.

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