After three years away from the workbench, Hemlock & Heather is bringing handmade back. We started this business with reclaimed wood, hand-cut patterns, and a lot of late nights in the shop — and it feels good to return to the work that built us. Our first re-release? The Customizable Bison, one of our most beloved designs and a true piece of Hemlock & Heather history. A Limited Return, Made by Hand It’s been six years since this Bison was available on our site. We’re in a different season of life now — no longer in the shop full-time — but our hearts are still in making real things with our hands. That’s why we’re only opening 10 handmade spots each month, so every...
In preparing blog posts, newsletters, and Instagram posts to celebrate our 9th year in business last month, we pored over hundreds of old photos of pieces that we’ve done over the years. It made us realize just how much we’ve changed over the years and just how many pieces we have sent out into the world.But once those pieces are out the door, we rarely ever see them again. That’s where you come in. We want to see your H&H pieces in your homes, offices, or wherever you have chosen to display them. What can you do to help? Glad you asked! For a chance to win $25 in shop credit, you'll need to: 👉 Follow us on Instagram here! 👉 Share photos of your...
Beginnings Hemlock & Heather had existed for about a month in August 2012 when Kelley and I dreamt this headboard up. This piece came about because Kelley had a family quilt that was falling apart, and she had the idea to recreate the pattern in wood. One weekend while she was away, I went into the garage and started trying to bring it to life. I used some reclaimed beaded oak that was given to me by a remodeler back when I was working in the building industry. I spent all weekend in the garage working on that headboard. The star pattern consisted of 96 parallelograms that had to be individually cut and laid in place. But I loved the...
