Hickory River Designs

OUR STORY & WHERE WE COME FROM

Hi, I'm Shannon the owner of the small business Hickory River Designs. I am currently a stay at home mom of a wonderful little girl. I initially started creating pieces alongside my dad for our own homes as a way express ourselves and bring life to our ideas. We recently decided to start a new chapter and take our hobby and begin our journey as a small business.

We repurpose the majority of our wood from fallen down trees on our family-owned property, here in Eastern Pennsylvania. The remaining wood is collected from other neighboring properties that no longer need the wood after cleaning up their yards. We run the wood through our sawmill directly on our property to cut up each of the logs.  Each piece of wood then goes through an extensive drying process that can take up to a year or more depending on how thick it is cut. We proceed to plane the wood and carve it using a CNC machine or lathe for bowls/vases. We also incorporate epoxy resin to some of our pieces as well. Each piece is then finished with a protective sealer.

Each item you find in our store has been handcrafted by us in our at home shop. We love creating different varieties of pieces that can be treasured for many years. We take great pride in creating our items with the same care and attention that we expect when buying pieces for our own home.