The Studio by Danielson Designs- Review and Giveaway (by Poiema Place)

The Studio by Danielson Designs creates beautiful home decor and gifts that are designed by you...you pick the style, the sentiment/quote, and the recipient. This company (based in Trinidad, Colorado) does the rest. They began as a way of bringing employment to their town (all their products are made in the USA), so that children growing up there were not forced to leave the town they grew up to love in order to find work to make a living. I found this absolutely beautiful, and truly worthy of support.


When I was contacted by The Studio to do a review, I felt like it was fate, because I had been interested in a sign for my home with my favorite Bible quote (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. ~Joshua 24:15) but wasn't sure where to find one. These signs are beautiful and high quality, and they were able to both put my family name on the sign, and the Bible quote underneath it. The sign now hangs over our front doorway, letting all who go through it know our family motto.


What does The Studio offer? Besides beautiful family name signs, they also offer custom-designed frames and monograms, award plaques, and also have specialty categories. You choose the style you want, the color, and what you'd like it to say (they offer suggestions, such as famous quotes by Abraham Lincoln or Ralph Waldo Emerson that may be meaningful to you). They have styles that would appeal to young children in pretty colors and lovely patterns, and more sophisticated styles in a more classic look, to give as gifts for the holidays, to welcome new neighbors to the neighborhood, or to put over your own doorways.


The Studio is also an ethical and green company. They use 100% recycled wood for their signs, and water-based paints (no dangerous solvents to harm their workers or our environment), so that no trees are cut down for them to produce their beautiful home decor. They have a mission statement on their web-site that offers some of their values (which really says it all):


We Believe that all people are created in the image of God and carry his stamp of approval, therefore we seek to treat all with whom we come in contact with honor, respect and a sense of awe.


We Believe that human beings are shaped for good or for ill by their relationship to work, therefore we seek to create an atmosphere in which employees are enabled to grow in character, develop their gifts and feel valued for their contribution.


We Believe that God is the source of beauty, and that appreciation of the aesthetic draws us closer to Him, therefore we seek to develop and market a product that appeals to a classically circumscribed sense of beauty.

Buy it! To buy a beautiful product from The Studio by Danielson Designs, visit their site~ they ship within 48 hours and have an extensive selection of options.

Win it! To win a sign, monogram, or frame from The Studio, please visit their web-site and create your design, then come back here and tell me your choice. Don't forget to leave an email address so I can contact you if you are the randomly chosen winner.

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Review and giveaway sponsored by Poiema Place.
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