The name
GraceStewart of Marietta
My great-grandmother was the living embodiment of her own name, and a true steward of what Southern hospitality is supposed to mean.
She let struggling veterans live in the vacant guest cabins on our family property until they got back on their feet. She was one of the founding members of MUST Ministries. And she welcomed people into our family home with generosity, with kindness, and always with authentic grace.
That's what a front door meant in her house. Not a barrier - an invitation. You knew before you knocked that you'd be glad you came.
Why we make what we make
Daughters of Grace was founded by Jenny Lucas and is run today by Jenny Lucas and Lauren White, out of Atlanta. We make wreaths and hand-lettered door signs, and the studio carries her name because the thing we're actually trying to make isn't decor. It's that feeling she gave people at her door.
Everything is made by hand, which means no two pieces come out identical and we wouldn't want them to. There are two of us and that's the whole company - so when you order something custom, you're talking to one of us directly. No queue, no service desk, no one else touching your piece.
Est. 1904 is her birth year. It seemed like the right thing to put on the sign.
Made to welcome
Southern-made. Handcrafted with heart. That's the whole idea, and it's not complicated: your front door is the first thing anyone sees, and it ought to say something kind before you've even opened it.