Simply Homemade brings you custom wood furniture, mission style furniture, custom reclaimed lumber products, barn siding picture frames, soy tea lights, soy votives, scented soy candles, room fragrances, homemade jams, goats milk lotion, knit dish cloths and much more!

DID YOU KNOW?
Soy candles are made from soy wax, which is hydrogenated soybean oil. Soy wax was invented in 1992 by Michael Richards who was looking for a cheaper alternative to beeswax. As he entered the candle industry in 1991 he realized there was a growing demand for natural wax candles. Soy wax is often mixed with fragrances to produces scented soy candles. Soy candles are a new alternative to paraffin wax because they are all-natural and do not contain petroleum, last 50% longer than regular paraffin candles, if spilled are easy to clean with hot soapy water, they produce less soot (thus help to maintain air quality), and scented soy candles distribute more scent - the incorporation of soybean oil lowers the melting point of the candle, which translates into cooler burning candles and faster scent dispersion.

DID YOU KNOW?
Mission furniture is a style that has evolved from the Arts & Crafts movement in early 1900’s America and is often times interchanged with “Arts & Crafts” or “Craftsman” furniture. Mission furniture is often commercially perceived as furniture that features “spindles” or “slats” but there are also a number of other items that fall within this category. The mission furniture form is typically rectilinear and lacking fancy decorative details. These pieces are, however, very attractive, but that do rely heavily on the natural beauty of the wood, construction details and trimmings for their decoration.