Community Highlights: Meet Garland Henley of Henley Made

Today we’d like to introduce you to Garland Henley. 

Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
In 2002, my wife and I purchased our first home and we wanted a privacy fence. Everyone we called gave a high price to fence in a yard the size of a postage stamp. We were sharing this with a family member and they said to us; “I bet you all could do it”, and just like that we discovered the world of DIY. Over the years we have been doing big and small home DIY projects for ourselves, family, and friends. Everyone would tell us we needed to go into business, but we always thought everyone was just being nice. Upon on the advice and encouragement of a couple of close friends, we rolled the dice. We decided to turn our creativity and what we enjoyed doing into a business…Henley Made. 

In 2020 we started setting up a booth at outdoor events like craft shows. We realized that other people, beside family and friends, were attracted to our products as well. Our success is not only in our beautiful products, but I think our customers see something different when they visit our booth. All of our children have a roll in the family business. We are trying to build a business that is not only successful, but one our children can explore and cultivate their gifts and talents. We have truly been blessed to provide a service and product that people have been enjoying, while we enjoy being creative. 

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Starting a business during a pandemic has not been easy. Plus, we’re not in our twenties anymore, therefore learning how to use social media and the impact that it can make in the growth of your business has been a challenge. 

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
We create custom wood home décor but specialize in home accent pieces. 

Our vision is to provide our customer with a beautiful, meaningful, and affordable handcrafted product with a level of service that makes everyone feel like family. 

We offer a custom experience at an affordable price. We are a family of six; therefore, we try to save money everywhere we can, but we also desire to have beautiful unique things in our home, and in many cases beautiful and unique doesn’t equate to affordability. But this is what we really try to give our customers. We not only want to provide you with a great meaningful product but serve you with that same type of services at an affordable price. 

Alright so before we go can you talk to us a bit about how people can work with you, collaborate with you or support you?
Anyone can reach out and contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We would love to do business with everyone, but we would truly love everyone’s support; by connecting with us through our social media outlets. 

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: itshenleymade.com
• Instagram: itshenleymade
• Facebook: Henley Made