Our Story:

2008

The first handmade Huggit

Greenery wrapped around the columns in front of our home got stale. I am a big Christmas decorator, so the first homemade column wrap was born. After a trip to the local fabric store for vinyl, my sister-in-law and I made my first toy soldier column wraps. It took us the entire weekend. After many visits from neighbors and people walking up to my door and asking where I got my toy soldiers, I decided maybe I was missing out on an entrepreneur opportunity. Allen Home Design was born.

2012

Mass production begins

After partnering with my son Scott, we took the design for the toy soldier column wrap to China for the first run production. Doing business overseas is not easy, and the long lead time and troubles with quality control were a problem. The first order of column wraps arrived and filled my garage. I was amazed at how quickly that first order was sold. It was too late to order more for the season, so we rethought our production process.

2017

Relaunch with all new designs

This year has been a busy one! With my son Scott heading up the effort, we totally redesigned our website, added new designs for column covers, and added some home decor accessories. The relaunch of our website has been very successful, Our business grows every year, mostly by word of mouth. As a small business, our advertising budget is small, so we have depended on our customers to spread the word. Thanks to all of you for helping Allen Home Design grow into a thriving business.

2014

Production moved to USA

Made in the USA. Yep that’s what we wanted for our column wraps. After finding a local manufacturer, we were able to work with them on new designs and grow our business even more. My son was an integral part of the design expansion. His artistic creativity and website knowledge helped Allen Home Design grow and branch out even more.

  • Founder

    Cathy created Toy Soldier Column Wraps for her own home in 2008 and after many requests for her to make them for friends and neighbors, she contacted a manufacturer to begin producing greater quantities and better quality at a lower cost.

  • Web Designer

    Sophia, the granddaughter of Cathy Allen, created the website you are on now to streamline getting our Huggits to you!

  • Illustrator

    Scott handles all creative for Allen Home Design Huggits™ illustrations (other than the original Toy Soldier).

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