Behind the Scenes at Belvedere Designs

We love words. And good design. And awesome typefaces. We're a small family business based in Wadsworth, Ohio, and we believe in excellence - in design, customer service, Wall Quotes™ decals, and everything else.

We know that what you choose to put on your wall truly reflects who you are and what you believe in.

Belvedere Designs started in the living room of a 600 sq ft apartment. My husband had just started grad school, working on a PhD in Political Theory and American Government, we had just had our first baby, and we needed a way to provide for our little family and pay for school. I had worked for a sign shop when we first got married so I knew the ropes, and my husband bought a book to learn how to design a website, so we jumped in with both feet. We would work all day and almost through the night, stopping only every couple of hours to feed the baby, have a quick bite to eat, or rush off to class. As our little boy grew, so did the business, occupying every square inch of space in our very small apartment. We had vinyl stacked in closets, and under the bed, and in the pantry. We had boxes leaning against the couch and bookcases. As the business grew and we needed more room for supplies, we sold all of our living room furniture to make room for them. Our little boy even knew our phone number before he was two because he heard me repeat it so often to customers on the phone.

Looking back now, those days seem so simple. We’ve expanded – both the business and our family – in the years since. We have a dedicated office space and loyal employees who keep things humming. We just recently moved cross-country from Henderson, NV to northeast OH where we bought a farm. We’re still working on paying for grad school, but we’ve been so blessed in all of our endeavors.

What we especially love about our vinyl Wall Quotes™ is that they’re totally affordable. And for a young family on a budget, we know about affordable! Anyone can add the charm and elegance of these custom-made projects without paying an arm and a leg. But it’s more than that. Our designs are elegant, whimsical, classy, and inspiring. We know that what you choose to put on your wall truly reflects who you are and what you believe in. We love knowing that our designs help real people like you and like us relax and make their space their own.

To complement our vinyl Wall Quotes™, we’ve added other projects we really believe in and are always looking for new ideas and inspiration and still have lots of room to grow. We especially look forward to custom requests. Indeed, this is how some of our best product ideas come about. We love our designs and our products and are really proud of how far we’ve come from that 600 sq ft apartment. Come on in, have a look around and join us in our continual pursuit of excellence here at Belvedere Designs.

-Raelene

Co-Founder and Creative Director, Belvedere Designs

THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR STORY A SUCCESS STORY

When we started Belvedere Designs so many years ago, our two main goals were to have fun making great designs and make it through grad school. What started as a project for our small family has turned into a thriving enterprise for our growing company family, but the goals remain the same. We have lots of fun in the office, we love making great designs and new products, and we're all trying to make it through school. Ok, well some of us have graduated, but we're proud of what we've built and we're proud of how hard our team is working and studying - from computer science to business administration to graphic design to a Masters in English, and all the way back to my PhD that was the original impetus for this adventure, we've embraced our little joke that we sell decals to pay for school. And we are immensely grateful for your support in making all our dreams come true, not only by helping us grow our family business now, but by helping all of us work our way through college and on. I invite you to meet the characters behind your wall decals - you're going to love our team.

- Jordan

Co-Founder and Web & Product Development, Belvedere Designs

 

MEET THE TEAM

Raelene - Creative Director - believes in good books (lots and lots of them), winter (she is Canadian, after all), and chocolate.

​Jordan - Web & Product Development - believes in sartorial excellence, fine cheeses, great books, and getting dirty (by bike, hike, or Jeep).

Liz - Graphic Design and Customer Service - believes you can DIY almost everything, pretty things matter, and you are never too old to have ice cream for breakfast (or any other meal).

 

Belvedere Designs Alumni

Robert - Production - believes in sports, lasagna, and good music.

Jessica - Design Guru and Customer Service Extra-ordinaire - believes in being crafty and sassy. And her husband is an Air Force pilot, so her life is basically like Top Gun.

Lisa - Designer and Visual Aid Specialist - believes in good food, long naps, cheesy romances, and lots of chocolate. And pinterest, lots of pinterest.

Julie - Operations Manager - believes in cupcakes and ice cream (she's in charge of all our birthday celebrations), bubble baths, and chilling with her family.

Spencer - Production Manager - believes in all things Seattle, video games, and coffee. But not tomatoes. Or coconuts.

Cody - Customer Service and Production Specialist - passionate about golf and being in the outdoors, he also loves people and is a superb conversationalist.

Hayden - Production Specialist -believes in good music, hard work and reliability, Lord of the Rings, and having a good time.

Bruce - Web Development - believes in quality cupcakes (he's a closet pastry chef) and quality code.

Linda - Social Media - believes in blue, carving out time to be create every day, being a mum, and creating great content over at her blog, burlapandblue.com

Kathryn - Video Production - graceful, poised, and obsessed with chocolate, she's also a middle school Spanish teacher (so cool!) and loves hockey.

Graham was our first production manager and is now a big shot truck driver for a local crane company and is about to release his first young adult book. We knew him before he was famous.

Schaara was our first customer service and design specialist and is now a full-time mom for one of the most smiley little boys you'll ever meet. 

Maelah was the resident speedster in our production team and, though she claims to be unadventureous, she earned her undergrad degree in Art in Hawaii and now teaches English in South Korea.

​Chris was a fine member of our production team before he left for Seattle and an awesome new gig with Delta chasing his dream of being an airline pilot.

Every so often, we've hired super-helpful seasonal employees as well, but these folks here have been part of our core team that make the magic happen. They each contribute valuable skills and we've always had a great office dynamic and we're so proud to call this crew our A team. The good that happens here happens because of them.

 

 

A BRIEF HISTORY IN PICTURES

We first started as a booth at our local Farmers' Market in Upland, CA, then we started the website and made all the orders in our apartment (and wrote all our labels by hand!), and now (several years and many sleepless nights later) we have outgrown two offices and regularly fill the USPS truck to overflowing. 

 

VISIT OUR OTHER SITES

velosightdecals.com Reflective bicycle decals add personality and visibility to your bikes, helmets, and anything else you want to make sure gets noticed!

belvederefarmsohio.com We moved to Ohio and bought this farm. We are growing food for our family and those in our community with emphases on heritage animals, regenerative soil managment, and flavor!