HeatherLily was established as the brainchild of Heather Thomas, a naturally gifted designer with a consuming entrepreneurial spirit. In 1999, Heather applied for her Ohio sales tax number and started running the business out of her home. Her first event was Mother's Day Brunch at Shaker Country Club. Graciously assisted by her Mother & Father with the set up and delivery of the 30 plus floral centerpieces, the brunch proved to be a success!
With the first official profit from that event, she was able to scrape together enough money to buy the company's first (previously owned) cooler. Word of mouth quickly spread and the company eventually outgrew its homegrown quarters. Several subletting spaces later lead HeatherLily to its current home for the past four years in the ArtCraft Building, located on Superior Avenue in Cleveland. Immediately when Heather saw the space, her natural design intuition allowed her to look beyond the dated wood panels and smoke stained ceilings and see the potential for what it could be. She never looked back.
With further support of friends and family, Heather was able to take a vast warehouse and turn it into what she had envisioned from the very start: a large showroom and design space brimming with fabric ceilings, suspended crystal chandeliers and custom designed signature pieces in addition to the freshest flowers.
Today, the original refurbished cooler that helped start the business is positioned right next to the large 16 foot walk in cooler. Heather keeps it there as a reminder to never forget where she came from and the people who helped and inspired her along her way. Currently, HeatherLily, Inc., continues to expand its client base and design repertoire, and is a leading force on the local floral and event design scene.
Contact Heather
Phone: 216-862-2864
Email: hthomas@heatherlily.com
Web: www.heatherlily.com
FB: www.facebook.com/HeatherLily
Twitter: twitter.com/#!/HeatherLilyInc
