After selling their designs at Round Top Antiques Fair for two years, Emily said she and Bryan decided to combine their skills again to open The Neutral Nest in August 2018 in Tomball. The Neutral Nest offers a variety of custom-made signs and frames.
“It’s kind of a culmination of graphic design, architecture and signs. I design all of the signs myself, and my husband makes some of the frames,” Lyszaz said.
In addition to the frames designed by Bryan, Lyszaz said they also import old windows, doors and shutters from Europe to create modern farmhouse, vintage-style frames.
She then hand-picks the quotes, designs and styles to be printed on canvas signs.
Some of the European frames still have the original hardware, hinges and handles, which Lyszaz said is a big selling point.
“I’m very particular about what goes on [the signs],” she said. “My rule of thumb is I won’t put anything on one of my signs that I wouldn’t put in my own home.”
A limited stock of clothes, jewelry and other home decor items are also offered at The Neutral Nest, Lyszaz said, all in neutral style, hence the store’s name.
“My style is obviously very neutral, very little color,” she said. “Either you fall in love with this kind of style or you don’t, and that’s OK, too.”
Photos can also be printed on The Neutral Nest’s canvas signs and framed, Lyszaz said. True Expressions Photography—located down the street from The Neutral Nest—offers free 20-minute minisessions for The Neutral Nest customers looking to add photos to their signs, she said.
“Not everybody wants a sign in their home, but almost everyone wants a photo of their family,” she said. “Yes, there’s lots of signs out there, but there’s nothing like The Neutral Nest. What we do here is very unique.”
The Neutral Nest
104 Commerce St., Tomball
832-373-9593
www.theneutralnest.com
Hours: Tue.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., closed Sun.-Mon.
