Behind the Scenes with Carousel Designs

A while back I was invited to Carousel Designs’ headquarters in Douglasville, GA for a behind-the-scenes tour. You know how they say everything is a little sweeter in the south? My visit proved this saying to be true. I was welcomed with open arms by the Carousel Designs team and could feel the southern hospitality running through the building.

Carousel Designs is truly a family run business and an amazing partnership between longtime friends Jonathan Hartley and Allan Sicat. When Jonathan’s parents opened the company’s doors over twenty-five years ago, they based their foundation on family values and creating American-made products. Twenty-five years later, Allan and Jonathan are still carrying on the same traditions. It comes as no surprise that they still have some of their original employees.

The behind-the-scenes tour opened my eyes to how bedding is created and how Carousel Designs does business. Amazed by the rows of fabrics that lined the walls, I found myself very tempted to touch everything! From solid colors to plaid to chevron, they have it all. Their design team works rigorously to stay ahead of nursery trends, making sure they bring their customers the latest and greatest designs.

Don’t see something that catches your eye? That’s okay—they have a feature on their website that allows you to custom design your own bedding. I dare you to give it a try! Warning, it may suck you in, and before you know it, you will have designed ten nurseries for kids you don’t even have.

They have over 300 different fabrics in stock.

My favorite part of the behind-the-scenes look was seeing how everything happens on site. There was no shipping off to the factory or calling in to their customer service office; from management to design to production—everything happens under one roof. Pretty amazing right?

A huge thank you to the Carousel Designs team for welcoming me with open arms and sharing their company with us!