What is The House That Lars Built?

The House That Lars Built is the blog Brittany started in 2008. At the time it was part of an assignment in an interior design class, but quickly grew into a hub for craft projects, inspiration, and interior design ideas.

When was the shop established?

The shop began on Etsy in 2012 selling commemorative items Brittany designed for the royal wedding of Kate and William. After going viral on news sites around the world, she started to focus on DIYs on the blog. It was revived again in 2018 for the wedding of Meghan and Harry and then transformed into a way to sell templates, printables, and patterns to accompany the huge archive of projects housed on the blog. Since its beginning, the shop has grown to sell products we have designed and curated that fit the Lars aesthetic. Read more about the shop’s background here!

Do you collaborate with designers or artists?

Most of our artwork is created in house by our incredible Lars team, however, we have collaborated with artists and designers in the past. The artist will always be mentioned when it is a collaborative product!

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The House That Lars Built shop offers a curated selection of colorful products designed to bring creativity and joy into everyday life. From digital templates, patterns, and printables for handmade crafts to bold apparel and accessories, our shop aims to inspire and delight those who celebrate a love for art and design.

Welcome!

A Note from The Founder

Welcome!

A Note from The Founder

The House That Lars Built is on a mission to inspire artful living. "Artful" is a way of life. It's being deliberate about the things you invite into your home whether it's a carefully folded victorian puzzle purse or a colorful, illustrated calendar. It's selecting the most beautiful things to surround yourself with because life is too short not to.

We believe in creating beautiful things.

We hope our shop encourages you to celebrate creativity and joy. Everything we sell is carefully curated or designed with hopes of inspiring you to elevate your spaces, live with more color, and make something with your hands!

: The House That Lars Built is the blog Brittany started in 2008. At the time it was part of an assignment in an interior design class, but quickly grew into a hub for craft projects, inspiration, and interior design ideas.
: The shop began on Etsy in 2012 selling commemorative items Brittany designed for the royal wedding of Kate and William. After going viral on news sites around the world, she started to focus on DIYs on the blog. It was revived again in 2018 for the wedding of Meghan and Harry and then transformed into a way to sell templates, printables, and patterns to accompany the huge archive of projects housed on the blog. Since its beginning, the shop has grown to sell products we have designed and curated that fit the Lars aesthetic. Read more about the shop’s background here!
: Most of our artwork is created in house by our incredible Lars team, however, we have collaborated with artists and designers in the past. The artist will always be mentioned when it is a collaborative product!
: Sign up for our newsletter, duh! We promise we won’t inundate your inbox.

The Blog

Where it all began

The Blog

Where it all began

Over the past 16 years, The House That Lars Built has become a hub for those seeking to infuse their lives with whimsy, color, and craftiness - what we call an artful lifestyle. The shop was formed in 2018 as a way to bring digital downloads, decor, apparel, & more with the Lars aesthetic into the hands of our beloved community!

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