About Homgalleria

OUR STORY

The idea behind Homgalleria came together when I moved out of my parents' house. I was PUMPED to design my own space.

Hint: If you have good taste, you'd better have some cash.

I got a fast reality check on how much it was going to cost to furnish my place from start to finish. My BEAUTIFUL, PERFECT, CHIC Pinterest board soon transformed into what could be snatched from my parent's basement and local garage sales.

I wasn't happy with how my place was turning out, but mainly, I didn't like the fact that the furniture I liked was not even close to my price range. Side-note I moved out when I was 22, paying for my university tuition and working a side job, but I was still willing to fork out a decent amount of money to make my place a 'home'.

So now here I am, in my empty 800 square foot apartment. What do I buy first? A bed (well maybe a TV but.. let's say a bed). I got my old mattress from my bedroom (now my parent's storeroom) and headed to TEMU to buy a bed frame.

I won't lie, I was happy with the price and design of my bed frame—until I had to begin the assembly.

Most furniture from TEMU requires 2 people, but I didn't want to jeopardize any friendships, so I called the woman who is forced to stay by my side no matter what—my mom. 


My mom and I yelled, cried, then snacked. We may just be assembly 'challenged' but it took us 8 hours to finish. I was not ok with this, I feared to buy my dresser or even my shower rack.

Even though I was aggravated, I realized what I wanted, other people want too...I saw this as an opportunity.

So being a young risk-taker. I quit my job, used any savings I had left and rented a work space that I started filling my office with swatches, materials and test shipments from overseas , and luckily I found a team that was just as crazy to join me.

I started listing out what was important to me, and used this list to drive the company.