Danielle Whisenand

I was raised by a mother who loved to create. She made pottery in the kiln in our backyard and dabbled in the art of candle making. Inspired by my childhood and my first mentor in the arts, I started creating scented candles for my own family's home. Before Backhouse, I spent 20 years in real estate appraisal. I walked through thousands of homes — the pictures on the wall, the memories shared, the design choices that come and go, and the intangibles that make a really special home just that... special. The sense of smell is intrinsically tied to moods, thoughts, and memories, and I started thinking about how scent could carry a feeling from one home to another. In 2019, my husband Taylor and I launched Backhouse together. We hand-poured our first collection in our actual backhouse — a s...