Old Try

I had to get out of the South. Though my wife had lived in London and Manhattan, I’d never lived North of the Mason-Dixon. So in ’07, we packed up the car and headed North.

Like other Ex-Pat Southerners who had pangs of being away from home, I started thinking more about the South. About our collective pasts and our undetermined futures. And much to my surprise, I wanted to get back. But not just yet.

After the Alabama tornadoes in April of '11, I just couldn't help expressing my broken heart for my smashed state. I saw the helicopter footage of those thinned forests and broken towns. Places I knew well were being broadcast on the television a thousand miles away, and I didn’t have one neighbor who knew those places like I did.

Faulkner said to write what you know. Old Try started that way. By writing and designing Southern things for folks who lived in and out of the South. Things that connect people to a place they go to in their dreams, or a place they could never convince themselves to leave.

We spent six winters in Boston and then took a sabbatical to have our daughter in North Carolina. Where her mom was born and where her mom was born and where her mom was born.

Now we're back in Boston, but we carry with us that memory of home. And that’s just what will keep driving us to make things that can take y’all there, whether you’re living in the South or not.

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All by Old Try

This Place Is Home Shower Curtain
Shower Curtain
This Place Is Home Shower Curtain
by Old Try
$59.00
This Place Is Home Beach Towel
Beach Towel
This Place Is Home Beach Towel
by Old Try
$60.00
This Place Is Home iPhone Case
iPhone Case
This Place Is Home iPhone Case
by Old Try
$25.00
This Place Is Home Art Print
Art Print
This Place Is Home Art Print
by Old Try
$20.00
This Place Is Home Wall Mural
Wall Mural
This Place Is Home Wall Mural
by Old Try
$385.00
This Place Is Home Welcome Mat
Welcome Mat
This Place Is Home Welcome Mat
by Old Try
$65.00
This Place Is Home Wall Tapestry
Wall Tapestry
This Place Is Home Wall Tapestry
by Old Try
$45.00
This Place Is Home Recessed Framed Print
Recessed Framed Print
This Place Is Home Recessed Framed Print
by Old Try
$70.00
This Place Is Home Tote Bag
Tote Bag
This Place Is Home Tote Bag
by Old Try
$30.00
This Place Is Home Coffee Mug
Coffee Mug
This Place Is Home Coffee Mug
by Old Try
$20.00
This Place Is Home iPhone Skin
iPhone Skin
This Place Is Home iPhone Skin
by Old Try
$15.99
This Place Is Home Rectangular Pillow
Rectangular Pillow
This Place Is Home Rectangular Pillow
by Old Try
$29.00
This Place Is Home Throw Pillow
Throw Pillow
This Place Is Home Throw Pillow
by Old Try
$35.00
This Place Is Home Throw Blanket
Throw Blanket
This Place Is Home Throw Blanket
by Old Try
$55.00
This Place Is Home Wall Hanging
Wall Hanging
This Place Is Home Wall Hanging
by Old Try
$30.00
This Place Is Home Rug
Rug
This Place Is Home Rug
by Old Try
$59.00
This Place Is Home Bath Mat
Bath Mat
This Place Is Home Bath Mat
by Old Try
$30.00
This Place Is Home Poster
Poster
This Place Is Home Poster
by Old Try
$20.00
This Place Is Home Can Cooler
Can Cooler
This Place Is Home Can Cooler
by Old Try
$25.00
This Place Is Home Travel Mug
Travel Mug
This Place Is Home Travel Mug
by Old Try
$40.00
This Place Is Home Serving Tray
Serving Tray
This Place Is Home Serving Tray
by Old Try
$80.00
This Place Is Home Comforter
Comforter
This Place Is Home Comforter
by Old Try
$129.00
This Place Is Home Duvet Cover
Duvet Cover
This Place Is Home Duvet Cover
by Old Try
$109.00