About

My name is Julia Fischer and I live in the historic district of downtown McKinney, TX. I’m married, have two awesome children, and four lovable rescue dogs. I’m an entrepreneur and small business owner.  

I also volunteer much of my time fostering dogs for Tzu Zoo Rescue, and The Cavalier Rescue.

About my brand 

I have a boutique style shop that caters to the creative home. Shangri-La Lane is focused on interior items such as home décor, DIY products, furniture paint, and vintage furniture pieces. But, you’ll also find women’s clothing, handcrafted bath/body products and handmade pet accessories.

I’ve been an authorized stockiest for Iron Orchid Designs (aka IOD) since 2016, when the line was developed to change the DIY and up-cycling industry. Their innovative products can be used in numerous ways on a variety of mediums, such as furniture, walls, tile, wood, fabric and more. You can easily transform the look of anything using their Transfers, Décor Stamps, or Moulds.

I became a retailer for Wise Owl Paint in 2017 and while I love everything currently in the line, I’m most excited about their newest product, “One Hour Enamel.” This is truly a revolutionary paint with a built-in Top Coat and a dry/recoat time of one hour, leaving a stone-hard finish in an eggshell sheen. This means you can paint and transport your furniture pieces in a matter of hours without worrying about the finish being damaged. Not only that, you can re-do all of your kitchen cabinets and hang them back up in a matter of hours, not days or weeks! There is nothing else like “One Hour Enamel” on the market, and I’m thrilled to be able to offer it in my shop.

I teach people how to use all of my DIY products through one-on-one instruction and group workshops. For anyone that is not local, I have provided lots of tutorials on my website and am always available to answer questions via phone or email.

I started Shangri-La Lane in 2011 as a home-based furniture refinishing business. In 2012 I moved into the Frisco Mercantile, and I recently added an online shop to reach even more people.

Featured

Shangri-La Lane has been featured on WHAS11 ABC’s Great Day Live, Country Living Magazine, FreshStyle Magazine, VoyageDallas, and the Frisco Award Program.