designer. woodworker. TV hosts. entrepreneurs.

Erin Napier is an artist, author, designer, and entrepreneur with a fine arts degree who started her career in corporate graphic design before founding her own international stationary company, Lucky Luxe, and is a founding co-owner of Laurel Mercantile Co. Ben Napier is a woodworker and entrepreneur with a degree in history, founder of Scotsman Co. and co-owner of Laurel Mercantile Co. He is a past president of Laurel's Main Street America chapter dedicated to promoting the rebirth of their historic downtown district.

Six days after meeting in college, Erin and Ben decided they would marry and have been inseparable ever since, working side by side in every venture. Their passion for small-town revitalization and American craftsmanship is evident in their store, Laurel Mercantile Co., where they design and manufacture heirloom wares and durable goods made exclusively in the United States. They live in Laurel, Mississippi with their daughter, Helen, where they restore homes on the HGTV series Home Town.