How to Design Your Own Family Name Sign Online

Ordering a custom sign used to mean emailing back and forth with a designer and hoping the proof matched your vision. Our design-your-own family name sign puts the design tool right on the product page, so you see exactly what you are getting before you order.

Step 1: Type your family name

Enter your last name in the text box, exactly as you want it displayed on the sign. This is the centerpiece of the design, so take a moment on spelling and capitalization.

Step 2: Pick a font and lettering color

Browse dozens of font styles, from classic scripts to bold modern letterforms, and choose the one that fits your home. Then pick from three lettering colors for the painted birch letters.

Step 3: Add your established date

Choose how the date appears: with decorative lines framing it, without lines, or skip the date entirely for a name-only design. The EST. date is what turns a nice sign into a family heirloom.

Step 4: Preview and order

Your design renders live on the sign photo as you make choices. When it looks right, check out and we handcraft it: a solid pine backdrop with a warm golden stain, painted birch lettering with the woodgrain texture showing through, 22 inches wide by 11 inches tall, with a hanger on the back or ready to lean on a shelf.

Try the designer now and see your family name on the sign before you spend a cent.