MONTGOMERY, TX — While some will say that business and family just don't mix, that is not the case for Rachel Anderson and her sister-in-law Rachel Jahn, who've teamed up to open Wine and Design in Montgomery.<\/p>\n
The Rachels hosted the grand opening of one of the few paint-and-sip concepts in Montgomery on Thursday, with a plan to bring something new and different to Montgomery County.<\/p>\n
"We've been to places that are a similar concept, and they are always a good time, but there's nothing like that really close. You're driving 30 to 45 minutes to get to anything like that," Anderson said.<\/p>\n
Although fun, Anderson said she'd never thought of opening a business quite like this business.<\/p>\n
However, that changed one night last summer when Rachel Anderson and her husband were watching an episode of Shark Tank, <\/em>and saw the Wine and Design concept presentation.<\/p>\n Anderson said she was hooked on the idea and began exploring potential locations and mulling over the idea.<\/p>\n Convinced that the Montgomery community truly would love the idea, she decided to get her sister-in-law involved and called Jahn.<\/p>\n "It took me about 2.5 seconds to say yes. I thought it was a great idea," Jahn said. "Not only the concept, but being in business with my brother and his wife, and keeping it in the family was very appealing."<\/p>\n Once Jahn was on board, Anderson and her husband flew to North Carolina to learn a little more about the concept. Construction was completed in May and opened this week.<\/p>\n Some of the cool options include painting and crafts for kids, bachelorette parties, DIY projects, team building, and Wine and Design on wheels, where the party comes to you.<\/p>\n "We like that this franchise does not focus exclusively on canvas painting," Anderson said. "It's not just a paintbrush."<\/p>\n <\/p>\n – Brian Kirk @ Patch <\/p>\n