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Over the years, Dan Shelley has been featured in some of South Carolina's most prestigious publications and one of his creations made it's way to the big screen.

In 1986, while showing his furniture at the Market in Charleston SC, Dan's work was discovered by one of the producers of the movie, MADE IN HEAVEN starring Kelley McGillis and Timothy Hutton. Dan accepted a commission to design and craft an ornate canopy bed expressly for a scene in which Ms. McGillis floats over a lake while dreaming in a bed sure  to inspire dreams. 

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Above, movie image of Actress, Kelly McGillis relaxing in a beautiful willow bed designed by Dan Shelley for the "lake scene," which was only about a minute long, yet it was an unexpected event in a decades long journey for the willow craftsman. Right - Movie Poster 

Dan Shelley, Artisan Craftsman/Owner of Back Swamp Willow, was commissioned to design and handcraft an ornate willow bed that was feature in the 1986 Film, Made In Heaven

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Made In Heaven movie poster  

released summer 1987. 

  Established 1979

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