About Hilltop Haus

Friends! Welcome to Hilltop Haus. I’m so glad you found our shop! I want to introduce myself…I’m the shop owner, Heather Paul.

My family moved to Running Springs in January 2021. We instantly fell in love with this quaint town of roughly 5500 residents. After living here for about a year I noticed the lack of shops in our town offering home decor and accessories. My wheels got spinning and I haven’t stopped dreaming since. I wrote a business plan, found a location, applied for funding, and in August 2022 opened Hilltop Haus.

I often get asked if I had run a shop before I came to Running Springs. My answer…no. I was a stay at home mom who ran a cottage bakery, known for my cinnamon rolls. I would sell them at the Saturday Morning Farmers Market in Redlands, CA.

Our family relocated to the Florida Keys (we literally escaped to an island) in 2015. I worked as a grocery cashier while also working for the city of Marathon as a turtle nest surveyor. That’s right! I got paid to walk the beaches and look for turtle tracks! After two years in paradise my mother was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and we decided to return to Redlands to be near her.

In the spring of 2018 I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. I lost my mom as I was finishing my last two rounds of chemo.

In 2020 we decided we wanted to buy a home (along with the rest of the world). After months of searching we found our home in Running Springs and absolutely fell in love with the town. We love being surrounded by the forest, the smell of pine trees, the crisp air in the evenings, the blankets of snow in the winter and the lake visits in the summer. I often tell people I feel like I’m living my Hallmark movie dream. Ha!

Opening a brick and mortar shop has been a true joy! The support for small business in our community is absolutely amazing. My heart has been bursting at the seams since we opened; in awe of the kindness of strangers (now friends & regulars). I love my town of Running Springs and my hope is you’ll fall in love with it too!!

We can’t wait to welcome you to Hilltop Haus!