Upcycle or Recycle...take your pick!
Within the last six months I have gotten to do what I have wanted to do in a long time. It fell into my lap and I took full advantage of it. I got to paint furniture. This may not sound too exciting to you but I tell you what, if I could do anything I wanted and make money, it would be this! Building, refinishing and painting furniture to revive it has always been a love of mine. It all started when a friend of mine was getting overwhelmed by her own business of painting furniture and asked me to help. I was thrilled to say the least. Not only would I be able to learn how to make all of this happen, she was going to pay me to do it. I could work my own hours as long as I met the deadline she had for each project. I was able to paint dressers, table, chairs, dining room sets, hope chests, night stands and desks. I even got to paint a couple of desks for our office. One for my sewing machine and the ...
