Refinishing is a fantastic hobby, but unless you turn it into a business, you end up with a house crammed full of furniture. Or so I thought.
My father taught me how to refinish furniture years ago, but work, travel, marriage and kids left me little time. In an effort to restart this sorely missed hobby, I came up with an idea: what if I chose unwanted pieces (good for the environment), refinished them (good for me) and then donated the finished products to charity (good for the nonprofit)? It seemed like a true win-win-win situation, but I wasn’t sure if or exactly how it would work. So I turned it into an experiment.
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“New Year, New You” is a common focus for New Year’s resolutions in January. Now that the year is underway, how are you refining your goals in February and beyond? This month is often focused on romantic relationships because of Valentine’s Day. So why not show yourself a little love by refining your own self care checklist?
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Limited in the places we can go right now as well as the things we can do, we often find ourselves looking for ways to improve the spaces we live in. This includes our furnishings. When we are forced to look more closely at our surroundings, we start to notice things like, ‘that table really doesn’t go in this room anymore’ or ‘this chair has seen better days.’ For some, that means getting rid of old furniture and bringing in new. But before you just haul that chair or table to the curb, I invite you to consider a few alternatives first.
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There are many people out there that don’t realize just how hazardous throwing out leftover paint can be. Paint contains materials that can leak into the ground, causing physical injury to sanitation workers and it can contaminate septic tanks.
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Now is the time to say goodbye to those pesky outdated devices that have seen better days because you now have the knowledge to reduce hazardous toxins in our environment by recycling and reselling them!
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Loudoun County resident, Aimee Taylor loves to refinish furniture. When her own home started filling up with restore pieces she realized she needed an outlet for her creative freedom and immediately thought of the ReStore.
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You never know what you might find at Habitat for Humanity ReStore – that’s why it’s such a thrilling shopping experience. Furniture for sale at Habitat ReStore is in great condition as is, but some pieces that are perceived as outdated may get overlooked. That’s where the creative DIYer can find their best inspiration. With a little ingenuity and elbow grease, you can transform almost any piece of furniture into something completely different, completely fun and completely exciting.
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