{"id":149622,"date":"2025-02-23T21:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/secrets-of-the-furniture-flippers-how-to-turn-trash-into-treasure\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T01:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T18:12:41","slug":"secrets-of-the-furniture-flippers-how-to-turn-trash-into-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/secrets-of-the-furniture-flippers-how-to-turn-trash-into-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Secrets of the furniture flippers: how to turn trash into treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAmateur furniture restoration is a social media phenomenon \u2013 with DIY enthusiasts showing how to save mid-century and other antique furnishings from the dumpA coffee table lies discarded on a grassy kerb. Thick black paint obscures how chipped and decrepit the wood underneath might be. Passing by, the best thing for it seems like the local tip. But along comes a young woman. She takes it and, with a healthy dose of sanding, stripping, wood-filling and revarnishing, turns what was a bit of street junk into a beautifully restored mid-century treasure. It\u2019s sold on for a healthy profit.Welcome to the world of online furniture flipping \u2013 where interiors enthusiasts show how they have transformed pieces obtained for little or no money back to their original glory. Some are so good at it, they have quit their jobs to do it full-time.One of Erin Shuford\u2019s projects Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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