How To Start My Own Furniture Refinishing Business. Get the word out about your business. I was able to sell the handsome table right off my own front porch for a tidy 150.
Form a legal entity. Make money with a home furniture refinishing business that requires little start-up investment. Many people who collect or sell antiques will be happy to meet someone who they can call for restoration work.
I was able to sell the handsome table right off my own front porch for a tidy 150.
Some get into it by working within a furniture store or at an antique shop. Furniture designer and so on have much less of an impact on the success of your furniture business as a carefully laid out business plan. You can get started if your experience is as a hobbyist but you should also be able to understand how the furniture is constructed as well as the art and era of furniture especially if you plan to work on antiques. Out of necessity my family has always refinished old pieces and after working for 22 years in the corporate world I left to return to what I loved refinishing.
