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Antique Furniture Refurnishing

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About: Antique Furniture Refurnishing - Affordable Home Based Business Opportunity

Love to work with tools and wood? Have an eye for refinishing antiques and older furniture? Have an eye for antiques or well-worn furniture that needs some love? This may be a wonderful business for you.

Antique Furniture Refurnishing has become a profitable business in the last few years. Antique lovers are everywhere and are in need of qualified skilled craftsmanship to make there treasured pieces something to enjoy.

Start-up Costs:

$100-12,000

This affordable home based business opportunity is a great business to start from a home/garage workshop and if you already have the tools and know-how it will just cost pennies to start – plus antique furniture refurnishing known as one of the greatest home based businesses for moms who only have only 5-10 hours a week to work.

Ways to Market Yourself:

Go to garage sales, newspaper, Craigslist, and find a few pieces you can refurnish to create a beautiful portfolio.

Once your portfolio is built, build a website to showcase your treasured pieces.

Introduce yourself to local Antique stores and stores alike, show off your work, and leave some brochures.

Growth Potential:

If you want to really get noticed, go to antique stores that have a few pieces that need to be refurnished and tell them you’ll do it for free so they can see your handiwork. This will get you noticed very quick and well-known and spoken about faster than any other way. Plus they will start giving you more and more business. Don’t forget to visit often and share with them what you’ve been up to with photos and all. Want to go one step further? Bring them breakfast, snacks or lunch – they will never forget you!

Attend auctions often and pass out business cards to each person who has purchased furniture. Get addresses and their business cards and follow up.

Another idea to generate a handsome income is to find old furniture, refurbish it then sell it online through your website, in a consignment antique store or on Craigslist.

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