What is it, exactly, that’s so mesmerizing about watching someone transform a cruddy old piece of furniture into something beautiful? Amanda Smeltzer of Cleveland, Tennessee, is capitalizing on this ...

Ashley Brandfass, 34, found a hobby that makes money and allows her to spend time with her children. She flips furniture, fixing up old dressers and nightstands and then reselling them on Facebook.

They started refinishing vintage dressers to help pay the bills, but some DIY dilettantes have found that sharing their projects on social media brings the real revenue.

WASHINGTON — We’ve all seen it on trash day — an old desk or chair left out on the curb that's destined for the landfill. Indeed, furniture is one of the least recycled household items. Each year, ...

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A woman has deemed herself a "furniture flipper" after successfully redoing old pieces for profit. Kerry Willetts, 45, is a stay-at-home mom of three who's started and successfully built a business ...

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Just because an item’s old doesn’t mean that it’s bad. Often, all it needs is a bit of elbow grease and TLC to make it shine again. When you uncover old furniture in the attic or come across a rare ...