Second time around
You’ll need dedication, imagination, research, a love of travel, great negotiating skills and be willing to take risks… we’re not describing a job for an exciting new start-up but buying and restoring – or upcycling – secondhand or preloved pieces of furniture. As upcycler Angel Whitney of Vintage Home Living (vintagehomeliving.com) explains; ‘I find it so exciting to locate a piece of furniture that has seen better days, knowing I can repair and refinish it into something useful and beautiful. It’s incredibly satisfying to breathe life back into something for a new owner.’
During lockdown, sales of paint soared, with many professional upcyclers and members of The House of Upcycling (), reporting a surge in their online workshops while selling almost every tin of paint held in stock in their shops. Even before we stayed home, Pinterest reported ‘thrifted home décor’ was up 308 per cent year
