Wood Furniture Refinishing Business

Wood Furniture Refinishing Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 8th, 2024

Breathe new life into old furniture with a wood furniture refinishing business. This business revolves around restoring and revitalizing wooden pieces, giving them a second chance to shine.

You'll need basic woodworking skills, tools, and a good eye for detail to sand, stain, and polish wood surfaces back to their original luster—or give them an entirely new look. This business doesn’t require a significant initial investment, but it does require dedication, precision, and a steady hand.

The appeal lies in transforming something weathered and worn into a masterpiece, often resulting in satisfied customers who will recommend your services. With the growing trend of sustainable living, potential clients range from individuals with antique furniture to businesses looking to refurbish office spaces.

If you enjoy hands-on work and have a passion for craftsmanship, wood furniture refinishing offers a fulfilling and potentially lucrative opportunity.

In this list, you'll find real-world wood furniture refinishing business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a wood furniture refinishing business that makes money.

1. Seedia ($600K/year)

Piotr Hołubowicz came up with the idea for SEEDiA when he was sitting on a park bench with friends and their phones died. He wanted to create a bench that could charge mobile devices using renewable energy, leading to the development of their solar and off-grid benches and other smart city solutions. With a record year in 2020 and plans for new products in 2021, SEEDiA is continuing to innovate and improve urban spaces.

How much money it makes: $600K/year
How much did it cost to start: $2K
How many people on the team: 21

How We Started A $25K/Month Company Developing Smart City Solar Products

SEEDiA is a smart city technology company that develops solar-powered benches, trash cans, info kiosks, solar bus shelters, and smart hand sanitizers, and has sold 112% more products in 2020 than the previous year, while also introducing three new products in 2021.

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