Helpful hint on paint brushes or rollers..... just wrap them in a plastic bag and put them in the refrigerator. But with that said, you can not put it in a refrigerator that you keep food in. I bought a $40, smallest I could find, refrigerator. We use rollers over and over and over and over again.... all we do is finish the job, wrap the entire roller in a Walmart bag and put it in the fridge. For the record, the paint can openers are free in the paint section at most Home Depots. Be sure to get the store to shake the paint. Even if you aren't going to use it right away, have them shake it. And the last secret tip.... buy the cheapest roller tray and a roller screen. Get a Walmart bag and put it in the roller tray like a tshirt (with the sleeves in the reservoir section). Now put bag #2 on the roller tray the opposite way so the sleeves are not in the reservoir. Now put the roller screen on the tray as you normally would. When finished, pour unused paint back in can, hold the roller tray over a trashcan and remove Walmart bags. Now, your roller tray is not near as messed up as it would be if you poured the paint straight in to the tray. We use our roller trays for 6-8 months before we need a new one.

Would love to see a video that talks more about once you've completed the furniture flip, now what to do! How to list it, what to price it at, where to meet people

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! We will keep that in the archives of ideas for future videos! Thanks for watching!!

@Brebee08

3 жыл бұрын

Yes need that information

Your videos are amazing. Thank you for sharing and happy flipping! :)

You have completely inspired me! I bought my first pieces to work on at a garage sale today. Thank you!

Thanks for the great video Lauren. I think the simple tips for getting started and concise delivery are perfect. I love to thrift, or pick-up freebies I find along the road (much to my husband's chagrin), and I don't need any more pieces in our home so this is the perfect way to put those found objects to better use. The process of upcycling, and redoing pieces fits with my eco-friendly philosophy of being thrifty, in many areas of my life, as well as being conscious of our new is better, buy, buy, buy mentality that dominates in American culture today. A huge plus is that this process also fuels my desire for being creative. As much as I love being a nurse, the hours are hard to fit into our family life these days, so for the last 5 years or so I have mostly been a stay-at-home mom. I have left hospital Pediatric Nursing behind, for now, working intermittently in home care or other one-on-one type positions. One of my favorite jobs since leaving the hospital has been supporting a student in the school setting. It is something I really enjoyed but that kind of position it is not something you find every day. So if I am able to also make some extra money to help support our family financially with this hobby that would be amazing. The endless flexibility of this option is a perfect fit for my family and me. If I were able to bring in some extra income it would take some of the pressure off of my husband too. Thank you for inspiring me! P.S. the piece you are sitting by in this video is one of my favorite pieces you have ever done!

Awesome info, thank you so much for sharing. Stay safe

Love your practical, informative ....and very inspiring videos. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Perfect video. Thank you for being clear and to the point!

You are so inspiring. I enjoy your calm approach and easy to follow instructions. Thank you for sharing.

Lot of great information

Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾

Lauren, I am about to start revamping my first piece. Thank You

You’re so amazing and helpful. I love your videos so much.

Thanks! I almost have my courage up to try!!😎👍🏼👏🏼

Just restarting...ur video popped up and I knew it was time again...still a beginner. Thanks for the tips...you're the Best🧡❤💜💚💙✌🏾

Thank you very much for your tips, regards from México. ☺️

Thanks for this video, this is really informative and helpful. I've been thinking about a really good side hustle/business to start.

Love your videos! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Side note: Such a cute hat, you really pull it off.

These are valuable tips. Thank you so much. I’ve been watching you every day!

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you're finding some helpful tips! (:

Started with end table and a side table. Neutral grey & white. Ever flip a piano bench ??? I just bought one. Figured paint it and put a pretty shelf liner peel & stick in the inside bench :)

I LOVE your content btw!!! You have inspired me to start flipping!

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

So great! Good luck!

Thank you so very much for sharing how to get started. You are awesome

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

‼️ Merry Christmas ‼️ I love watching your videos, I am learning , I got some dressers on my garage to do and I can use any advice from everyone that does beautiful work like yours ‼️THANK YOU ‼️

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas (: Keep watching for more tips and I am always available for questions if you DM me on Instagram (: Thanks for watching and hope you get to those dressers soon!

Thank you!

I'm so glad to find your channel and your videos are inspiring me thanks alot

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Awe thanks for watching! That is the goal of my channel 🤗

I am going to start doing this in the next week. I’m so excited I’m not super artsy but I have always wanted to do this. Thank you so much for all that you’ve shared you’ve helped me so much I do need to ask what is the best gloss paint to use when you’re finished I have other questions as well lol

Hi Lauren! Thank you so much for so generously sharing your knowledge and experiences. I have watched alot of your videos and recently bought my first piece to flip. I got it home and realized it's an American Masterpiece Collection by Hickory flip top server cabinet. I am now unsure if painting it is the right way to handle thus piece. How do you know when to refinish & when its best to re-sell as is?

I asked a few questions on a previous video and I got the answers here thanks for the video your great

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Great! I’m glad you found the answers! Feel free to ask any questions and I will do my best to answer! 😀 Thanks for watching!

This video was the most informative. Thank you

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 😊

Excellent Tips! Thanks so much! I really appreciated the tip on always using a top coat (and which one will not "yellow" on a piece of furniture) and also the tip to sand if you are going to use latex paint. Great Job! :0)

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Thank youuu so much

Can you please make a very detailed video on how to price items as a beginner in furniture flipping? Including pricing on vintage pieces, high end pieces, pieces you have added wood appliques to, pieces you have decoupaged or added resin to, custom orders on pieces you have for sale and also custom orders where the buyer supplies the furniture piece, etc.?

Can I just tell you that I love you. I came across your videos a couple of days ago. You are such a sweet soul ! Like the sweetest! You best believe I've already watched all your videos ! You're such an inspiration! I am planning on "flipping" my daughters entertainment center in color pink. Thats where I'm starting. May I ask where did you get your backdrop? I would love to learn to stage the way you do. Also, would you mind sharing what program you use on your phone to "edit" the pictures ? Once again. I love you!

Great tips! I’ve been flipping furniture for a little over a year, I still am learning new things. Love your videos

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks & thanks for watching! I am always learning new things too! Glad you're enjoying the videos!

💜 your videos..

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks so much for watching!

Thank you.Hello can you make a video on how to do this I’ve bought furniture to revamp for my house and would always give up. Your motivation me to do this. I love the videos and information. I’m also confused on when to use certain sand grits on the different types of wood or laminate. I’m scare to start because of missing information. Or getting stuck. Even the package and shipping pricing etc storing all the revamp units if you don’t mind helping

Is it better to sand before chalk paint or at least prime? I had bleed through on my first piece in a couple spots so I'm wondering if I should have primed first. It had a glossy finish!

Nice 👏

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video full of very useful tips, thank you very much. And as a side not, you look absolutely precious in that hat!

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Now this is too funny. I'm a furniture flipped who love it. Thinking of becoming a teacher. Please, ant advise?

Love your videos...I am semi- retired and looking for supplemental income. I have been looking for a business of my own for a long time, something fairly easy to do and inexpensive-and I love interior design and home furnishings! I am going to try this out! Thank you!!😊

@lisah8214

3 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what I am looking to do! Much luck!

can we use rustoleum top coat even on the gallon can of paint you mentioned in this video.

Only thing I would say about curbside stuff is be aware of bed bugs

Well done video, you explain flipping furniture so well! Have a great week!🙂

Great information how do you decide on pricing of piece. Thought I would practice on a few of my items that need refinishing. Thank you for sharing. You're so cute & smart😘

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Donna! Thanks for watching. I will actually be releasing a video today at 4 that will share how I go about pricing pieces. Hope it helps and thanks for supporting FFT 😊

If I use a paint from Home Depot that is paint and primer, do I need a top coat? If so, what’s a top coat you recommend? Thank you!

Would you recommend having wood filler on hand? or finding pieces that wouldn't require that to start?

I painted a kitchen table and I really enjoy it. But this past weekend I threw my back out trying to bring a console table into my house. I don't know why the kitchen table didn't hurt me but the console table did, but I don't think I can ever flip furniture if it's too heavy to lift. What kinds of pieces and materials should I try flipping instead of tables? It has to be something that won't throw my back out when I carry it by myself. I don't have any help

Hey can you do a video talking about how to manage the business taxes? Thanks

Any tips on budget knobs and pulls?

Do you need to put a top coat over chalk paint if you use was ?

This was super helpful!! Thanks for the tips! I did have a question about the primer. Does the base primer coat need to be a certain color? I saw you had gray primer. Would white be okay because its light and anything can go over it? Or it doesn’t matter?

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Primer doesn't matter what color. I use white & gray! Good luck flipping and thanks for watching!

Miss Lauren, where do you buy your Dixie chalk paints and other paints for your furniture and are they only chalk paints they you use . Thank love your furniture flips so beautiful

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Here is the link to Dixie Belle’s website! I would say I use mineral paint or chalk paint dixiebellepaint.com?aff=488

Great channel ! One question, when you post on Facebook market place do you say that you refinished/repainted the item in the ad? Thank you, love watching your channel 🥰

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

I do not. If someone asks, I tell them. Most people can tell, especially when they come pick it up and they see my full garage of furniture. Most are supportive and tell me I do great work! I just don't see a need to put that info in the original description but I am transparent if they have any questions! Thanks for watching!

I would love to start this for Xtra income what do you think about paint sprayers

Once it's completed how do you know what price to put on it?

Hi from Portugal 👋 what sander do you recomend, if you were to buy just one? The square, the orbital or the detail? Thank you 😊

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

To be honest I still really enjoy the square one! It really does a nice job. I have been using the orbital just to try and get used to it but the square is my favorite! 🤗 Thanks for watching!!

I applied shellac sealer to a dresser before painting with a grey chalk paint. Then I applied the clear sealing wax and there is yellow tones coming through the paint. This happened right after the wax. Do you know why this happened??

Power tools suggestions

It’s important to add that if one would like to get into this business they must consider depending on which state you live in that if this is something that you want to do that doesn’t mean it’s all free money. There is no such thing as free money. Most states require you to report. Where I live I must report even the slightest littlest amount. In the state I used to live in there was a minimum of $4000 a year before it had to be reported. If this is something a person is interested in doing especially long-term it’s very important to stress documenting and keeping track of every cell and how much money was invested before the flip. So that if an audit was to take place you would have record. Cover your butt.

U are sweetheart. And thank u.

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I’m glad you’re here 🤗

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I wish I could get some cheap furniture in my area to do this , but everywhere I go it’s as expensive as is in the brand new furniture stores 😭

@mermaiddiyartist8119

3 жыл бұрын

Look in the free section of fb market place and free on Craigslist. Also many cities have a “ buy nothing “your city’s name”” on Facebook. Hope that helps. I’ve been flipping furniture for myself for years and years.

@flipandfixdr

3 жыл бұрын

Same in my country ( difficult to find cheap furniture

Before even painting or sanding, do you clean all woodwork with dish soap and water or anything else ?

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I do! Sometimes I will use Dawn and other times I will use cleaners I have picked up from my local Hardware store! Dawn does a great job though!

What is the benefit to the more expensive chalk or furniture paint over the normal paint you’d buy to paint your walls? Is it just the fact that you don’t have to sand?

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

The biggest difference- better quality, more durable, and more projects. With more experience, I wouldn’t even recommend wall paint anymore. Hope this helps!

@SillyFREAKout

3 жыл бұрын

@@FurnitureFlippingTeacher thank you so much for replying. Can’t wait for more of your uploads!

If it's ok to work with less expensive paint, why would you change to a more expensive one? Is the chalk a better quality?

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, better quality. You will get more out of what you pay for. I know it seems expensive but in the long run, it's much better to use paint specific for furniture. ie: Chalk Paint, Dixie Belle, The Chippy Barn, etc.

Hi Lauren, great start to your KZread channel. A couple of the things I would like to know are: where did you find that color chart for mid-century modern furniture and do you have any other resources to help people learn what mid-century modern furniture styles look like. Something like chairs versus tables versus accessories. Maybe you could make a video on those types of resources. Thanks in advance and congratulations on your new channel.

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and subscribing! I am planning to do more educational videos on my channel as you mentioned! I wish I could release a video every day! (: I found the MCM color chart by googling Mid Century Modern Colors. If you go to images, it is one of the first ones. I'm so glad you're here!

@Cheetahwoman7

3 жыл бұрын

Lauren, thank you for responding. There's one other thing I would like to learn and that is how to find out what's hot as far as selling furniture. I'm not sure where to look to see what is selling and that I should be looking for when I pick up pieces to revamp. Thank you again, CJ 🤗

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

@@Cheetahwoman7 No problem! A lot of it is trial and error as different areas of the country, and world, have such different markets. I usually look at FB Marketplace to see what is selling in my area and for how much. It takes time to become familiar with.

Hi! My question for today is when do you declare it as a business and start paying taxes on you sales from Facebook Marketplace?

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

No worries! All of that gets taken care of behind the scenes. Thanks for watching!

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

If you are asking about doing this for yourself, I would recommend talking to a tax professional to get their opinion as things like this vary from state to state. Great question!

How do I find the marketplace 😩😩😩I go on face book but can never find it. Is it a separate app that’s connected to Facebook?

@dianeandorchidsatvictorharbor

3 жыл бұрын

I just did a search by typing in my browser..... Facebook marketplace then adding my nearest city. You can narrow down the search area once you find the main page. Hope that works for you.

And don’t forget a few cleaning products and maybe some gloves 😊

@FurnitureFlippingTeacher

3 жыл бұрын

Of course

Why use “chalk” paint? What is special about it in regards to furniture flipping?

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How long have you been teaching kindergarten? Becuase I think you might’ve been my teachers assistant