A student is upcycling unwanted furniture and selling it to save up to buy a car – and made more than £1,300 in her first month. Adriana Camacho, 22, started transforming second-hand pieces last year when she flipped three chairs she found for free and sold them on for £150 as a bundle.
She continued to look for old furniture for free – sourcing it from trash and thrift stores. Now Adriana sells on her refurbished items with the aim of saving up to buy a car – an £8,000 second hand car - after her last two broke down. She’s flipped five pieces of furniture – including a chest of drawers and a vintage TV - so far.
Adriana, a liberal studies student, from Fresno, California, US, said: “Everything is saved from trash. In May I decided to dedicate money I’m making to purchase a car. It’s not just business, it’s a passion.”
