We all go through life and run into opportunities. Choices we must make to go one way or another, changing the course we are on for the better, or otherwise. Life is filled with change, and like it or not, we must often decide to continue on some path within our comfort zone, or strike […]
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Spring is in the Air!
3/20. First Day of Spring! Shop full and busy so we are glad the warmer weather is coming. Its been a long, extreme winter here in Georgia! Family Heirlooms: worth Restoring?? Questions I pose for folks trying to make this decision involve a visual evaluation of their piece, telling them all I can tell them […]
Pride in ones Family Heirlooms
Business is brisk and the variety of projects is ever more entertaining and stimulating. A Victorian Hall Tree, several Trunks, A Sideboard, Exquisite Library Chair, child’s Rocker–just to name a few projects on my plate. I believe its time I start to dissect and describe projects in real time as I progress through the restoration […]
Beating the Bushes…
Small businesses in this economic environment must do more with less and marketing is a vital element in that mix. Relationships matter and staying in touch with clients and staying fresh in the available service brokers marketplace is paramount to your survival. Been visiting old clients, peer businesses and suppliers and refreshing relationships all this […]
Reflection and Focus
As many of you also, I am diligently working to clean-up as much of the mess I created in 2013, in preparation of the New Year. I can’t really call it “a mess” in totality, but I am struggling to un-clutter my world and allow myself room to focus on the wonderful opportunities the New […]
Getting Organized
Battle of my life I believe…. The curse of a saver nearly buried in my stuff. Borderline Hoarder raised by one in the same. Consolidating three resent dispersed locations into one central facility is part of the cause of my distress but with patience and focus on what and where I want to be, we […]
Blog Post of a Friend
http://www.workbenchdiary.com/ Fabulous depiction of a journey I need to add to my bucket list! Nice work, Joshua. WEB
General Liability Insurance
OK, now the dirty work begins….getting all the elements in place to actually get to where we can operate said business in the challenging regulated marketplace we currently live in. I am very passionate about Antique Restoration and Repair, and for that segment of my business, I must get ‘up to code’ to be able […]
Southern Restorations 2.0
Busy planning and preparing for launching our new Shop in Woodstock. Just north of Downtown, in the Rope Mill Industrial Park, we are negotiating the launch of Southern Restorations 2.0. In the next 2 weeks, we should be moving into our shared 3100 sq. ft space with Mr Murphy of FixRestore.com and beginning the big […]