About Me
Well hello there! I’m Sophie, the self taught, inquisitive, give it a go and work it out for myself upcycling furniture nerd. I love spending hours designing and bringing new life to old pieces of furniture. You’ll usually find me in my workshop ahem, garage, painting or sketching in my bare feet. A quirky trait I know, but for some reason I always feel more comfortable and creative this way! Hence the name ‘Barefoot Restorations’. Created out of a need to keep myself occupied during lockdown, I decided to upcycle some furniture my husband and I had.
We’d moved house and I wanted to give our coffee table and chest of drawers a new lease of life, so they’d fit in with our new surroundings. With advice from some family and friends they turned out much better than I had hoped! So I just kept going! Since then I’ve developed a creative workspace for myself, researched and practiced different upcycling techniques and started selling my first pieces. I’m looking to both create pieces I find, as well as upcycling pieces you may already have. So drop me a message and let’s see what I can restore for you!
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