Carol Furniture: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

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We've mentioned before that Carol was considering starting a business painting custom children's furniture. This was her first commission. Another mom from Co-op Preschool ordered a table and chairs for her two little boys Graham and Spencer. She left it up to Carol to decide on the theme and all the details.

Carol kept close track of her labor this time. She ended up spending more them than she estimated but she learned a lot. And she came up with plenty of ideas for how to do it more efficiently. For example, I'll now build in plumbing to pipe compressed air from a compressor in the garage to her studio (so she won't have to listen to the compressor). If she uses a sprayer for the primer and base coat it'll save a lot of time.

Carol's first customer was very pleased. She teared up when Carol delivered the furniture.