Storage Unit & Workshop Tour + Cleaning Vintage Chairs

[@flippedbyabby]

I was just reminded of the time someone broke into my old storage unit and didn't take ANYTHING because it was all crusty old furniture XD

[@PeterMichaelPreble]

That is hilarious!

[@theshabbyvintagebelle1875]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jupefires]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@billierichards8093]

@@flippedbyabby 😂😂

[@heatherelias-tv7zp]

I had someone pry open my storage shed in my yard. Man, they must have been super disappointed!! It's full of dusty furniture in need of repair along with parts of tables, chairs, etc that I save for future projects!! That'll teach 'em

[@CassieDavis613]

KEEP KEEP KEEP the art deco chairs. When the chairs showed up on your shorts, I gasped. OMG, what a find.

[@rochellegronberg2257]

Keep the chairs!! You will find the perfect spot for them in whatever house you buy and they are STUNNING. You keep that gold, girl!

[@terilynn5525]

Hi Abby, if you scuff the wood a little with some sandpaper the stain would probably work better but a clear coat would also be needed. Also, I watch car detailing and when they clean the upholstery, they go over the seats several times until the water comes out clear. Those are gorgeous!! I hope you keep them!

[@flippedbyabby]

Great tips!! Thank you 😊 those cleaning videos are so satisfying

[@melsparkles]

Keep them!! They are very unique🙂

[@meganhewitt200]

When you moved your work bench to turn around to your staging wall ….. 🤯🤯🤯 Genius.

[@Sharon-bf4od]

Keep them!

[@candaceclarke4756]

Yes, keep the chairs!

[@heidisettles5537]

I really liked seeing how you store stuff in your workspace, glad you included it. Dresser on casters attached to staging wall is pretty brilliant. On keeping things for your new house, ask yourself "Do I really want to pay to have someone move this for me when the time comes?" I've also learned that lots of things aren't cohesive enough to work in a new space.

[@danielsimpson2041]

Love what you are doing. File cabinets make great storage too, since they can handle lots of weight. People are throwing them away, I guess because everything is going digital. I installed casters and use them in my garage.

[@heatherelias-tv7zp]

Me too with the filing cabinets. Added casters & use to store saws, drills, furniture parts, paint, etc. I also use them to practice new painting techniques & color combos. Have a few cabinets that ended up with a super cool finish from layers & layers of paint. Very practical though.

[@nancyholich3199]

Keep the two chairs you can always sell them. 😊

[@cindyhoward9620]

Keep the chairs. They are so unique. Might never come across anything like them again.

[@RjWright-ci2tt]

I would keep those chairs forever

[@HThompson-vf6ih]

I Like your workspace. Very solution. Smart.

[@Kreeper_kat]

Plus you look really good sitting in those chairs!

[@lauralake7430]

Omg those chairs!❤❤

[@marandycreations]

We love that work bench/ stage thing, we’ll take that idea from you and we’re making one for us, thank you for the input 🙏

[@flippedbyabby]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@LindaLinda-qg4yp]

KEEP THE CHAIRS 💓

[@MsSparkysparks]

The deco chairs are gorgeous!

[@cybercrimesound]

For real, I'd love to see them recovered in a dark velvet

[@user-tv5rn8yi6v]

I would keep the art deco chairs. Get them reupholstered when ready to move in your new home :) Julie

[@mhfarmgirl1969]

I live in Jacksonville!!! And yes the market is crazy here and the thrift stores have gone up ridiculously!! I enjoy your style! Good work!

[@flippedbyabby]

It’s like fighting off sharks 🦈 for furniture here 😂

[@bettyross4940]

Keep them!

[@krabsenee]

Keep the chairs 🤩 100%💥

[@judithjohnsonnigh5757]

A comment on your brother. What a gem to let you have space in his garage. The staging wall -work bench is genius. Blessings as you continue your work.

[@flippedbyabby]

He is the best ever

[@katiecasey5709]

Keep 'em. You're not ready to let them go

[@redesignedbynina]

OMG! I wish I lived near you - I would take the free chairs off your hands 😂 I've always wanted to have an armchair like the flowery one, in my livingroom 😍

[@WillowPiffle]

All helpful information for sure!

[@OohMilitia]

Great video, Abby! I'm looking forward to your craft/diy projects :))

[@flippedbyabby]

Thank you!! 😊

[@brendacasey]

Keep the chairs!!

[@tinkertailorgardenermagpie]

Those chairs are so cool and a great color! Remind me of Z Gallery 80s/90s in Art Deco/Nouveau style (just be careful when selling - add the word “style” after Art Deco, as they aren’t authentically from that era). Love your channel & look forward to hearing about your success from the market!

[@tinkertailorgardenermagpie]

BTW, PAINT that floral tapestry! Then you can sell it! It would look great with the upholstery a solid color but having the floral texture come thru!

[@flippedbyabby]

So true! I was wondering how the fabric would’ve help up that many years 😂 so this makes sense!

[@janinepeckham9925]

Keep the chairs so no regrets later. They were meant for your new house. Keep ‘em. But if you choose not to, then I’m sure they’ll fetch $1K each easily.

[@DeathByFashion1]

What a fun job!!

[@margielynch7196]

Noooo! Don’t let those chairs go, you will never find them again!!!❤❤❤

[@user-pb7pn3bh4y]

Those chairs are a very specific mid-century modern design and will only appeal to a limited number of consumers but those buyers will pay big $ for those chairs. Not sure what your geographic area is but in NYC or San Francisco you’re looking at a minimum of $850. each.

[@flippedbyabby]

That’s amazing!!! I’m in florida

[@user-pb7pn3bh4y]

Anywhere near South Beach because you’d get that kind of return there too!

[@user-eg7nx3ej4r]

תודה על השיתוף🌹

[@nancygreen217]

The cabinet with the window in your storage is called a Curio or Curiosity cabinet!

[@shygirl-vg9re]

I wishave you kept the two extra chairs I liked them best

[@larrygizinski9378]

those white chairs are to beautiful and unusual to get rid of, save them for yourself

[@jodeez]

Love the armoire with the overspray. Hope that you don’t have to paint it.

[@billierichards8093]

You might try a little acetone on the fabric where you got the stain. It may come off. I wish I lived closer to you, I would come take it off your hands. I’m in Texas, just a bit too far to drive. LOL!

[@user-vv6zl1fl9p]

When you got rid of the chairs because your flip didn’t work out, it made me feel good since I always beat myself up if something goes wrong. Good to know that even the professionals have whoops moments too! 😊

[@flippedbyabby]

Yes, you are not alone!! Sometimes I impulse buy furniture I want to save without considering if it’s actually worth it lol

[@debrabell2604]

Sometimes it's not worth it I liked the rattan, if it's something I want. To keep for myself I will put in the effort.

[@flippedbyabby]

Agreed!

[@meditation6259]

Hi Abby! I was hoping you could show how to shorten bar stools to table height. As always, great content.

[@brendarushka9966]

I love what you did with that old tv cabinet. I see those cabinets on fbmp all the time and ppl can’t give them away. But if you flipped them and sold as pantry storage for a kitchen I think you could sell them. I had to pay someone $4,000 to build a custom pantry (floor to ceiling) with pull out shelves (which I love) but the maple wood was $$$$. Also your doom pile is not bad. Mine fills our 2 car garage. 😝 I call it the death pile which is more common term used. And it is all smalls.

[@flippedbyabby]

That’s actually a great idea!!! The shelves weren’t too hard to custom fit

[@JeanandKenny]

My fav was the cane chair! That one is my favorite style. Sorry to see it go :(

[@Restorations.by.Rachel]

I would personally sell, but if you’re unsure, it’s always worth keeping and seeing if you like them in your new space once you get there. Then you can always sell them if you don’t want them somewhere then.

[@sandrawilliams636]

I hope you treat yourself to those chairs. ❤

[@LyndaLaurent-j1s]

You should have painted them all. Even the upholstery!

[@flippedbyabby]

Oh no! Crunchy upholstery is not for me 😆

[@tiffanydaffron8837]

You might consider Folex carpet stain remover for the fabric stains. It's made for upholstery too, not just carpet

[@tradergirl7067]

I think your work area and staging rotating wall is genius. I have a flea booth you can consider that also. you can take your restored furniture and place it in the booth that gets lots of traffic. you can also put a bunch of stuff from your storage for sale at the booth. you only need to sell one thing per month to cover the cost of the rent.. you don't even need to be present the cashier handles it all for you. you just rent a booth at a flea market and let them do all the work.. you even advertise the same staging set up you do now on FB but you say they are available for purchase at booth #10 at such and such address and they go look at your furniture you don't have to be there. you probably know this idea. just sharing.. and you scored on those white chairs I can't believe people don't look things up before the list them for sale.. they must not be hurting for money..😊 I just wanted to say I did a slat wall in my kitchen using those furring strips. luckily none of them cracked using the brad nailer.. we sanded them down and they have the prettiest wood grain. Yes you have to sift to get straight boards but I'm in love with the wall at the furring strip price discount..

[@liveforeternity]

I just came across a set of chairs like this on marketplace and I'm arranging pickup! Did you end up selling them and if so for how much? Thanks to you I was able to recognize a diamond in the rough ❤

[@flippedbyabby]

I’m holding onto them for now 😁 I might have them reupholstered when I get a house

[@reginabrowning8278]

I see that white danish modern lamp in the front left of your unit😲 any plans for that?

[@pjn7136]

You are a clever person. I love your organization solutions, and am very intrigued by that light stand @ 17:46

[@flippedbyabby]

thank you!! its the hart tripod spotlight! walmrt.us/3Tl3vUe

[@pjn7136]

@@flippedbyabbythanks!

[@williamcavanaugh737]

Abby, thanks for the videos. I have a question for you. At around 5:21 in this video you have a portrait of a girl in a yellow dress on your display wall. I inherited that same portrait from a great aunt years ago. I'm wondering if you know any thing about it.

[@lindak7499]

Keep the chairs if you like them. I am positive an interior decorator or antique dealer would pay thousands for those, especially because you have 2, as well as their design. You may find that when you are actually buying the house, next year or whenever, that they are worth even more than now. Do lots of research if that day comes.

[@Jupefires]

Have you ever painted upholstery? Might would have been an option for those 2 chairs you put out on the curb for free. Just a thought.

[@glendalab7567]

Years ago I was able to get a pair of mid-century modern chairs for $15 each. I used them, loved them, but then decided that I was getting tired of the color so I sold them (for 10x what I paid). Have regretted it since. Don't sell the special stuff. Also, if those chairs are a velvet, there's a great KZbin video called How To Clean Velvet Upholstery & Velvet Fabric | Satisfying Velvet Upholstery ... Visit. Not sure if that linked properly but use the title to find the guy. He has an accent. Was able to clean my velvet chairs beyond what I thought I could achieve!

[@thomasbagwell4510]

I noticed that your storage unit does not appear to be climate controlled. Just wondering if the Florida heat and humidity cause you any storage issues. I’m in SW Florida and I have been afraid of going with non-climate controlled. Obviously I could save some money with non-climate controlled. As an aside, my wife and I just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Savannah where you attended college, passing right by the Waldo Flea Market on the way, lol. 😊

[@flippedbyabby]

My storage unit is climate controlled! It has a vent at the top from the building on the other side. It’s not super cool in there but enough that it doesn’t mess up anything. I had one in SC for a year that wasn’t climate controlled and it was also fine though

[@charlychai370]

Have you tried Howard Restor-A-Finish onprojects like those two chairs you were using gel on

[@flippedbyabby]

Yes I tried that first! Didn’t work

[@Mary-fy3tc]

Your storage unit looks like my garage. 🤣

[@user-eq6wb8zt8l]

That cane chair needs more tlc

[@agusiasz2981]

Te fotele sa boskie. Ciekawe jak się nazywały , w którym roku zostaly stworzone i przez kogo?🤓

[@Mrs_B]

Hi! How can I fix drawers that are stuck, or hard to get out?

[@grantroberts4231]

i hope you are absolutely crushing it with your channel and your furniture biz. always impressed by your work ethic & your attitude & your eye for style. keep up the great work. super enjoy your vidz. 🫶🏼

[@marilynmccormick3731]

It looks like the chairs are getting very wet in cleaning them. Would a dry, or steam, or foam cleaner work and eliminate getting the fabric so wet?

[@flippedbyabby]

Why not get them wet?

[@KaityWebster]

Did someone grab that paisley rattan chair?!? I would pay $$$ for it how it is!!

[@KaityWebster]

Those go for $300-$1700 whhhyyyyy One brand new from birch lane (and it’s not even vintage is like $700)

[@skiergalwny]

You really need knee pads for kneeling on the cement!Your knees will thank you!

[@PeterMichaelPreble]

As much as I like the chairs, I like cash even more. Sell those bad boys and put the cash toward your new house!

[@Jupefires]

Jacksonville Florida?

[@estm7481]

It would be better to pay someone to clean these chairs. No water. There are some powders to clean.

[@traceyalexander2162]

Sell, sell, sell those chairs!!

[@char8272]

Try Restor a Finish.

[@flippedbyabby]

It didn’t work

[@JohnSmith63737]

2:55 you farted lol

[@crazykdetector2734]

My husband said...nooooo more ....we dont need any more chairs.....we argued...then he liked the chairs and wanted to keep them. lol After I bought two chairs from the salvation army for $7. a piece , put new fabric on it, and left the wood alone , we ended up keeping them. It seemed to happen more then I expected but sometimes its hard to let go. lol I am new at redoing furniture and sometimes spend a lot on one item. Not on purpose but I over sand, forget I did something already, and to many layers....I dont know Im learning. I have a dresser in my garage and I started it over a month or two ago. lol I need to quit my job...I need more time for my hobbies. hee hee

[@crazykdetector2734]

maybe paint the fabric ? That would hide the stains for sure. A dark gray or black. That would look awesome for sure.

[@flippedbyabby]

Not crazy about painted fabric!