We were lucky to catch up with Beth Pietras recently and have shared our conversation below.
Beth, appreciate you joining us today. Do you wish you had started sooner?
Yes I do. For many years I worked in fields that did not allow me to be creative. I worked with numbers or data in general. I never thought I was very creative until I opened this business. I love being able to use the creative side of my mind and I can’t imagine ever doing something different.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I am the owner of Rescued Treasures Furniture. I refinish old or outdated furniture giving the piece a more modern look. I am also an Elite Retailer for Dixie Belle Paint Company. After refinishing some of my own pieces and pieces for family members, I decided to give my passion a try and I opened my business. I love taking a piece that might have otherwise ended up in a landfill and giving it a new and long life. I also enjoy teaching others through my BYO Furniture classes how to use chalk paint to refinish their own furniture. My favorite pieces are the ones that have sentimental meaning for the owner. I have done quite a few projects that have belonged to a client’s family member but it doesn’t fit their décor.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
A lesson I had to unlearn is that when a project doesn’t turn out in the way you planned, it doesn’t mean it’s wrong. I’ve had projects not turn how I expected but ended up loving the way it did turn out. It’s turned into a happy accident!
Have you ever had to pivot?
Starting this business was a pivot for me. I had been in the same job for about 13 years and then Covid hit and I was laid off. I had been refinishing furniture for myself and for family and decided it was time to give this dream a try.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.rescuedtreasuresfurniture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/RescuedTreasuresFurniture
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100029337706984