A full-time furniture flipper spends as little as £10 upcycling strangers’ unwanted junk but has made over £100K by reselling it.

Lottie Naylor, 24, from Littlehampton, started flipping furniture at 13. Alongside her mum, she started a business in Cornwall called Vintage Living Home to showcase and sell her upcycled creations.

The shop opened every weekend, and Lottie would sell around five or six upcycled tables or chairs a week.

Lottie's upcycled furniture sells for as much as ten times its purchasing priceLottie's upcycled furniture sells for as much as ten times its purchasing price (Image: SWNS) At the beginning, she sold items on Facebook for around £80 to £100 but after a few years was selling items for over £200.

She said: “Besides the money, the business was also a great outlet for my family to be together.

“My Grandpa was a carpenter, and my Grandma would help do up the cushions for our chairs - so we were a creative family who loved the business.”

Lottie repairs, polishes and paints furniture she finds at auctions, car boot sales and on Facebook marketplaceLottie repairs, polishes and paints furniture she finds at auctions, car boot sales and on Facebook marketplace (Image: SWNS) Realising its potential, when Lottie moved to Littlehampton seven months ago, she took on the business full time.

Lottie noticed that “people weren’t as interested in tables and chairs as they were in Cornwall” and decided to “take on more extreme upcycling projects”.

She spends most of her time surfing the internet looking for the next best thing to upcycle and buys from local auctions, car boot sales and Facebook marketplace.

She said: “I wouldn’t pay a lot for furniture - maybe around £20 for a chest of drawers but £40 is my limit.

“However, my biggest sale was two years ago when I found an antique oak bench on Facebook Marketplace for £20.

“All I did was cover the bench in dark wax whilst filling in the repairs which only cost me £10. I later sold the piece on Facebook Marketplace for £350.”

Lottie uses stencil designs on many of her piecesLottie uses stencil designs on many of her pieces (Image: SWNS) Lottie focusses on buying antique furniture and furniture made from pine wood. She uses a “French chic style paint” along with stencil designs.

She said: “It’s the most fulfilling job I’ve ever had. I used to work for a charity and some time as an electrician. But nothing made me happier than painting furniture. It’s sustainable and higher quality. It was all I ever thought about.”