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LOCAL REPURPOSED FURNIT<br />
Highlighting Local Businesses by Marie Enright<br />
EN GOEHNER is in the furniture flipping business.<br />
Her story began years ago when her single Mother<br />
purchased furniture that she would see for sale at a<br />
small price and re-sell it at a higher price after she fixed<br />
it up. She did it to make an extra income to support her<br />
children. “It eventually became a hobby for my Mom and<br />
that’s when I started to participate about 10 years ago,”<br />
said Goehner.<br />
Jen turned to furniture after she had left her<br />
wine making industry in Lodi to help take care of a<br />
loved one in their final stage of life. “I needed to figure<br />
out how I was going to be able to bring money in after<br />
my grandma had passed away,” said Jen. That’s when<br />
the idea for her business, “Re-Purposed Like Me” came<br />
into existence.<br />
Jen has managed to take the business skills<br />
that she had learned from her mother and add her own<br />
creative touch. She doesn’t just fix piece. She re-creates<br />
them. “I have my own unique painting techniques that<br />
I have developed. I look at a piece of furniture and I can<br />
see the potential it has. I see beyond its current form and<br />
then I re-create it.”<br />
Regarding her style, the furniture re-designer<br />
said, “I don’t stick to one style.” The re-designer can
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