Buy → Renovate → Resell
Real projects from the Uhmuse community. Every one shows what it cost, what it sold for, how long it took and exactly how it was done.
- Projects
- 4
- Total profit
- $410
- Avg. days
- 6
A €40 oak table that sold for €420
by Maya Restores · Lisbon
Somebody had painted this 1970s oak table a glossy dark brown, which is exactly why nobody bid on it. Under two layers of varnish was quarter-sawn oak in near-perfect shape. Four evenings of sanding, one bottle of Danish oil, and a weekend of curing later it photographed like a showroom piece. The buyer drove three hours to collect it.
- Invested
- $45
- Profit
- $135
- Time
- 9d
Sagging office chair, back to €480
by Lena Kovac · Copenhagen
High-end task chairs get dumped for one reason: the gas cylinder gives up and the mesh sags. Both are €60 of parts and about ninety minutes of work. I bought this one from an office clearance, swapped the cylinder and seat mesh, deep-cleaned the arms, and relisted it with the original spec sheet.
- Invested
- $60
- Profit
- $100
- Time
- 4d
Rusty cast iron to heirloom cookware
by Sofia Marques · Porto
Surface rust scares people off cast iron, which is exactly why it's the best margin in the kitchen category. Twelve euros of steel wool and flaxseed oil, three seasoning rounds in the oven, and a set that looked like scrap came out slick and black.
- Invested
- $12
- Profit
- $100
- Time
- 3d
Commuter bike rebuilt as a single-speed
by Jonas Weber · Berlin
The gears on this one were shot and replacing the drivetrain cost more than the bike. Converting to single-speed removed the problem entirely, dropped 1.4kg, and made it far more sellable to city riders. Tan bar tape did more for the photos than anything mechanical.
- Invested
- $85
- Profit
- $75
- Time
- 6d