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STORY BY KAT PICKFORD
It could be the paint colours
inspired by hues of the Pacific,
or maybe it’s the creative vibe of
people who love what they do.
Whatever the case, it’s impossible not to get a little
inspired and excited when stepping inside Pru & Co
furniture upcycling.
Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Grove Rd at
the end of a nondescript driveway, Pru & Co’s workshop
and retail space is full of life and colour; a patchwork
of beautifully restored furniture and a buzzing hive of
inspiration.
“It’s all about finding the joy in the pieces around us.”
says Pru, creative mastermind and owner behind this
inspiring business.
Pru folds herself into the gorgeously patterned cloud-like
pillows of a vintage French wrought iron day bed, one of
her recent acquisitions. “We’ve all got pieces of furniture
at home that have past their glory days, gathering dust in
the garage or for whatever reason are no longer loved,” Pru
says. “We help breathe new life into those pieces, bringing
them into the 21st century and making them pop with the
use of colour.”
When Pru established the business almost two years ago,
she envisioned a showroom filled with beautifully restored
furniture, with a bit of commission work on the side. But
it appears her mission to upcycle pre-loved furniture has
struck a creative chord with others who are keen to reuse
what they have on hand, and she has been inundated with
requests to revamp old furniture.
Commission work at Pru & Co is booked out weeks in
advance and the retail shop space has been gobbled up by
the burgeoning workshop, where �creative genius� Wendi
Hamilton and �quirky genius� Lesley Wilson work their
magic with brush and paint.
“Commission work - revamping old furniture has taken off
far beyond expectations,” Pru says. “People are wanting to
reuse what they have and are thinking outside the square
about how to repurpose or reuse old furniture, rather than
throwing it away and buying new.”
Wendi who is constantly searching for pieces to work on
(primarily the dump shop and online garage sale) loves the
chance to work with people’s old furniture.
“There’s a story behind every single piece we work on and
there’s a lot of love in people’s furniture,” Wendi says.
“People have an emotional attachment to their furniture,
so it’s always a bit nerve racking when they come in and
see the finished result. “We don’t want any piece leaving
here unless they love it.”