In order to save a few bucks, we’ve all tried our hands at Do It Yourself projects and in these trying economic times we will all probably try again. These DIY projects may be helping prop up the economy, but now how you might expect. Teresa Guidet says that failed DIY projects booster her thriving business. Guidet runs an upholstery business in Barry County Michigan, where, from time to time, she ends up taking over the abandoned projects of well-intentioned do-it-yourself-ers, who try reupholstering their old couches and dining room chairs instead of buying news ones.
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