Our shop exists because it's socially unacceptable to have dozens of dressers in one house.
Hi! We are Michelle and Virginia. We are friends who share a love for all things old, dusty, rusty and unique. we bonded over our love for "paint therapy."
Two Old Souls: What's with the name?
When coming up with a name for the business, we went through several unsuccessful ideas. When Virginia thought of the name Two Old Souls, she knew that was the winner and immediately secured the Etsy page before even floating it by Michelle. Michelle LOVED the name and remarked that she had always been called an old soul. Virginia had the same experience, which is why it came to mind. The rest is history.
What made you choose to refinish furniture?
We both find it therapeutic to take a piece of furniture that is dated, ugly, or just the wrong style, and transform it into something people are proud to have in their homes. We do the same in our own homes, but it's socially unacceptable to have 12 dressers of every color of the rainbow in a single home, so- we offer them up for sale.
We are humbled when clients ask us to paint a family heirloom or a piece that found in its "ugly" state but knew we could make it beautiful again. Some pieces we've painted were already gorgeous, but just the wrong style for their home or personal taste. Our job with these custom pieces is to make the client's vision a reality.
What a thrill when a custom client or buyer of one of our unique pieces come to pick up the piece(s) and they're giddy with excitement. It makes all the work, sweat and yes, some blood (because we are clumsy and committed to our craft), so worth it.