The idea for this place was born from a personal journey. “I had a very big burnout in 2024says Amaëlle Cador.I started to come out of it a year later. I decided to refinish my dining room table. It gave me energy again. I continued with my coffee table and, since then, I haven’t stopped.”
Amaëlle then begins to transform furniture in her garage. She officially opened her business in January 2025. Success was immediate: the renovated furniture quickly found buyers. “Very quickly, the space becomes too small, the house fills up”she explains.
The concept she is developing is based on accessibility: collecting free or very low-cost furniture, renovating it, then reselling it at affordable prices. “It must be accessible to everyone. About half of the renovated furniture is customer orders, the other half comes from my creations.”
Michel Drion joined the project a few months later.“About six months ago, I wanted to get more involved. I work on decoration. I take care of frames and laser engraving on different supports such as wood or plastic.”
The lack of space pushes them to look for premises. They finally found a location at 154, avenue des Combattants in Court-Saint-Étienne, at the red light, in the premises formerly occupied by a bank.“We made our sanding room in the safe room to avoid noise and dust”they smile.
Consignment sale for three local artisans
In addition to furniture, they offer Canadian Fusion paints for sale, but also the Belgian Old Red Barne ranges as well as the more artistic Alchemy chalk paints.
The workshop also welcomes local designers for consignment sales: Tournicoton for armchair upholstery and wood and textile creations, Lily Poterie for ceramics, and Myriam for frames. All are artisans from the region.
Every Thursday evening from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Michel Druon transforms the premises into a Wargames miniatures gaming space. Twenty people participated this Thursday, March 26.
The store is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
