OFFICIAL TWITTER ACCOUNT.
NFL FILMS PRESENTS, TATI AMARE.
>> Tati: THANKS, JASON. ALL WEEK LONG ON "LIVE IN THE
ALL WEEK LONG ON "LIVE IN THE
D," WE’RE REVEALING WINNERS IN
CLICK ON DETROIT’S "VOTE 4 THE
BEST" WINNER.
CAN I GET A DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!
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A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO JUST BY
HAPPENSTANCE IN CLINTON TOWNSHIP AND CAME IN AT NUMBER ONE.
AND CAME IN AT NUMBER ONE.
GRANDE TRUNKE HOME, AND FOREST
NOVELTIES IN HOWELL AND MILFORD.
AND JOINING US LIVE IS EMILY,
THE OWNER OF JUST BY
HAPPENSTANCE.
CONGRATULATIONS!
>> THANK YOU.
IT’S SO EXCITING!
>> Tati: IT IS VERY, VERY
EXCITING!
AND I WAS SUPER ALL OVER YOUR
WEBSITE, ADMIRING YOUR STUFF.
AND YOUR STORE ALSO CAME IN
FIRST PLACE IN THE HOUSEWARE
CATEGORIES, AND YOU’RE
CELEBRATING 3 YEARS THIS WEEK.
TELL US ABOUT THE STORE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A BLEND OF
UNIQUE ASPEN FURNITURE, NEW AND
REFINISHED.
WE HAVE HOME DECOR.
WE HAVE LAMPS, WALL ART, AREA
RUGS, ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING,
INTERESTING PIECES HERE.
WE HAVE -- WE’RE FOCUSED MORE ON
THE MID CENTURY MODERN
TRANSITIONAL STYLES AND WE OFFER
CUSTOM FURNITURE REFINISHING FOR
OLD PIECES YOU HAVE A LOT OF
MEMORIES FOR AND WANT TO UPDATE
THEM FOR CURRENT DECOR.
SO WE BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE
FOR YOUR DECOR.
>> Tati: THAT’S EXCITING.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF REPURPOSING.
WHAT DID YOU DO TO ADAPT AND
KEEP THINGS GOING THE LAST FEW
MONTHS?
>> IT’S BEEN TRYING AS IT HAS
BEEN FOR EVERYBODY.
LUCKILY I HAD A WEBSITE UP
BEFORE THIS ALL HAPPENED, SO I
WAS ABLE TO UPDATE IT AND PUT
MORE ITEMS OUT THERE AND DID A
LOT OF ONLINE SALES AND CURBSIDE
PICKUP, HOLT DELIVERIES, MAIL
ORDERS, AND THE CUSTOMERS WERE
GREAT, SO SUPPORTIVE, AND IT
HELPED PAY THE BILLS TO GET US
THROUGH THIS TO BE ABLE TO OPEN
AGAIN, AND WE’RE REAL EXCITED WE
WERE ABLE TO DO THAT.
>> Tati: YEAH, IT’S GREAT!
ANOTHER GREAT STORY OF HOW SMALL
BUSINESS IS PIVOTING.
AND THERE’S SOMETHING ELSE YOU
OFFER, DIY FURNITURE PAINTING
CLASSES.
TELL ME ABOUT THOSE.
>> LUCKILY, WE’RE ABLE TO START
THOSE BACK UP AGAIN.
I SELL A COUPLE LINES OF PAINT,
AND SO TO HELP YOU WITH THAT, WE
OFFER CLASSES, SMALL CLASSES.
I JUST HAVE A FEW PEOPLE IN THEM
BECAUSE I HAVE A SMALL AREA, BUT
IT’S A BRING YOUR OWN SMALL
PIECE.
YOU BRING A SMALL PIECE IN, IT’S
A THREE-HOUR CLASS, FROM START
TO FINISH.
BY THE TIME THE CLASS IS DONE,
YOU’LL HAVE A COMPLETED PIECE OR
THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE PIECE
PRODUCT TO FINISH THAT PIECE
ONCE YOU GET HOME.
AND PEOPLE ARE JUST GREAT AND I
LOVE THE PICTURES AND TO SEE THE
FINISHED PRODUCT.
IT’S A LOT OF FUN!
>> Tati: IT IS.
AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF EXAMPLES
ON YOUR WEBSITE AND IT’S
BEAUTIFUL HOW YOU COMPLETELY
TRANSFORM A PIECE OF
OPPORTUNITY.
>> JUST TO BRING IT UP TO DATE
AND KEEP IT AROUND.
SUCH GOOD QUALITY FURNITURE AND
KEEP IT UP TO DATE TO FIT IN
WITH YOUR STYLES NOW.
A LITTLE STAIN AND A LITTLE
PAINT DOES A LOT OF GOOD.
I ENJOY DOING IT.
>> Tati: IT WAS GREAT TO WATCH. WHERE CAN PEOPLE GET MORE
WHERE CAN PEOPLE GET MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT JUST BY
HAPPENSTANCE?
>> JUSTBYHAPPENSTANCE.COM.
AND YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON