I Flipped 18 Mismatched Nightstands in an Assembly Line

Welcome to Part 5 of my furniture flipping assembly line series! I thrifted 18 nightstands in one day and now I'm giving them all a makeover in 3 different colors to see which one sells the best and for the most profit.

In this video, I recap the entire project, reveal the final profit of the nightstands, and what color furniture sells the best on Facebook Marketplace.

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Watch the rest of the series:

Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:47 - Sourcing
2:52 - Prep
5:03 - Painting
6:27 - Faux Wood
8:17 - Staging & Listing Prices
12:35 - What Color Sells the Best?
18:05 - Profit Breakdown
23:16 - Key Takeaways

[lumeproductions]

I worked in Manufacture for 25 years. Cost and profit is very important. So many things to consider. Quality comes up high, due to, my experience. What you did is research and development for a manufacture company. No failure at all! Great results. To me, the data says, : Black paint, Eclectic pairs, great quality. Buy paint in bigger bulk and buy hardware in bigger bulk. Now put on your purchasing hat and find a supplier that sells bulk to you at a better price. Thank you for all your hard work. I enjoyed watching your videos. 🙂

[GoodMoodMakes]

Would love to see another assembly line series but having learned from your "mistakes" - 6-8 nightstands only, black and white only, etc - and see what profit you got second time around

[dellamonk]

You mentioned that the sets being mis-matched was one reason you listed them at a lower price than the matching sets. I would suggest that the mis-matched sets are far more interesting. You could think of them as complementing each other--like a married couple. It's the differences between them that make them work so well together. 🙂

[erzabetf]

The mismatched sets are the right kind of mismatch. They’re the same height and color, and the legs and hardware are the same. I’d prefer that over an exactly matched set any day. They all look great!

[Bluegrassprincess]

Please please do not get discouraged 😢. You were pretty perfect un your product and design was spot on. You have a vision and think of the happy customers! New Mt nightstands were $350 each 20 years ago! Not to mention you are teaching us. Your time is precious and I don't want you to be sad. I love your content and personality and you keep it real! Hey you never know the series could hit 1M view or gain new viewer and I see that you tube paid one of my peeps $7000 when their video got 1 M views!! Have you factored that in? The patience in that process is what it is but if you are not confident.... no one wants to see that. Please believe in yourself and your standards are meticulous! I enjoyed this so much! Perhaps do 3 at a time and not 18! You aren't an assembly line. You are a one person go getter! I love that! Be encouraged! ❤

[evabug]

Getting a "ridiculous" amount of nightstands to test your assembly line efficiency is what earned you a new subscriber. I really enjoyed the mini series and learning things like "When in doubt, roll it out!"😂👍

[AmberResells]

The YouTube algorithm showed me the first video in this experiment, and I immediately binged the series. I was very excited to see this video was up! Loved all the details and numbers.

[estherbailey]

As a small business teacher I have so much respect and admiration for your craftsmanship, your tracking of your costs and time and your willingness to share this with others. You are gifted, hardworking and kind. You should be so proud of yourself.

[divinenonbinary]

Re:mixing wood tones. Maybe you can stage those next with other wood tones (like wooden decor, a bowls, a chair) to subconsciously send a message to buyers that actually dif tones of wood do look fabulous together

[nwolf]

I saw discouragement on your face and I yelled at my tv. “You’re a machine!” You did something that no one’s tried so OF COURSE you’ve learned from it. It was outstanding!!! Please don’t get burned out like that again though. I could feel it myself. Great job. Awesome flips and profits. Thank you for sharing this. 🎉

[michaell]

This was your first go at flipping that many units- $24.00 an hour PLUS the value of all the lessons you've learned is immeasurable.

[Leffe]

I did a rough recalculation of the numbers given, for only the twelve black and white nightstands. Somewhere 30-35 dollars per hour would be the rate then. Interesting series nonetheless! I never saw the channel before, but came across it all the last couple of days.

[OldJoeBlows]

Regardless of the actual numbers, I (some random woman you don’t know), am so proud of you! You had an idea, you set a high goal, and you did it! Amazing! Congratulations!! And, I know you gained more followers. Super!!

[HollyMarieF]

Abby, don’t you know that mismatched furniture is THE thing to do right now. We are avoiding “matchy matchy” like the plague. I think you did a terrific job on all of them!

[heavenlymorsels]

I would love to see you try out this project again implementing the lessons you learned - sticking with white and black and maybe off white - having sets that will fit in your garage/work space etc. you did a fabulous job! Thanks for sharing.

[RickyCoyote]

An Independent Trucker here.
I have no idea why this video showed up in my feed but I'm so glad it did! I watched the whole thing!
You did a wonderful job on the furniture AND the video... it was a great topic! I'm a self-employed "numbers" man and really enjoyed this video.
I read your Channel Description and am impressed with it's short and concise point. Keep going and you'll achieve your goal of a house on the river. 👊🤙
Terrific Job!!

[steelsunpi]

That set 7, the very open set with only 1 drawer each: might be a good idea and pivot and sell them as end tables for living rooms instead of night stands. That open design is more like end tables.

[cinemabaroque]

As someone who always urges people to think about the hours they're going to spend working out their business idea I really like how you did a profit by hour breakdown for any future entrepreneurs who watch this.

[rowenaslater]

I’m impressed. You saved those nightstands and made them lovely

[nunezclaudia]

Abby… Please do not get discouraged, this was your first attempt at the assembly line… how would you have expected to be perfect if you didn’t know everything you learned from it by actually doing it?? Science experiments to develop a drug to treat an illness take years of trial and erroneous until perfected.
I’ll tell you what is so admirable about you (besides being so pretty of course! 😊) You are the first one doing this experiment and posting this super interesting series, as many have said, you should make it your signature and keep doing the series applying what you learned from the previous. You do this by yourself… of all of the furniture flippers I follow (many of them) you are the only one that does not have a husband or boyfriend helping when stuff gets tricky, it is hard work and you figure it out by yourself and that right there is admirable and inspiring for other flippers at home that don’t have any help. Please keep going, you just rock!!!