Sydney, Australia

Nice to Meet You!

Hi there! I’m Bridgette, the founder of The Flip Addiction. Based in Sydney, Australia, I have a mild obsession with rescuing old furniture and turning it into something new.

I love hunting down worn-out pieces (especially if they’re free!), giving them a second life, and sharing the whole journey — the wins, the mess, the trial-and-error moments that somehow come together in the end.

My mission is to make sustainable DIY furniture flipping feel approachable, rewarding, and fun — no design degree, fancy tools, or big budget required.

Whether you’re here to tackle your first project, reduce waste at home, or just enjoy a satisfying before-and-after, I’m so glad you found your way here.

My First Flip

Back in 2020, during Melbourne’s lockdown, I was like everyone else — baking sourdough, doing puzzles, and trying to stay sane. But one day I spotted a pair of free bedside tables on Facebook Marketplace that were just inside my 5km travel limit… and that’s when the flipping really began.

I had no idea what I was doing. I just knew I wanted to give them a new look. So we drove to Bunnings, wandered the aisles a bit, and in the oops paint section I found a 2L tin of Dulux furniture paint in this purply blue colour for $20. I grabbed some tape and a cheap paintbrush, and that was it — I was ready.

When we got home, I didn’t sand or prep or clean — I just took the handles off and started painting. And honestly? They turned out pretty good! I ended up putting a laminate panel across the top and turned them into a DIY desk for my home office. That’s when I realised how satisfying it was to take something old and turn it into something useful and beautiful.

I used that same tin of paint for a few more flips, and from there… well, I was hooked.

And that’s how The Flip Addiction got started.

Why I Repurpose Furniture

75.8 million tonnes of waste is generated each year in Australia— and households are responsible for about 20% of that, or roughly 15.2 million tonnes (ABS, 2023). That works out to around 2.95 tonnes of waste per person every year — and a large part of that includes bulky household items like furniture. Sadly, a lot of it still ends up in landfill, even when it’s still perfectly usable.

Flipping furniture became my way of doing something about that. It’s creative, it’s budget-friendly, and it keeps good pieces in circulation instead of in the tip. You don’t need a workshop or fancy gear — just some patience, paint, and a bit of vision. That feeling of turning something old and unwanted into something fresh and useful? It’s honestly the best. And doing something good for the planet at the same time? Even better.