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Meade, who studied interior design,
attended an event at an AR Workshop in
Alexandria, Va., several years ago and liked
it so much she decided to open her own
franchise.
“I fell in love with the concept of decorating your home the way you want,” she said.
“Our customers make actual, useful
projects. It’s not just signs you can hang
on a wall, but clocks, shelves and blankets.
You can make something here and give it to
someone else as a housewarming or wedding present.”
There are projects that the Annapolis
workshop doesn’t tackle: electrical wiring,
for example, or metalwork, or weight-bearing furniture. Mostly, the Annapolis location
focuses on products made from wood or
canvas. More than half Meade’s customers
are adults, and more than half those adults
are women.
“Sometimes guys come in with their
significant others,” she said, “and when they
see the power tools they get real excited. We
do have projects that appeal more to guys
than to women. For instance, we make a
nice wooden bottle opener.”
In addition to the pillows, Caden and
three other girls attending a recent summer
camp session stenciled signs for their rooms
and tie-dyed T-shirts and pillowcases.
“This was my mom’s idea,” said Lilly
Martin, 12, of Friendship, who attended the
workshop with her 13-year-old stepsisters,
twins Lis and Isabelle Russell-Wood.
Lilly’s mother didn’t have to push too
hard.
“I went to a birthday party here once,”
Lilly said. “I made a few pillows that are
super-duper cute, and I wanted to make
more.”
Meade has begun bringing in “guest
instructors” who lead workshops on topics
from cookie decorating to flower arranging to candle making — partly with an eye
toward creating new challenges for repeat
customers.
“The DIY movement that has taken root
over the past decade has been empowering,” Meade said. “Someone will realize,
‘Now that I am comfortable using a miter
saw, I can replace the worn-out trim and
baseboards at my own house.”
Should Meade and her husband, Ted,
eventually decide to sell their franchise,
they have an alternate DIY career already
lined up.
“Ted and I have talked about buying a
house, repairing it and flipping it,” she said.
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