Welcome to GoneGirl Home: Where Your Ex-Furniture Finds Its Next Love Story
So here's how this whole thing started.
Kate and I were helping a friend sell her couch. Not because we're saints or anything. We just really liked the couch and thought it deserved better than the curb.
Turns out, finding a couch a new home is weirdly satisfying. Like playing matchmaker, but for furniture. And without the awkward double dates.
Fast forward through a few years of "just helping friends," and now we're running an actual business. Our husbands are still confused about what exactly we do all day. Our kids think we're professional furniture photographers. They're not entirely wrong.
What We Actually Do
You've got furniture you don't want anymore. Maybe it's too big. Maybe it's the wrong color. Maybe it reminds you of your ex-mother-in-law. We don't judge.
We come over, take photos that make your stuff look good (yes, we have angles), measure everything, and then sell it for you. You don't have to meet strangers from Craigslist. You don't have to pretend you know anything about mid-century modern. You just sit back and wait for your money.
Why We're Not Like Regular Consignment Stores
First off, we come to you. Your couch doesn't need to go on a field trip.
Second, we don't take 50% of your sale. We're not monsters.
Third, we actually care if your stuff sells. Probably because we're standing in your living room every time someone wants to see it. Motivation is high.
The Fine Print (But Make It Fun)
We can't sell cribs. Something about laws and liability. We also don't do jewelry, china, or your aunt's Beanie Baby collection. We stick to furniture and the occasional really cool lamp.
Items stay in your house until they sell. Our garages are full of our own junk. No room for yours.
And no, we can't work in Utah. Or Montana. Or anywhere that requires us to get on a plane. We're DC and Richmond based. That's it. That's the list.
Here's The Real Talk
Paula has a dog named Louie who begs for green beans while we work. Kate has strong opinions about cupcake frosting (she's retired from it permanently). We both have kids who don't need us as much anymore, so we channeled that energy into bossing furniture around instead.
We've sold hundreds of pieces. We've met amazing people and their pets. We have a banker actually named Marilyn Monroe, which still makes us giggle.
And honestly? We love what we do. Even when we're sweating through a couch showing in July. Even when someone asks if we'll take $50 for a $500 chair. (No. The answer is always no.)
Your furniture deserves a good second act. Let us write it.
Email us: orders@gonegirlhome.com
Or just keep staring at that dresser you hate. Your call.
Kate & Paula
P.S. If you're reading this and thinking "I should start a furniture resale business," let me stop you right there. The market's saturated. Also, it's harder than it looks. Stick with your day job. We've got this covered.