ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A woman’s design studio is dedicated to supporting and educating individuals in the art of furniture fabrication and restoration.
Located on Plaza Drive in Ann Arbor, LullCo. The studio is owned by Kymmburleigh Clark, who has been teaching classes for over three years and has trained more than 500 people.
When the Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit announced its “Furniture Flip Challenge” for summer 2025, Clark knew her studio could be a place for people to work on their projects.
The contest consists of participants receiving a piece of furniture from the Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit, taking it home, and restoring it.
Participants can get creative and reimagine this furniture however they want, with all the final pieces being given to families in need.
After this contest was announced, Clark received message after message of people forwarding her this story.
She wants people to know that her shop is available for people to come in and work on their contest pieces.
“We have everything you need, like hand tools, power tools. There are a lot of specialty tools and furniture, like fabrication and restoration, that are expensive and difficult to get, and it takes a lot of money to put into it, like buying all of these materials to be able to do this from home,” said Clark.
While giving you a space to work, Clark and her team will also teach and guide you through the steps to store your furniture. She understands the importance of passing on these skills and how overwhelming it can be to get started.
“I will go through and set every person up with a step like, take it one step at a time. You don’t have to understand all the bells and whistles right away. We walk them through one step at a time, until the picture starts to build itself for them, and then they understand,” Clark said.
In addition to furniture restoration, the studio offers a variety of other classes, including ones about sewing and rug tufting. The studio also provides classes for children as well as adults. Classes can be taken in-person, virtual, or hybrid.
Just like building furniture, building community is a huge part of why Clark started her studio.
She wants the studio and the classes she offers to give the furniture a longer life, and the people the trade skills to take with them into any future projects they may undertake.
“I want to use every opportunity I have to give back to the community, and I can only do it within the realms of like, what I do with my time and space, and so this is it. This is my answer to that,” Clark said.
Click here for more information about Kymm’s studio, LullCo, and the classes.