ESTEVAN - An Estevan woman has been receiving excellent support in an online contest and she is looking for the support to continue.
Marnie Murphy, who owns Phoenix Furniture in Estevan, is entered in the DIY Hero competition, organized by Make Magazine. The winner will receive a $25,000 prize and be featured in the publication.
She is currently first in this current round of voting. Voting for the round expires on March 31 at 7 p.m. Saskatchewan time.
She has advanced through multiple rounds already, and she has more to come if she is to win.
You can visit to support her.
In her profile for the competition, Murphy said most of her favourite projects have not come without hard work, anger and frustration.
“I guess when I think about it my favourite projects are table and chairs refinishing or the custom headboard made from old barn wood.”
If she were to win, she said she would show one of the nicest table and chair sets she has completed, custom headboard(s) she has completed or maybe the large bedroom set she refinished.
“I have so many favourites,” she said in her profile.
Murphy said she would use the $25,000 to add onto her garage so she can work from home.
“I would love to take my operation back to the basics and work for the love of the art of refinishing instead of working to pay rent where I am. This could change my family’s life. What a blessing,” she said.
She is currently turning an old record cabinet into a TV stand and refurbishing some old bookshelves to make them look great.
The next edition of the Mercury will have more on this story.
