This episode is a little different from our usual chats and in a good way. Slightly less “polished success story” and a bit more dust, graft and genuine magic.

This time, I’m sitting down with Samantha Sanders-Clarke, who’s in the early stages of setting up House of Bliss a home dressing and restored furniture business rooted in care, craft, and seeing potential where most of us would politely walk past.

House of Bliss is all about rescuing forgotten pieces, honouring the skill beneath the dust, and giving things a new chapter instead of a landfill ending. Armed with patience, serious skill, and an alarming ability to see potential where the rest of us see firewood, Samantha is breathing new life into forgotten furniture and she’s very, very good at it.

I’ve actually known Samantha for several years… although I should probably admit I’ve spent most of that time calling her Sam instead of Samantha. Remarkably, she still agreed to come on the podcast.

If shellac or patina are your thing (and even if they aren’t and btw that is also my Drag Queen name), this is a warm, funny and inspiring listen with someone launching a business with real drive and passion and I’ve no doubt she’s going to do bloody well.

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