If you've ever seen a lovely but wrecked old piece of furniture at a flea market or dumped by the side of the road and wished you had the skill to rescue it - now you can.

Anne Haclyffe has been rescuing furniture for years and she takes you from easy projects through to the more difficult and intensive renovation of larger pieces, with plenty of tips on everything from bargaining for the best price to how to fix bubbles in veneer or replace missing moulding on picture frames.

She also takes you through the process of making your hobby into a business - where and how to sell, how to keep track of your costs, and making sure that you're paying yourself enough for your time. At the same time, there's a chapter on developing your own individual style, which will take you the extra mile from a good business to a great one.