Sawmill Business Podcast

HOW THE BUSINESS STARTED. Ryan Walsh started lumber lust designs about 2 years ago. His background is in media and marketing and his other business was going through some economic changes due to technology and political climate. He had been doing woodwork as a hobby for his home and when his son was about to be born, he and his wife decided to replace all their furniture with those that were more vintage style. He self-taught wood finishing and restoration for anything that needed some changes. That is how Lumber Lust design was born. He incredibly improved his skills and most of his orders are now custom orders furniture pieces and installations according to the customer’s needs and style. However, his business style is more of the West Coast vibe combined with a rustic wooden element with the modern geometric modern framework. MARKETING AND HOW HE RUNS THE BUSINESS When you start a business everyone wants to see what your style is. At first, Ryan and his wife built up a lot of inventory just to get exp