"Furniture and beauty" professionals are scarce

Expensive solid wood furniture has cracks, bumps and other problems. I can't fix it myself. It's a pity if I don't repair it. What should I do? A reporter recently visited the market and found that with the improvement of citizens' income and living standards, more and more high-end furniture, a new type of occupation called "furniture beautician" came into being. However, due to the lack of relevant professionals, this profession is facing the current situation of uneven levels and poor service.

"Beautician" talent shortage

At the end of last year, after the new house was renovated, citizen Ms. Sun bought several pieces of branded furniture from Furniture City. Because the family members disagreed when they were placed, the furniture had scratches and bumps during the moving process. "These pieces of furniture are antique and relatively expensive. They are also exchanged in the factory, but the freight has to be paid. I do n’t want to toss about it anymore. It ’s too much trouble to move around, so I negotiated with the manufacturer to send a furniture beautician, Fix it. "

After contacting the manufacturer last month, Ms. Sun urged the manufacturer after two weeks without seeing anyone, but the manufacturer said that it was not her turn. A person in charge said that they are also very anxious, but now there are too few high-tech furniture beauticians, and those who are of poor standards dare not arrange for Ms. Sun's house. Because her furniture is expensive, if it is slightly lost, it is easy to cause more serious consequences.

"They have only two beauticians in this factory, and the antique solid wood furniture of the brand in the whole province is repaired by two people. I can't take care of them. I asked them why they didn't find a few more people. They said there are fewer professionals and a lot of amateurs. But they dare not use it. "Ms. Sun said. A week later, the furniture beautician finally came to Ms. Sun ’s house and fixed the furniture for Ms. Sun.

It ’s a lot of trouble to get started

It is understood that the most important thing in furniture beauty is to keep the colors and textures consistent with the original. This not only requires the furniture beautician to have an understanding of furniture materials and repair materials, but also very good professional knowledge in paint mixing and color matching. The foundation of fine arts is more important to have rich experience.

"This industry is an industry where theory and practice are very tightly combined, especially practice, repeated thinking and repeated attempts to make the paint consistent with the original, especially high-end mahogany furniture, antique furniture, color, texture must be mastered, otherwise If you paint it on, it is originally a small scar, and it becomes a big scar. "A brand dealer in Lishige Furniture Square in our city said that the furniture and beauty industry does not require this person to have a high degree of education, but depends on their repair. What furniture

"For example, our beauticians have all been trained in the South, without professional training. Some people are very familiar with paints and paints, and the colors they come out with are also beautiful, but when applied to the door, they are two colors. The color of some doors is darker than the original color when they are toned, and they will be consistent with the overall color when they are applied to the door; some colors are more thinner and lighter, so that the color applied is not eye-catching. Grinding and drying of the hair dryer are also very important. Some workers have not done the preliminary grinding and drying in the construction process, and the color will definitely be different from the original. "

Ms. Sun ’s feelings also verify the professionalism of this industry: “The entire maintenance process is quite long. I looked at it for a long time and found that this is indeed a very troublesome job, and I have to match colors, paint, and polish. One It took almost three hours for a small crack. "

Industry prospects are very broad

"We repair furniture based on the value of the furniture, expensive furniture is relatively expensive, like mahogany, antique furniture, some repair a crack can be thousands of dollars, and ordinary solid wood furniture because the color is better adjusted, can also repair tens of dollars . "

Yesterday, Master Huang, a furniture beautician, said that Master Huang was not employed by any company. After selling to several familiar wooden door companies, he could earn about 10,000 yuan per month during the peak season. "I have less work to pick up high-end furniture. We have a young guy here who specializes in high-end furniture. If we go out to make a few orders a month, we can make tens of thousands of yuan, but most people don't have the technology to do that job. "Master Huang said."

It is understood that due to the lack of talents, the furniture and beauty industry in our city currently charges a relatively high fee, which results in fewer households repairing ordinary furniture. Most citizens contact the furniture beautician through the after-sales service department of the brand furniture company. Some experts predict that as furniture products develop towards standardization and civilianization, some common furniture also needs beauty, so the prospect of the furniture beauty industry will be very broad.