Furniture Flip Challenge
Here’s How It Works:
Are you creative? Hate to see things go to waste? Love a good challenge? And like money?
Enter the Furniture Flip Challenge for a chance at one of FIVE cash prizes.
Step 1: Choose and Enter!
Pay a $30 entry fee and pick a project piece from our selection of furniture at our location:
333 North Perry Street, Pontiac, MI 48342
Step 2: Get Creative!
Reimagine, refurbish, and restore it into something beautiful and functional.
Make sure you document the process with one photo; you will have to be in the photo as well!
Step 3: Show It Off!
Snap a pic alongside your finished piece.
Participants may select and pick up their furniture piece(s) from the Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit (the “Furniture Bank”) between May 13, 2025, and July 31, 2025
Enter the Furniture Flip Challenge for a shot at one of SIX cash prizes:
The winners will be announced at the Furniture Flip Bash, which takes place on: Thursday, September 4, 2025 at The Village Club in Bloomfield Hills, MI.
Sponsorship
Become a proud sponsor of the Furniture Flip Challenge and Furniture Flip Bash — a high-visibility event that brings together design, sustainability, and community impact.
Your support helps power an inspiring competition and celebration while aligning your brand with a meaningful cause.”
Contest Rules:
Eligibility: Participants must be Michigan residents and at least 18 years of age.
Contest Entry: Participants are limited to a maximum of three entries. Participants must pay an entry fee of $30 per furniture item.
Furniture Pick Up: Participants may select and pick up their furniture piece(s) from the Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit (the “Furniture Bank”) between May 13, 2025, and July 31, 2025. Furniture selections will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Transportation: Participants are responsible for transporting their selected furniture items or can pay the Furniture Bank $150 for one-way transportation.
Participant Identification Board: An identification board (no larger than 11” by 17”) with information about the participant, their work, and how to contact them may be displayed along with the finished piece and should include a “before” picture of the piece of furniture.
Furniture Flip Requirements: Participants must creatively reimagine and refurbish the furniture piece using their own materials and labor. Entries must maintain the original nature of the furniture while enhancing its design, functionality, and/or aesthetic appeal.
Submission Deadline: Completed entries must be returned to the Furniture Bank by August 29, 2025, to be considered for the contest. Late submissions will not be eligible for judging or prizes but may still be displayed.
