Working on DIY projects often means seeing potential in things that most people overlook, and no one knows this better than Maggie McGaugh. She’s a true mastermind when it comes to making something out of nothing, and she built an impressive following with her viral DIY tutorials.
Before finding success as a DIY influencer, McGaugh didn’t see herself as a particularly creative person. She had no prior knowledge or experience using tools, but that didn’t stop her from embarking on her DIY journey.
“I had never picked up a paintbrush. Never used a power tool. Never proudly gone shopping in someone else’s garbage. I didn’t even consider myself to be creative. In 2020, everything changed. I was yearning for a creative outlet that could also make money,” she wrote on her official website.
McGaugh is a huge believer that motivation and some free time are all you need to follow in her footsteps. She learned everything she knows today through trial and error, attracting around 1.5 million followers to both TikTok and Instagram.
McGaugh mostly specializes in flipping furniture, and she knows what it takes to make hideous furniture look expensive. In addition to building her brand around the furniture she flipped, she also stopped hundreds of second-hand pieces from ending up in landfills, giving them a chance at a second life.
