Dream Jobs: Reclaimed Wood Craftsman

Dream Jobs: Reclaimed Wood Craftsman

By Chance Seales

and Megan Smith

By Chance Seales

and Megan Smith
April 24, 2018

April 24, 2018

Keeping sustainability in mind, Charles Thomas takes old furniture pieces and transforms them into new, unique designs.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

For 30 years, Charles Thomas worked as an engineer for the city of Washington, D.C., before taking after his grandparents and starting to work with his hands at Decorative DeZign Interiors.

Thomas shows Newsy's Chance Seales around his dream job.

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