Graduate Who Worked At A Real Estate Firm During His NYSC, Now Makes Amazing Furnitures

Graduate who is now a Successful Furniture Maker Shares Story

A young Nigerian man, Odunowo Babatunde, whose post on Twitter went viral has spoken about his life and business in an exclusive interview with Legit.

Babatunde had in his viral tweet, shared photos of his furnished two-bedroom apartment, adding that he did all the furniture by himself.

What got people’s attention then was how the house looked classy. There were neon lights to enhance the beauty of the pieces.

revealing that he ventured into the furniture business after his one-year service, NYSC.

Replying to the “what’s the cost” question, Babatunde said every furniture in the house is worth N220,000.

The hardworking Nigerian man said that the whole process of making a piece of furniture takes days and his client only has to wait for a maximum of 10 days to have their piece delivered to them.

Babatunde like many other graduates out there studied a different course in school.

The computer science graduate said that he picked an interest in furniture making during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

He said: “During my Nysc service year I worked for a real estate firm, most times I supervised building constructions and I payed more attention to the guys that worked on the furnitures in the buildings that’s the wardrobes, kitchen cabinets, doors and all.”

When efforts to get good jobs were abortive, Babatunde said he employed the service of furniture makers. He makes the designs for them to work on.

“I make the designs and they get it done. Then I make my first sale, second sale. Then I decided to take it seriously. I set up my own furniture workshop employed more staffs and here I am,” Babatunde said.

When asked if there are challenges so far in the business, the hardworking Nigerian said that the soaring costs of materials in the market affect the prices of furniture pieces.

Sharing one of his experiences, he said: “I remember a wardrobe I did for a client at mile 12, we were not able to round up early so my staff and I had to spend the night in my car … mosquitoes dealt with us. I remember I fell sick when I got home. But I love the fact that I keep learning and that’s something I love about my job.”