Two Lanarkshire mums are transforming tired, old sticks of pre-loved furniture into treasured centrepieces at the heart of the home in a hobby-turned-business venture that’s their labour of love.

It was a meeting of minds when Denise Cardigan got chatting to Kate Henry at a bus stop, and their Endless furniture upcycling enterprise was born.

Denise had been in banking for 25 years and took a career break after the birth of her first son, Lee, during which she studied events management and graduated with a BA degree from the University of West of Scotland.

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When she discovered she was carrying second son, Lewis, exciting opportunities in the events sector had to be put on hold, and she later returned to a flexible position within banking that allowed her to work around her kids.

Just when Denise felt the time was right to fully launch her events management career, lockdown hit – and she relieved boredom by browsing Facebook marketplace, buying the odd bargain and upcycling the items in