Before he was an outspoken critic of Trump, before he was even a musician, Jack White was an upholsterer. Growing up in Detroit, he began as an apprentice at just 15 years old, then opened his own shop, Third Man Upholstery, when he was 21. His music career took off a year later, when he formed the White Stripes with his then-wife, Meg White. But he never stopped working on furniture, even teaching us how to reupholster a stool in his 2014 Rolling Stone cover story . You know, normal rock star stuff.

There’s an obvious overlap between White’s music and his interior design business that goes well beyond sharing the same name. (His label is called Third Man Records, but getting into his lifelong love of the number three requires a separate essay). You’ll never come across a better-d

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