FunCycled’s New Building and an Airbnb Coming Soon

Hi Friends!

How are you doing? We have some exciting news! Last fall, John and I looked at a building that we had actually looked at years ago. We loved it then, but it needed a lot of work… more than we could do at the time so we passed on it. We’ve been casually keeping an eye out for a building in Troy that we could use as a store with a parking lot, but also really wanted to do an airbnb, too. We’ve wanted to be able to create a beautiful space for our FunCycled friends from around the world to visit our beautiful city in addition to having a permanent store space in Troy with parking.

We were suppose to close on it the week that everything was put on PAUSE because of COVID. Then life stood still for a bit… we didn’t know what to expect. We felt like it was important to wait until June to close on the building. Both financially and so we could work in it ASAP once we closed.

This was the morning that we bought it… exactly one week ago today!

Our plan is to move the FunCycled store to the 1st floor of this building. The floors above it make up a 2 bedroom apartment that we are planning to create a one of a kind airbnb in. We’re planning to use repurposed furniture and decor as much as we can throughout the space. We may even make all the furniture in the apartment available for purchase as well. Comfy, refined, urban and a big enough to bring friends. It’s going to be so adorable! I’ll be sharing the pictures of the process and more info on renting it as we go along.

This weekend, we started by pulling up the subfloor so that we could lay new flooring. Here’s what the main floor looked like when we purchased it.

When we pulled it up, we were giddy to find out that there were hardwood floors underneath it. Beautiful floors full of character so we’re keeping them!! Yay!

We also had the best little helper! She’s one tough cookie!

I’ll share more details and photos week by week so please stay tuned!

We were also recently featured on Redfin! If you’d like some ideas for DIY home decor projects you can finish in a weekend, head over and check it out here.

Oh, and I also want to show a custom table that we built for a client last week. The base is painted Sherwin Williams color Seal Skin. The top is stained with golden pecan stain and then a protective clear coat.

Here it is!

This table was made as a custom order, but you can order the same one for your home. Shop on our website or in our store now, but you can also check out even more new pieces on our For Sale page:

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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

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