About Sarah & John Trop · FunCycled, a Design + Facelift studio in Wynantskill, NY
From broken to beautiful: we design your home, then transform it with our own hands.
We’re Sarah and John Trop. Since 2012, we’ve helped Capital Region homeowners fall in love with their homes again by redesigning the spaces they already have, keeping what matters and skipping the gut job.
Kitchen cabinet painting, room facelifts and design · Pick what fits you below
HGTV Flea Market Flip winners · BYUtv Survivalist winners · Rachael Ray Show · Featured in House Beautiful and Country Living · The Record’s 2026 Readers’ Choice winner for Best Decor, Design and Furniture · ★★★★★ 4.8 on Google from 34 reviews
Our story
We started FunCycled to be home more.
Sarah started FunCycled in 2012 with one goal: to build our work around the people we love. It began with furniture headed for the curb, sanded, painted and given a second life. In 2013, John brought his 10 years of contracting and carpentry into the business, and we’ve built it side by side ever since.
Along the way, we won HGTV’s Flea Market Flip and BYUtv’s Survivalist, and our clients started asking for more than furniture. Today we design and transform kitchens and whole rooms across the Capital Region, and Sarah leads the interior design for the Albany Capital Center expansion. The idea hasn’t changed: keep what’s good, fix what’s tired and make it beautiful again.
Here’s why that matters so much to us. Our faith in Jesus is at the center of our family and our business. Every time we bring a worn-out room back to life, we’re reminded of what God has done for us. At the cross, He takes our brokenness and makes it beautiful.
That hope shapes how we work: with kindness, honesty and care for every family and every home. Whatever you believe, you’re welcome here, and we’d be honored to help you love your home again.
Watch our story
Meet the team
One family, from the first idea to the final coat
Founder & Principal Designer
Sarah Trop
Sarah designs every project. She helps you choose colors, finishes and layouts that fit your home and the way you live, so the decisions feel simple instead of overwhelming. She also leads our commercial work, including the Albany Capital Center expansion, and wrote the book Created to Create.
Project Lead
John Trop
John leads every kitchen and facelift project and runs our crew. With 10 years in contracting and carpentry, he can build almost anything Sarah dreams up, from custom barn doors to new cabinet doors. Clients often mention that he shows up when he says he will and leaves the house clean.
What we believe
The heart behind every project
Broken made beautiful
We give tired and overlooked things new life.
Keep what matters
We build around the pieces and memories you love.
Homes that love you back
We design for how you really live, not for a catalog.
Take out the overwhelm
We simplify the choices, so the fun part stays fun.
More from FunCycled
Ideas, a book, travel and one-of-a-kind pieces
The Repurposed Idea House
In 2019 we bought a house and have been repurposing it room by room. Come see what we’re working on.
Furniture & original art
Shop one-of-a-kind repurposed furniture and Sarah’s original artwork. Furniture ships nationwide.
Created to Create
Sarah’s book about finding peace and potential in every corner of your home.
Travel with us
The places we explore inspire our designs. Read our family travel guides, from Italy to road trips close to home.
Find your service
How can we help with your space?
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Love your layout but not your cabinets? We paint them so your kitchen looks brand new, for a fraction of the cost of new cabinets. Within about an hour of Albany.
Room Facelifts
A whole new look without the gut job. Sarah designs your room, then our team does the work: wall painting, wallpaper, shiplap and repurposed pieces. Within about an hour of Albany.
Interior & Commercial Design
From a 1-hour consult to a full room plan, Sarah helps you choose with confidence, in person around the Capital Region or virtually anywhere. She also designs offices, venues, salons, cafés and rentals.
Thank you for being part of our story.
To every client who has trusted us with their home: you made this dream real. If you’re next, we’d love to help you fall in love with your home again.
Prefer to talk? Call 518-629-5386.