Hi Friends!
How’s your week going? We had a nice, low key weekend. Still working through some health issues, and are hoping for answers this week.
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Hi Friends!
How’s your week going? We’ve been dealing with some health issues on the home front, but doing well other than that. My son, Josh, and I were able to go on a day trip to NYC on Saturday and do all the things he loves. Lego store, Nintendo store, eat lots of pizza and Chick-fil-A, and we even went to a musical.
For this week’s makeover, I wanted to share a few bedroom designs that I did for the lake house that I’ve been working on for 2 years. Each room was a blank slate when I started so there isn’t much of a “before” to show you, but here are the afters for you:
My favorite part of bedroom 1 is the headboard, it hangs on the wall so it would work with any platform bed you have. I love the mix of leather and fabric.
This bedroom was designed to be monochromatic. It will eventually have a large wall of bunkbeds on the wall to the back of me in this photo.
This bedroom was actually made out of a storage closet. We opened up one of the walls with a French door that looks out to the lake, added a tiny closet, and made this into one of my favorite tiny spots in the house.
This room is so comfy, relaxed and sophisticated. We repurposed a headboard that came with the house, then used linens, beautiful end stands with gold accents, and light gray walls.
Doesn’t this last one look just like it should be in a lake house magazine? I love the artwork, the mossy accent wall, and the bed. We also opened up the window facing the lake so when you’re in bed, you can lay and look at that beautiful view!
Would you like help redesigning your bedroom? Let me help you with the design! Check out more details about our Interior Design Services.
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Sarah ;)
Hi Friends!
How are you? I hope you’re all enjoyed the last few weeks of fall in upstate!
Remember the lake house I’ve been working on designing for the last 2 years? Well, today is the day that I get to share the living room makeover.
Here it is before:
Before I show you the after photos, I wanted to talk about a couple of my favorite things from the design. First, look up! Painting the ceilings white and adding beams made the biggest transformation in this space. Also, I don’t have a before picture but the stair area was completely sheet rocked before. So we talked through opening it up and making the stairs a focal point while also allowing company to see from the front door right out to the lake when they walk in! It made the whole first floor feel modern and open.
Next look down, anchoring the room with a large rug also brought the space together. The coffee table was my favorite furniture piece in this room (with the striped chair being a very close second). I just loved the turned legs. So check that out as you scroll down, too!
Let me know your favorite part of the design in the comments below! I love hearing from you!
I’m still hoping that my clients will add a beam to the fireplace, but other than that this room is all done! Now they can spend time with their family and friends while enjoying the view from inside their home during the colder months. 💕
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Hi Friends!
How are you? I hope you enjoyed the last peak weekend in Upstate Ny! We had a beautiful weekend opening our home for the first time for tours at our Repurposed Idea House. We had such a blast! Thank you to everyone who came out to see us!
Here are some highlights from the day:
This week’s makeover shows how paint and new hardware can dramatically change a hutch. Hutches are one of my favorite furniture pieces to redo because the transformation is huge!
Here’s the hutch before:
We painted it with Benjamin Moore Cloud Nine 2144-60 and added new hardware.
If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post.
Ready for the afters?
This was done as a custom order so it’s not for sale, but I still wanted to share the transformation.
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Sarah ;)
Tips for Visiting the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum
If you’re planning a faith-based family trip or group outing, the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum are two must-see destinations in Northern Kentucky! Whether you’re going with a youth group, school, or just your family, these attractions offer a memorable and meaningful experience. My family and I traveled with a group and our time was so rich!
To make the most of your visit, consider purchasing a multi-day pass that covers both locations and includes parking. (NOTE: it is always important to double check this option and availability when you book your own trip!) The Ark Encounter and Creation Museum are about 45 minutes apart by car, so doing them on separate days allows for a more relaxed and enjoyable pace, especially if you are traveling with children – they will be able to get more out of the trip than if it’s all in one day.
Visiting with a group—whether it’s friends, a church group, or extended family—can add so much to the experience. With over 25 people in our group, we naturally moved slower through the exhibits, which gave us more time to talk, reflect, and enjoy the journey together. If you’re going as a smaller family or couple, your pace could be quicker and you will likely cover more in shorter period of time. That in mind, I encourage you to plan for some additional nearby activities, sight-seeing, or exploration to be included in your visit.
The Ark Encounter is a life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark, as described in the Bible. This amazing structure is truly awe-inspiring, both in size and detail. The interior features exhibits that explore the biblical account and provide biblical history, animal care, and life aboard the ark. It’s easy to spend several hours walking through each level, reading displays, and watching short educational videos throughout the ship.
Here are the highlights we discovered as we ‘encountered’ the ark…
If you have some people who really like to read details and plaques at museum, I’d have them start on the 3rd floor as you walk through the petting zoo. It can take a long time to read everything on the 3rd floor so I wish I had known that ahead. Small kids or friends that don’t love doing a lot of reading may feel bored after a bit on the 3rd floor of the ark. (I loved seeing the rooms for Noah and his family on the 3rd floor though.)
Seeing the 1st and 2nd floor with how they set it up to house all the animals and food was so interesting. Reading about how they got to the numbers that they did, etc, was interesting, too. We all loved the gift shops. The mom’s loved the jewelry, kids loved the toys and clothing, and dad’s loved the Christmas ornaments. lol
Our kids loved the VR “ride” next to the carousel, too. Their iced coffee was so good and we ate lunch in the large restaurant just outside of the ark, but didn’t love it. It was buffet style and just ok in our opinion.
After we finished at the Ark, we stopped by this Mexican restaurant (3 minutes from the ark) and they were able to fit us in with no wait. It was so delicious.
During our visit, my family stayed at the Home2 Suites by Hilton in Florence, KY (7570 Woodspoint Dr). We found this location ideal, situated about halfway between the Ark Encounter and the Creation Museum. Plus, it is conveniently located near casual dining spots and fast food options to oblige a variety of eating wishes and needs. The hotel was clean, family-friendly, and offered a complimentary breakfast each morning. If you are traveling with pets, the hotel is fully accommodating.
Day 2 was our visit to the Creation Museum. We were hopeful to explore the botanical gardens on the property; however, the rain kept our exploration mostly indoors. Fortunately, the museum itself is packed with engaging exhibits, from life-size biblical displays to planetarium shows, and more. Our time was still wonderful and full, and thankfully, I was able to snag a quick picture before the rain took over!
I enjoyed the live teaching and reptile show the most because so much of the museum was reading plaques. John enjoyed reading through everything though. They did have a cool area inside with a creation display that I liked.
A couple of things to note:
Whether you’re traveling as a family or with a larger group, making this visit is well worth it, and I highly recommend going on this trip at least once! We found it beautifully inspiring and accordingly educational. I am so glad my family and I had the opportunity to go!
I love to be inspired by the places I visit. My creativity goes into overdrive! From this visit, I am dreaming up designs for a child’s room that echo the wonder of the Ark Encounter. Think gentle animal prints, wood textures, sets of two, and soft blues and neutrals to evoke the feel of the ark. A hand-painted mural or wallpaper could make a bold statement and faith-filled touches could delicately adorn the room!
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Sarah ;)
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Hi Friends,
We have exciting news! We want to personally invite y’all to join us for Fall Tours of our Repurposed Idea House. We will talk you through the history of our home, give you a tour of the projects we have completed so far, our new home office, and we’ll have a pop up shop of some furniture and home decor available to purchase if you’re interested in that as well!
If you want to see some of the projects online before your visit, head to our website to check them out here.
It’s a completely free event, but tickets are required. Please go here to select the time slot you’d like and reserve your tickets. We are about half way sold out so please reserve yours sooner than later.
We look forward to seeing you all soon!! It’s going to be a fun day!!
-Sarah
Hi Friends,
How was your weekend! Autumn in NY is my favorite and the leaves are just starting to change. I went on a ladies retreat in the Adirondacks last weekend, and to say it was beautiful is an under statement. The evening sky turned orange, yellow, pink and even purple over the lake and the time spent conversing with friends filled my heart to the brim.
For this week’s makeover, I’m giddy excited to share this kitchen makeover. I designed it for Jen and Mike’s new house. The house was already nice, but they wanted it to become a house that would make them want it to be their forever home. Last week, I shared their dining room makeover and that was such a beautiful transformation, but the kitchen is my absolute favorite part of their home redesigns.
They had a medium sized kitchen and a dining room side by side.
The old fridge wall was removed to make the room bigger. The whole renovation was done by their contractor, Jon VanSlyck, who did an amazing job. He truly took every idea I had and brought it to life!
Here are the after photos:
I tried to describe each section under each photo, but all the cabinets, flooring, counters, lighting, and tile are new. It’s the largest island that could go in and keep the countertop all as one slab. So beautiful! Then the corner table provides extra room for guests or a table for homeschooling the kids.
The beams and the corner table area are my favorite part, but adding the tiling all the way to the ceiling is also a really close second favorite.
Isn’t it so beautiful?!?
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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)
Hi Friends!
I hope you all had a great weekend! We enjoyed a weekend with some church and fall festivities and, of course, enjoyed our new puppy, June!
For this week’s makeover, I wanted to share a dining room design that I did for a whole house remodel recently. Our clients, Jen and Mike, were so wonderful to work with. They bought a house, but didn’t love how outdated it was. Jen loves a farmhouse feel and wanted the house to feel brand new.
The section that used to be a dining room was going to be converted into a larger kitchen so we wanted to convert the sitting room into a dining room.
This is the first room you see as you walk into the house so we wanted to keep it clean, simple, and beautiful.
Here’s the room before:
I started by creating a design board for the space so Jen could see how everything worked together in the room:
If you hire me for a design consult, these boards come with a link to click on and oder each project.
Then I worked with her contractor to go over the finishes. In this room, we also custom built their farmhouse table and repurposed their china cabinet.
Porch.com just recently asked us for some tips on redoing furniture. You can check that post out here.
Ready for the after photos?
Isn’t it so beautiful?!?
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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)
Hi Friends,
I hope you had a nice weekend! I feel like the rhythms of normal life are back into full swing over here and I’m really enjoying it. I always crave travel and adventures, but I also love rhythms in life. So being back to school, back to the normal work flow, and a calmer pace has felt really nice.
If you missed it our social media pages, we just added a new puppy to our family. Everyone meet June! The cutest, 8 week old cream lab.
I can’t take all the cuteness!!!
For this week’s room makeover, I wanted to share a design that I recently finished turning a master bathroom into a dining room. It was a really weird layout, the house had no front door, no dining room, and the large master bathroom was right next to the kitchen.
Here was the bathroom before:
And here’s what it became:
Isn’t it so beautiful?!?
If you’d like to see how we redesigned the kitchen in this photo, you can check that blog post out here.
Would you like help redesigning your home? Let me help you with the design! Check out more details about our Interior Design Services.
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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)
Hi Friends!
I hope you had a nice weekend! For many of us here in upstate Ny, last week was the start of the new school year. Our kids have been bounced around quite a bit from private school, to homeschooling during the pandemic, and then into public school in the middle of last year (when I decided I just can’t work full time and homeschool despite how much I love having them home). I’m hopeful for a calmer, more “normal” school year this year. That they’ll be able to go into a new setting, mask free, and see the faces of their peers, greet them with a smile, and create relationships with people from different walks of life. Our prayer is that they share with other the love and kindness that God has put inside them and make a difference.
This week’s makeover is a simple one, I was doing a design consult for Diane to redo her bird and teal kitchen when she asked for help with her dining room as well.
Here’s the dining room before:
I went to work creating a design board for her and she ordered all the items on it to give the space a makeover. Here’s the design boards (if you hire me to do a design board, each item you can click on and order for yourself, but this is just a photo so not clickable):
Here are the after photos:
The only thing she’s still waiting on is the curtains to come in.
Diane was such a joy to work with! So kind and trusting! I hope you like this transformation as much as I do!
Would you like help redesigning your home? Let me help you with the design! Check out more details about our Interior Design Services.
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We offer interior design, kitchen cabinet painting, and custom built tables, barn doors, and repurposed furniture. Thank you, again, for working with us and for taking the time to spread the word about what we do.
Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)
