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Posted on January 14, 2020January 13, 2020 by Sarah

Sage Buffet For Sale – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends!

How was your week? I’ve been busy over here planning out the year, looking over last years numbers and goals and reassessing everything for this year. We have some exciting changes coming up and I can’t wait to share those with you.

When we picked up the buffet, we knew it needed some repair and a whole lot of love. At the same time, we also knew that we could definitely bring it back to life again! Here’s the picture of it before:

We repaired it and painted it Benjamin Moore’s Saybrook Sage, lightly glazed it, sprayed the hardware satin black, and sprayed it with a protective clear coat.

If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post.
Ready for the transformation???

This piece is available to purchase 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 ;)

If you like what you see, please like FunCycled’s Facebook page to keep up to date on the newest finds, vote on colors and give your input on our creativity. We also offer interior design, kitchen cabinet painting, and custom built tables, barn doors, and furniture. We can deliver for customers in upstate NY and also help you ship throughout the US. Send us a note with what you would like using our contact page. Or buy something that we’ve already designed from our online shop.

Posted on January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 by Sarah

Just Paint the Top Kitchen Cabinets – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends,

How’s your week going? Now that winter break is over, we are back to normal routine and I was more than excited to jump back in. I loved our time together as a family over the holidays. By week two with kids home and extra events on the calendar, I’m a little backed up at work. Having a week of “normal” to catch up and dive in again feels really good, too. I hope you are all enjoying whatever season you’re in right now!

For this week’s kitchen makeover, I wanted to share a kitchen makeover that’s different than most that we do. We had a request from a client to paint only the top of her kitchen cabinets. She had espresso stained cabinets and she didn’t dislike the overall color of the wood, but felt like it was a little dark for all the cabinets to be that dark. I couldn’t agree more! I love that she wanted to update it with painting the top cabinets. Here are the pictures of the kitchen before:

Connie already has great style so lightening things up really just added to the design of her already beautiful home.

We painted the top kitchen cabinets with Benjamin Moore’s Advanced paint; color Cloud White, sealed it with a water based protective clear coat, and added new hardware.

Ready for the afters?

Posted on December 31, 2019December 30, 2019 by Sarah

Hutch Painted Mozart Blue – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends!

How was your holidays? We had a wonderful Christmas… probably our favorite in a long time. We loved being in our Repurposed Ideas House with rooms big enough to host the whole family comfortably. I know I showed you some of our Christmas decorations last week, but I also wanted to quickly show you how we decorated the dining room/ family room for Christmas dinner.

Repurposed Idea House Modern Farmhouse Christmas

When you can’t fit them at the table, make the coffee table work for more seating.

For this week’s furniture makeover, this is a hutch that we redid as a custom order just in time for Christmas. Vanessa wanted us to give the hutch that was her mother’s a new look and new life. Here it was before:

When I sent her the after pictures… this was her reply, “Oh. My. Goodness. I LOVE it!! Brought tears to my eyes. The piece was my mother’s and you have brought it back to life and she would’ve adored it :)” That made my day!!

We painted it Benjamin Moore’s Mozart Blue, lightly glazed it, sprayed the hardware oil rubbed bronze, and sprayed it with a protective clear coat.

If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post.
Ready for the transformation???

This piece was a custom order, but you can check out even more new pieces on our For Sale page.

Please sign up for our weekly newsletter by adding your email in the little box below my picture.

Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

Posted on December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 by Sarah — 1 Comment

Merry Christmas from FunCycled

Our idea of Christmas, whether vintage traditions or mid-century modern designs, is very simple; loving others because Christ loves us. A tiny, sinless baby born in a humble manger would live a perfect life and die a horrible death in our place. Radical love was his anthem.

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” 1 John 4:9

So, as you enter into the holiday season – whether happy, joyful, lonely, or anxious – please remember God loves you; live through Him. Take time to receive the love He’s gifted your heart, share it with those who seem unlovable, and make time for those who are easy to forget because you know they’ll always be there.

We are so very thankful for each and every one of you! For the impact you’ve had on our lives, and the love we’ve shared already. -The Trop’s

Also, as a little bit of a Christmas surprise, I wanted to share some of the Christmas decorations in our house this year!

Sadie decided the living room is the best spot for a nap, too!

I didn’t get a chance to get good pictures of the living room, but I did want to share some pictures of our Holiday open house where we opened up the dining room for vendors and DIY make and takes.

Posted on December 17, 2019September 21, 2022 by Sarah

Kitchen Cabinets Painted Simply White – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends!

How’s your week going? Can you believe the Christmas is next week?? I know we can’t! It’s been such a busy season (as it always seems to be with work events, school for the kids, and church events). This year, I was able to be part of the lobby design at our church. We did a couple photo backdrop areas for families to take pictures. Here’s one of those:

Ohhhh… and my beautiful sister in law came for a visit over Thanksgiving so I can show you what it looks like as a backdrop with people! <3

This week, I wanted to share before and after of a kitchen makeover that we painted the cabinets on. Here’s the kitchen before:

We painted the cabinets with Benjamin Moore’s Advanced paint; color Simply White, and sealed it with a water based protective clear coat.

Posted on December 10, 2019December 9, 2019 by Sarah

Commercial Lounge Design – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends,

Thank you so much to all of you who enjoyed the Victorian Stroll in downtown Troy on Sunday! We are so thankful for every single one of you for shopping in our store! We think this is the busiest stroll we’ve ever had! I loved getting to visit with each of you and enjoy the spirit of the holidays!

Here’s our little family photo from the day!
Those kids… just so cute to me!

For this week’s makeover, I’m sharing a commercial lounge that we redid for Hometown Healthcare in Clifton Park.

Here’s what it looked like the day I originally met with them:

The biggest change that they wanted was a dividing wall to separate the sitting area from the work spaces for their staff. We built a huge bench wall to give privacy, storage, and more seating to the area.

They also wanted a large buffet to store drinks, garbage, recycling, and add visual interest to the wall.

The furniture was in good shape that they had so we just rearranged it a bit. Here it is after we completed the furniture install that we custom built:

If you have any questions about the custom built furniture in the room or would like to order one for your home/business, use our Contact Us form or check.

We also have furniture available now on our For Sale page. Check out some fun new furniture for sale in our store now:

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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

Posted on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 by Sarah — 1 Comment

Antique Carpenters Toolbox Coffee Table For Sale – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends!

Thank you to those who came out to our Open House and Vendor Market on Monday night. The turnout was small because of the huge snow storm, but we had a great time with those brave souls who made their way here. Please keep in mind that this Sunday is Troy’s Victorian Stroll! Another fun day in downtown Troy with something to do for everyone! Here’s our family picture from last year at the Victorian Stroll!

We also just finished our window displays and you can vote for them on the Victorians Stroll’s Facebook page.

For this week’s post, I wanted to share a new makeover that we finished for FunCycled. It’s an antique carpenters trunk that we added wheels to create a rustic coffee table. Here it is before:

We painted it Black by Benjamin Moore, heavily distressed it, and sprayed it with a protective clear coat so you can put your cups right on it!
If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post.
Ready for the transformation???

Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by Sarah

Antique Dresser and Commode… that’s right

Hi Friends!

Happy early Thanksgiving! Isn’t it easy to let the hectic holiday seasons rob us of our joy and distract us from the practice of being thankful? I know it’s often that way for me. So, I’m reminding you (because I need to remind myself) that taking time on Thursday to voice our thankfulness for all that God has blessed us with is good for the heart and mind. It’s good every day of course, but let’s take the time this Thanksgiving to share our gratitude with friends. We go around the table and everyone says something they are thankful for before we eat. It’s beautiful to hear the span of gratitude from a 4 year old to a 64 year old. It’s a comfort in the stressful seasons to remember the sweeter seasons and know… this too shall pass. John and I are both committed to not working on Thanksgiving and practicing the mental discipline of setting aside the hectic work week and all that we COULD be doing to be mentally present with our family. Take time to really listen to their lives, play games, laugh together, sing together. We are praying for this to be what Thanksgiving looks like this year; a joyful, restful, day filled with genuine thanksgiving. I pray that you’ll enjoy a day like that, too!

Also, remember this Monday, we’ll be hosting our holiday Market and Vendor Show.

Get your tickets here: Repurpose Idea House Open House and Holiday Market

For this week’s furniture makeover, I wanted to share with you the makeover of dresser and commode… that’s right an antique commode! lol Jennifer reached out to us to see if we’d be interested in her mother’s furniture. I loved these pieces right away.

Here they are before:

We painted it Benjamin Moore’s Black, lightly distressed it, added new hardware, and sprayed it with a protective clear coat.

If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post.
Ready for the transformation???

I loved the dresser so much that I kept it, but I couldn’t fit the commode. So… the poopers can be all yours. 😂 This piece sold online the day it was posted, but you can check out even more new pieces on our For Sale page.

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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

Posted on November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 by Sarah

Creamy White China Cabinet Makeover – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends!

We had a wonderful Veteran’s Day weekend celebrating those who have served our country in historical, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown. We have so much to be thankful for in the USA; we have come so far, and we need to forever press into the heart of patriotism that wants our country to become even greater. By greater, I mean not only stronger, but wiser. Not only more vigilant, but also more caring to our neighbors. To fight when it’s necessaries, but to also learn from our mistakes – slavery, oppression of women, and much more. This weekend, we thanked those who have sacrificed so much in pursuit of our freedom, but I also wanted to officially thank them here. We are forever indebted to your bravery and sacrifices.

Posted on November 5, 2019November 4, 2019 by Sarah — 2 Comments

Kitchen Cabinet Painted Cliffside Gray – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends!

How are you? I’m going to share some more posts about this later, but we started decorating our house for Christmas early to get ready for the open house on December 2nd! Did you get your tickets yet? Remember the tickets are free and you can register here: Holiday Party.

For this week’s makeover, we wanted to show you how we painted oak kitchen cabinets for Nancy in Amsterdam and it completely transformed her kitchen. Here’s the kitchen before:

We painted the cabinets with Benjamin Moore’s Advanced paint; color Cliffside Gray HC-180, sealed it with a water based protective clear coat, and added new hardware.

Ready for the afters?

You can use our Contact Us form or check out other kitchen projects on our For Sale page. We’ll need to see a picture of your kitchen, a list of how many doors and drawers there are, and where you are located to email you an estimate. This change ups the value of your home and gives you a whole new look at a fraction of the cost of new kitchen cabinets!

Check out some fun new furniture for sale in our store now:

Black Dresser
Red Hutch
Primitive Gray Buffet
Custom Built Islands
Bird and Tree Dresser
Black Mirrored Dresser

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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

Sarah Trop