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Posted on October 29, 2019October 28, 2019 by Sarah

Commercial Reception Desk Makeover – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends!

How are you? I hope you’re having a great week! I was down in Atlanta last week with my friend Marcie. Her son had a liver transplant 3 years ago and was back at the transplant center for his 3 year check up. It was so sweet to see how well he’s doing and catch up with Marcie again. I even had a chance to visit with my sweet friends Alexis and Stephanie, too!

We took a walk in the park outside the Ronald McDonald house and took a picture of Asher in the same spot… three years later.

So thankful for the gift of a healthy life for him! He’s such a joy to be around! Marcie and I can do absolutely nothing and have the best time, too!

For this week’s Tuesday’s Treasures, I wanted to share a recent commercial design job we’ve been working on for Hometown Healthcare. Part of the design job included redoing the desk in the reception area and building a custom sign with their logo. This isn’t a great picture, but you can get an idea of what the desk and reception area looked like before:

They liked the set up of the reception desk, but it needed a facelift. So we added plywood, a wood strip, and their logo on the front. We also added a new matching work area for the staff that better fit their needs. Here are some of the afters of the desk area:

We also custom built the sign on the wall and worked with Vital Signs in Cohoes for the cut letters. We built the background and installed the letters on the sign.

A huge thank you to Shelly and Casey for choosing FunCycled for this project. We so enjoyed working together!

We have lots of new Christmas and Thanksgiving decor in the store, please be sure to stop by and check it! We also announced on Facebook that we’ll be having an open house and vendor market at our home on December 2nd from 5-9pm. If you’d like to attend, head to our event on Eventbrite and get your free tickets. We are asking for tickets this year to know how many to plan for and there is a limited amount due to the size of our house so the sooner you can head over there to get them, the better.

In addition to the adorable home decor at our store, you can also check out even more new furniture available on our For Sale page.

Black Long Dresser
Red Hutch
Primitive Buffet
Interior Design
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Bird and Tree Dresser

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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 October 22, 2019October 18, 2019 by Sarah

Heritage Red Hutch- Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends!

How are you? I hope you’re having a great week! I’m actually out of town this week, but wanted to share a quick before and after pictures for you! Tis’ the Season for a new red hutch available in the store!

Here’s the hutch before:

We painted it Benjamin Moore’s Heritage Red, glazed 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???

This hutch is available to purchase! You can also check out even more new pieces on our For Sale page.

Primitive Buffet
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Bird and Tree Dresser
Small Black Dresser
Black Mirrored Dresser

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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

Posted on October 15, 2019October 14, 2019 by Sarah

Antique Buffet Makeover – For Sale

Hi Friends!

Thank you all for your sweet notes and comments about our kitchen makeover that we shared on the blog last week! It was so nice of all of you!

This week was filled with wonderful times with friends! From breakfast, lunch and dinner outings most days, I felt like one blessed lady! I also was able to go on a day trip with my bestie to NYC! We enjoyed the designs and food throughout the city!

La Mercerie 53 Howard St, New York, NY 10013

This week, I want to share a makeover from a piece that we bought over a year ago! We bought it from a couple who said it was part of their grandparents bedroom set. It was in their basement since 1980 and needed a lot of work. We’ve been slowly repairing it over time. A couple times, I heard the words “burn it” come out of my mouth, but John was confident he could bring it back to life again! Boy was he right! Here it was before:

They found the glass piece to it and we were able to add that to the back.

We painted it Benjamin Moore’s Chelsea Gray, heavily 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???

This dresser/buffet is available to purchase! You can also check out even more new pieces on our For Sale page.

Black Long Dresser
Red Hutch
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Black Mirrored Dresser
Small Black Dresser
Bird and Tree Dresser

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

Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Sarah — 8 Comments

Repurposed Idea House – Kitchen Makeover

Hi Friends!!

Yesterday, I turned 36! I don’t need any big parties, but I do love to celebrate the whole month long. Not because I think I’m worth it, but because I have so much to be grateful for. My family, my love, many beautiful friendships, my Savior. Life is sweet, and busy, and full of fun adventures. I wouldn’t want it any other way! 💕Thanks to all of you who have sent business our way over the last almost 8 years! Thanks to the many customers who’ve become such sweet friends. Thanks to all of you, I’m doing what I love to do every day. Using the gifts I feel like I was made to use. For all that and so much more, I want you all to know how grateful I am for another year of life and for another year with YOU. 💕

We’ve been working on redoing the kitchen in our house for the last 4-5 months and are so excited to share the before and afters with you!!! YAY! I hope they take your breath away because being in it every day takes mine away. This isn’t about just making a pretty space for us, it’s about families gathered all around as we make memories, grow closer to each other, and enjoy the art of cooking. John has a culinary arts degree so a nice kitchen is really important to him. He’s been smiling so big since the day it was done and we had our first family over for dinner. Yes, we had company the very first night it was done!! We 💕 friends and family!

Here’s the kitchen before:

There were so many changes… where to start??

Bought all repurposed cabinets and John built some of the doors to match others (we couldn’t find all the same matching cabinets). We went with maple cabinets though.
Custom built the island and installed the sink and dishwasher by the island.
Installed a stove and hood vents on the exterior wall.
Refinished the floors back to their original beauty.
Painted the walls, wainscoting, and ceiling Simply White by Benjamin Moore.
Installed subway tile all the way to the ceiling and black grout.
Painted one radiator black and one gold.
Installed new light fixtures.
Kept the original wallpaper that was behind a shelf and painted around it, then added a floating shelf above it to make it a focal point in the room.
Installed a pot filler above the stove.
Picked Quartz counter for the island and soap stone for the rest of the counters.

Ready for the after pictures?

Exposed the brick chimney, subway tile with black grout, and original wood pantry.

Posted on October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by Sarah

Kitchen Cabinet Painting In Schenectady Ny – Benjamin Moore’s Coventry Gray

Hi Friends!

How’s your week going?? We finished our kitchen this weekend!!! Yayyyyy!!! I’m planing on sharing the before and afters with you next week. This week, I’m sharing an adorable kitchen makeover for a sweet customer named Jill. Jill has great style and a cute house, but wanted to take on the project of redoing her kitchen cabinets. So happy she called us for help!! 💕 Here’s the pictures of the kitchen that she sent us as before pictures:

She had other things done to the kitchen so it may be hard to even recognize the kitchen if the afters. The new parts include: new floor, backsplash, apron front sink, counters, and some decorations.

We added moulding to the top and the bottom of the cabinets which is different than we normally due, but she wanted that and I really like how it turned out. We also added barn board to the back of the cabinets. We painted the cabinets with Benjamin Moore’s Advanced paint; color Coventry Gray, sealed it with a water based protective clear coat, and added new hardware.

Ready for the afters?

Benjamin Moore’s Coventry Gray Kitchen Cabinets

Benjamin Moore’s Coventry Gray Painted Kitchen Cabinets

Molding under upper cabinets
New Hardware
Barn Board Wood in

Posted on September 24, 2019September 23, 2019 by Sarah

Teal Antique Buffet For Sale

Hi Friends,

How was your week? We had an appraisal for a refinance on our house yesterday so last week was really stressful trying to pull together all the projects. The kitchen is just small details away from being done and I can’t wait to show you the before and afters. It’s looking soooooo goooooddd!!!

I also took Harmony on her first flight for her birthday! Knoxville was beautiful and the friends we visited were even more beautiful!

For this weeks furniture makeover, I wanted to show you a makeover that I don’t have any before pictures of. I meant to take one, but must not have….

Here it is in all it’s beautiful glory!

We painted it Benjamin Moore’s San Jose Blue, glazed it, 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???

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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

Posted on September 17, 2019September 16, 2019 by Sarah

Black Antique Wash Sink For Sale

Hi Friend,

How’s your week going so far? My little Harmony turned 10 this week!! Double digits… I can’t even believe it. If you’ve had the chance to meet her, you’d know how fun and sweet and kind she is. She genuinely cares for others, loves to have quality time, laugh and do anything that means time with the ones she loves. Happy birthday sweet girl. I adore you! 💕

For this week’s transformation, I wanted to show you the before and afters of an antique wash sink that we recently finished to sell at our store.

Here it is before:

We painted it black, lightly distressed it, sprayed it with a protective clear coat, and added new hardware.

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

This dresser is available to purchase! You can also check out even more new pieces on our For Sale page.

Small Black Dresser
Black Patchwork Drsser
Teal Ornate Buffet
Pink Vanity
Mustard Dresser

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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

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

Kensington Blue China Cabinet Makeover

Hi Friends!

I hope you’re enjoying routine starting again if you have school aged kids. I know by the end of summer, I feel like I’ve juggled one too many things for far too long and the structure of school is eagerly anticipated in our house. I adore the summer with the kids, don’t get me wrong, but it’s like juggling so many balls at once. I usually feel like I’m just barely doing anything well. To all of the faithful customers who had patience with me this summer, I adore you!! Thank you for interacting with grace and patience for this small business owner.

Last weekend, we brought out the autumn decor at FunCycled! If you didn’t get a chance to stop by yet, plan your trip to the store soon to make your house all fall happy! Here’s a little sneak peek for you!

We also went to the Brimfield Flea Market to to restock all the vintage goodness in our store. We picked up more arches, ladders, wooden crates, huckleberry wreaths, and more! It was so much fun!!

If you’d like to stop by this week, remember here are our store hours until Christmas:

For this week’s furniture makeover, I wanted to show you a china cabinet that we just finishes as a custom order for Kathleen.

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 by Sarah

White Hutch Makeover – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends,

How are you? Despite Harmony’s fall last week, we were given the clear to head to the beach on vacation as long as she took it easy. We had a wonderful time away with my whole family!

For this week’s makeover, I want to show you a hutch that we redid as a custom order for one of our dear customers.

Before:

We painted the whole piece Cloud Nine OC-119 by Benjamin Moore. We also lightly distressed it 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 was a custom order so it’s not for sale, but you can check out even more new pieces on our For Sale page.

Black Patchwork Drsser
Barely Blush Dresser
Teal Buffet
Barely Blush Vanity
Mid Century Dresser
Blue/Gray Credenza

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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)

Posted on August 27, 2019August 26, 2019 by Sarah — 3 Comments

Commercial Design – Albany Apartments

Hi Friends,

We had am unexpectedly hard day on Friday. Just one normal happy morning that ended in the hospital… the scariest day of my life.

Harmony and Josh went with friends to a town park while I was getting the car worked on. They had just shuttled me home and John was out doing work deliveries.
My friend called to say Harmony fell off the diving board and hit her head then handed me off to the EMT on-site. He said they already called 911 and an ambulance was on its way.
I ran outside and asked Matt (who works for us) to throw me his keys. He so kindly gave them without any hesitation. Thanks Matt!!

I went as fast as I could but 10 minutes from the park got a call that they couldn’t wait any longer and she was headed to the hospital. THANK GOD John made it there before me as they were putting her in the ambulance and rode with her to the hospital!
I turned back around to head to the hospital. I don’t even remember much of the drive except that there was a couch in the middle lane of the highway that I had to swerve around.

I just kept praying and called a couple people to spread the word to pray.
When I arrived at the hospital, they weren’t there yet so I paced and prayed and paced and prayed.

When I walked in to see her, instant tears. It was the saddest thing I’d ever seen as a mom. I found out she was getting a running start for the dive on a 9 feet high diving board. While she was backing up, she went too far and fell backwards off the board down to the concrete. We think her head hit a step first and then her left side took most of the impact on the concrete.

Harmony and I cried and hugged. I tried to ask how everything happened so we knew what to have checked but she said talking about it made her sad and would just cry. She slowly told me more details all night and even now.

The grace part??? This could have been so much worse. All the doctors couldn’t believe how good she was for the fall she took! Two of the lifeguards at the pool were my good friends kids (thank you Emma and Sevi). Harmony told me how kind you both were and telling me about you was the first smile I saw on her face.

Harmony has a laceration at the top of her head that needed staples, has a concussion, and has huge bruising on her left side. But nothing is broken. Nothing. All the doctors kept saying she’s so lucky. I choose to believe God was watching over her and thank Him so much for a happy ending to this story.
We are home now. She’s sore but in good spirits!!

Harmony said to me the day it all happened, I’m so thankful we have God to give us strength on days like today. He makes it so much better. 💕💕 You’re right sweet Harmony Grace. So right. I know this isn’t the ending to everyones story, but I’m so grateful it’s the ending to ours today.

Sarah Trop