How was your weekend? October is my favorite month for so many reasons. 💗💗 For the hills that exploded with “all the colors of the rainbow” as my son says. For the calm before the storm of the holidays. For the camp fires on cold nights. For apple picking and hayrides. For sweet family time and the reminder of the changing seasons – how quickly time passes. For my favorite dessert – apple crisp. For the dates sprinkled through the month with friends for my birthday. Excited today for a new month and all the joy it brings. 👩🏼💻 + 🍂 = 💗
We enjoyed a hike in Thatcher Park and pumpkin picking this weekend. I loved every minute of it!!
For this week’s makeover, I wanted to share a secretary desk that we just finished and will be down at our store this week for you to purchase. Or you can purchase it online!
Here’s the desk before:
We painted it Benjamin Moore’s Amber Slate, lightly distressed it, and then sprayed it all with protective clear coat. Pictures don’t even do it justice. We also added new white rose knobs. Available now in store or online!
This desk is available to purchase on our website or in our store now, but you can check out more new pieces on our For Sale page:
Black Empire Dresser
Teal and Wood Buffet
Custom Built Headboards
Long White Dresser
Tall White Dresser
Mid Century 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.
If you’re a furniture nerd like I am and love to watch the furniture trends online, one you’ve probably seen lately is that people are leaving the furniture legs stained and painting the boxes. I love that look and I’ve been waiting for just the right piece to do that with. This buffet had the legs for it, but it also had beautiful wood graining on the drawer and door fronts. So I decided this would be a perfect piece to combine some wood and some paint.
Here it is before:
To do that, you have to take the doors off, the drawers out, and tape off the legs!
We freshened the wood up with stain and painted the box with Benjamin Moore’s Gentleman’s Gray, glazed it, and then sprayed it all with protective clear coat. Pictures don’t even do it justice. Available now in store or online!
This buffet is available to purchase on our website or in our store now, but you can check out more new pieces on our For Sale page:
Black Empire Dresser
FunCycled Stays Airbnb
Custom Built Headboards
Long White Dresser
Mid Century Dresser
Gray Dresser
Please sign up for our weekly newsletter by adding your email in the little box below my picture.
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.
How was your weekend? We had a great time enjoying our church being back open and an afternoon of my mom teaching all the kids how to make her applesauce. These fall days are some of my favorite days. With crisp nights and sunny days, warm apple apple crisp and pumpkin spice latte. Once the leaves start changing, I think upstate NY is one of the most beautiful places in the country.
We’ve also been adjusting to home schooling. I would say week 1 went much better than the first 3 days. I love having the kids home and I love field trips even more! We went to the Saratoga Battlefield last week and had such a wonderful time. We also celebrated Harmony’s birthday this week. Her gift was a kitten – meet Phoebe!
For this week’s makeover, I wanted to show you this bedroom set that came together pretty quickly for Courtney who reached out to me on Facebook. She had been looking for dressers and a bed that have detailing or French provincial designs. She hadn’t had any luck finding what she wanted so we set up a time to talk and I showed her what we could find to purchase for the bed. I went shopping at an annual barn sale and found just what she was looking for with the dresser. Here’s all the pieces before:
We took all three pieces and painted them Simply White by Benjamin Moore and then did a slightly more than light distressing and added new hardware. We also sprayed them with a protective clear coat.
This set was done as a custom order so it isn’t available to purchase on our website or in our store now, but you can check out more new pieces on our For Sale page:
Custom Built Headboards
Mid Century Dresser Set
Gray Buffet
French Provincial White Hutch
Navy Hutch
Please sign up for our weekly newsletter by adding your email in the little box below my picture.
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.
How was your weekend? I hope all went well, and that you were able to enjoy what felt like the first fall weekend in upstate NY. Autumn is my favorite with all the seasons best. Pumpkin spice lattes, apple picking, crisp nights and camp fires, fall decor, and hayrides. 💕
For this week’s makeover, I wanted to share a dresser set that we just added to our store.
Here are the dressers before:
We painted both dressers with Benjamin Moore’s Simply White. Then we spray painted the hardware gold and also sprayed the whole piece with a protective clear coat.
This dresser set 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:
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Mid Century Dresser
White Buffet
Gray Buffet
White French Provincial Dresser
Please sign up for our weekly newsletter by adding your email in the little box below my picture.
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.
Who doesn’t love a beautiful bedroom when you go somewhere to escape normal life for a bit! Today, I’m sharing the master bedroom makeover in the airbnb. If you’re looking for a place get away and relax; book your stay here!
This is the master bedroom when we went to look at the building to purchase it.
It doesn’t look it, but the walls were a light gray and my least favorite part of the room was the huge pine baseboard! It was 12″ tall!
So we ripped that out and repurposed it to be shelving in the kitchen.
We painted the headboard wall Newburg Green by Benjamin Moore in a Matte finish and the rest of the walls Simply White.
We custom built the headboard with lights and end stands on it to save floor space and to be the focal point of the room.
We also repurposed an antique dresser for this room and built an adorable ladder. At the footboard, we took an old piece of reclaimed lumber and added hairpin legs to give it a rustic, modern feel.
Queen Master Bedroom
We also added a little electric fireplace and a tiny office off the master bedroom.
It would mean so much if you would share this link with any friend you think might be interested. You can book your stay on Airbnb’s website today!
We loved being able to do all the design for this space. We focused on using as much repurposed items we could for accents and furniture throughout the space! Making it green, beautiful, and one of a kind for your home away from home stay.
If you’d like me to help you with design in your home (can be done virtually to help anyone in the US) or if you see anything in the photos you’d like in your home locally, let me know. We made most of the signs ourselves and build many of the furniture items throughout the space.
How was your weekend? I hope all is going well! This week, I wanted to share a simple way to update an older hutch. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good hutch makeover, but sometimes a hutch can also be completely transformed by keeping just the bottom of the hutch and turning it into a buffet. It really modernizes the piece and also gives you room above it for some exposed shelves or decor.
Here’s a hutch that we recently redid in that way:
We painted the buffet/dresser with Benjamin Moore’s Simply White. Then we lightly distressed it, sprayed it with a protective clear coat, and added new hardware.
Doesn’t it look like a complete different piece?
Adding glass knobs made it look so much more farmhouse, chic!
This buffet/dresser 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:
Mid Century Dresser
Gray Dresser
Gray Buffet
Gray and White Tall Dresser
Navy Hutch
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
Please sign up for our weekly newsletter by adding your email in the little box below my picture.
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.
How’s your week going? I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I wanted to share the kitchen remodel at our #funcycledstays airbnb. Here’s what we started with – basically an empty room that needed a lot of love.
The first thing we did was rip up the subfloor to find hardwood floors underneath. I forgot to take a picture of the kitchen with the subfloors. Here’s where you can see what we ripped up.
Finding the wood floors was such a nice surprise! It gave the room a lot of character and we were able to repurpose something old instead of buying something new.
A nice part about the kitchen was that it had all the plumbing and electrical in place so we didn’t have to do anything like that, but it had nothing else.
We had some cabinets from the first floor of the new building and also took cabinets that were going to be trashed from a kitchen job that we redid. So we took them and painted them Newburgh Green by Benjamin Moore. Colorize in Clifton Park offered to let us try their new paint product called Gemini EVO. It’s a water based lacquer for kitchen cabinet painting. I’ve heard great things about it, but wanted to wait for a project for ourselves before we tested it out. I wanted to see how it sprayed and check the durability before I offered it to our clients. We use an air sprayer for the doors and drawers and brush the boxes. Both applications of this product worked really well. It went through the sprayer without thinning it out and it rolled onto the cabinets without showing brush marks. We loved using it and will now be offering this option for our clients for an upcharge (because it costs about double what normal cabinet paint does). We also waited and did a scratch test and it adhered really well to the cabinets. Thanks to Colorize for keeping us up to date on all the new products and for providing stellar customer service.
We installed IKEA faux concrete counters. The light above the island wasn’t in a good spot so instead of moving all the electric, we built a box and installed two island lights from Ikea. Then we installed subway tile and black grout.
We removed the baseboard that was 10″ tall in the master bedroom. Why would anyone install that big of a baseboard?
Then we repurposed the wood from the baseboard to create exposed shelves in the kitchen.
We took an old white dishwasher and spray painted it black! It still worked great, so, why not? Thanks for the dishwasher, Christine!
The island was a buffet from FunCycled where we extended the top to make it a place for people to sit an eat. We purchased the bar stools on Facebook marketplace.
Installing barn board to the soffits gave it visual interest and charm.
We are so happy with how this little space took shape into a one of a kind place for people to stay, enjoy cooking together, and make family memories for years to come!
It would mean so much if you would share this link with any friend you think might be interested. You can book your stay on Airbnb’s website today!
We loved being able to do all the design for this space. We focused on using as much repurposed items we could for accents and furniture throughout the space! Making it green, beautiful, and one of a kind for your home away from home stay.
If you’d like me to help you with design in your home (can be done virtually to help anyone in the US) or if you see anything in the photos you’d like in your home locally, let me know. We made most of the signs ourselves and build many of the furniture items throughout the space.
How are you? I hope you’re doing well! We had a beautiful weekend! Took whole Saturday off and enjoyed kayaking and having dinner out! It was such a fun time!
I wanted to share a buffet makeover that we just finished and added to our shop online and in our store.
Here’s the buffet before:
We sanded and primed, then painted it with Benjamin Moore’s Advanced paint. Color: Kendal Charcoal. Then we lightly distressed it and sprayed it with a protective clear coat. The hardware is all new. I could not love this one more! If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post.
This is available to purchase on our website, but you can check out new pieces on our For Sale page:
French Provincial White Hutch
Navy Hutch
French Provincial Teal Buffet
Please sign up for our weekly newsletter by adding your email in the little box below my picture.
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.
Our FunCycled Stays Airbnb in Troy is available now! If you’d like to book your stay, you can book it here!
This urban home is nestled on the front side of Prospect Park on upper Congress Street in Troy, NY. The parking lot of the house meets up with Prospect Park where you could take a morning run, play free disc golf in the summer, or bring your favorite sport equipment to play it in the wide open field right behind the house. Take a 5 minute stroll to a local bakery for fresh cinnamon buns; then go just past the bakery, to the right you’ll see the GORGEous view of the Mt. Ida waterfall.
Airbnb Back Entrance
Rainy day? No problem! The house has 3 floors of fun for you! The first floor of the apartment has a game room with classic board games and cards, an air hockey table, and a comfy pull out couch where you can snuggle away with a good book in front of the electric fireplace to keep warm or sleep to make room for more friends.
Pull out sofa and air hockey tableGame room with electric fireplace. Locker with some games for you to play!
It also has an open floor plan on the same floor to enjoy cooking in the full kitchen (all pots and pans and dishes included), a dishwasher for easy clean up, a dining table for 4-6, and a large sectional in the living room. The living room has a smart TV with fast wifi for you to log into any of your favorite streaming services with your own accounts (no cable).
Open Floor Plan Living Room, Kitchen, and Dining RoomOpen Floor Plan Living Room, Kitchen, and Dining Room Open Floor Plan Living Room, Kitchen, and Dining RoomCustom furniture, a comfy sectional, designer lighting.Open Floor Plan Living Room, Kitchen, and Dining Room
Not up for being with the group or need to work a bit while your friends play? No problem! The 2nd floor of the apartment has two beautiful bedrooms that will make you want to sleep in and soak up quiet time with your loved one.
Full sized bedroomQueen sized Bedroom
The master bedroom has a desk and small room for you to hide away and get those emails done quickly so you can enjoy the rest of your fun filled day.
Office/vanity off master bedroom.
The 2nd floor also has the full bathroom with a rain shower head and spray handle to give you the most soothing shower.
Rain shower in full bathroom
Teens that want to get away from the crowd or friends that want to watch a movie together? We’ve got you covered there, too! The 3rd floor of the apartment (4th floor of the building) is one big movie room! Watch your head with the sloped ceiling, but that ceiling will give you an amazing sound and theater experience. The movie room has a smart TV with fast wifi for you to log into any of your favorite streaming services with your own accounts (no cable or streaming service included). It also has a DVD player and a selection of DVD’s for you. There’s a microwave and popcorn in the movie room for you to enjoy your movies without needing to leave the room!
One of a kind getaway for your whole family or group of friends!
Perfect for short trips or longer stays! Only .6 miles away from RPI, 1 mile from Russell Sage College, and 1.5 miles from the Emma Willard School. So close! A perfect spot for EMPAC artists, RPI visitors, Emma and Russell Sage parents, or corporate travelers. Out of town guests that might want a special place to stay? Give them the treat of staying in this designer space.
Other close venues or attractions: Countless restaurants and shops in downtown Troy (1 mile) Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (1.2 miles) Albany (15 minutes) SPAC (33 minutes) Saratoga Race Track (32 minutes) Jiminy Peak Mountain (45 minutes)
It would mean so much if you would share this link with any friend you think might be interested. You can book your stay on Airbnb’s website today!
We loved being able to do all the design for this space. We focused on using as much repurposed items we could for accents and furniture throughout the space! Making it green, beautiful, and one of a kind for your home away from home stay. If you love design, you can check out how we redid some of the room here.
If you’d like me to help you with design in your home (can be done virtually to help anyone in the US) or if you see anything in the photos you’d like in your home locally, let me know. We made most of the signs ourselves and build many of the furniture items throughout the space.
How are you? I hope all is going well! We wrapped up almost all of our projects at the #funcycledstays airbnb over the weekend. In less than 2 months we finished it and it was the hardest we’ve worked in our lives. Next week, I’ll share the before and afters of the airbnb as well as a link to book your stay! Stay tuned friends! Here are a couple sneak peeks for you though!
For this week’s makeover, I’m sharing a Troy kitchen cabinet painting, tiling, and wall painting project. Donna reached out to have us paint her kitchen cabinets. She has cherry cabinets so they were tricky to paint. Bleed through is a common problem with cherry cabinet. When the cabinets are painted, the stain color bleeds into the paint and changes its color. You can usually stop that from happening with the right primer, but sometimes even with the right primer, it happens.
Here’s the kitchen before:
We painted the cabinets with Benjamin Moore’s Advanced paint; color White Dove OC-17 (satin finish), sealed it with a water based protective clear coat, and added new hardware. We also paint the walls White Dove in an eggshell finish and painting test trim White Dove in a semi gloss finish! When we paint kitchen cabinets, we also offer tile install. We installed this subway tile for Donna as well! The flooring was installed by Revival Renovations.
Ready for the afters?
White Dove Kitchen Cabinets Painted Cherry Cabinets
Could your kitchen use an update? We’d love to help!! We can help pick out colors, finishes, product and do the cabinet painting, tiling, add new hardware. You can use our Contact Us form to request our design services or a quote for painting your kitchen. Please 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:
Gray Buffet
Please sign up for our weekly newsletter by adding your email in the little box below my picture.
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.
