Hi Friends!
How was your week? We had a stressful work week. Trying to get all of our custom orders done for pick up or delivery on time led to a hectic week. And of course, on the busiest of weeks, what can go wrong … well you know the rest! We had an unexpected bleed through the day before pick up on one dresser, one of our staff used the wrong screws (they were too long) on a finished piece of furniture which led to a redo two days before that piece was to be picked up, and then, we had two customers make last minute changes the day before they were each to be delivered. All this happened when we had 16 furniture orders to wrap up. Man oh man! This is becoming a vent session. Lol! To end on a positive note, if it was easy, everyone would do it right?? ;) Also, as a small business owner, I’m very thankful to be busy. Slow is a harder type of stress than busy stress. All in all, God is faithful, He gave us strength and we started our new week with encouragement from His word with a new series at church called 30 days to live. This truly brought my perspective and attitude into check.
Josh came home from church wanting to build a Lego set based on what he learned! 
“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against that house, it won’t collapse because it is built on bedrock. But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand. When the rains and floods come and the winds beat against that house, it will collapse with a mighty crash.”
Matthew 7:24-27 NLT
Also, we have our Easter pics!
For this week, we have two furniture pieces, I wanted to show you how a simple transformation can definitely revitalize a classic furniture style. Carmen came to us with her dresser and cedar trunk! The pieces had special memories for her, but she didn’t like the outdated finishes. Here they are before:
We tested out 8 different grays to makes sure we had the right hue for her bedroom set. She decided her favorite one was Chelsea Gray by Benjamin Moore (which is my favorite medium gray, too). If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post. After we painted both pieces, we lightly distressed them, glazed it using Valspar’s antiquing glaze and put protective clear coat over the top. All new hardware sealed the deal on the dresser! Love, love!
Even though this is a custom order, we have new pieces available for you to buy on our for sale page right now. Here are just a few:
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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)
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We were able to drive through 
Here were my kid’s favorites (wonder woman and spiderman):
Oh those three are just too cute!!!
One of our clients loved this finish, and wanted us to try to create something similar with a dresser set that he already owned so he was reusing instead of buying new. Gotta love that, right? Here’s the set before:
The class at the art center was so much fun!! I really enjoyed this group of fun loving repurposers. We laughed together, painted together and 3 hours flew by!! I simply must share the pic of this class (thanks guys)! If you’d like to sign up for the next class, go 
I’ve been hesitating a bit about sharing all of the custom built tables we’ve made in 2016 because there are no “Before” pics to show you. It would be just a pile of wood! At last, I decided they are too pretty not to share! Take a look at the tables and remember, we can custom build your dream table, too! 
Here’s another tiny table that we built to have a rectangular base! Our clients’ wanted a rectangular base because it was being used with a built in corner bench. They wanted as much foot room on the corners as possible. I love the ship lap look on the base! John built a lip on the table top to make it look 2 inch thick and a bit more rustic!! LOVE LOVE that, too!
Let’s go back a couple of weeks to a stunning table that was done as a custom order as well! This is a SOLID 1 1/2 inch maple top table. The top alone weighs more than most tables and it’s beautiful. We stained the top with a mix of brown and gray stands and painted the base with Benjamin Moore’s Navajo white and glazed it.
Next is my very favorite table because it’s my own table… a twist on Rustic Chic. Two thirds of the table is rustic barn board and one third is a chic white with fancy legs.
This set was done as a custom order! It was in our customers family for years so she didn’t want to part with it. She also REALLY didn’t want to use it as is. I can’t blame her!
I wanted to remind those of you who struggle with Valentine’s Day because you don’t have a Valentine or because you don’t have the Valentine you pictured yourself with when you were a little kid. You are significant and so loved! God is all around you – loving you. Even when it doesn’t feel like it. God loves you so much he sent His Son to die on the cross for you.
We painted it using Benjamin Moore’s color Silver Fox
It was just the right height and the curves of the legs matched perfectly with this vanity.
