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File Cabinet Turned Mud Room Bench – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi All!!!

I’m beyond excited to share this before and after with you. Ever since I first laid eyes on this file cabinet, I wanted to turn it into a hall tree bench. One of our customers, Laurie, stopped by to buy a different piece and asked me what plans I had for the file cabinet. Once I told her, she said that she needed something exactly like that!! YAY! I was sooo excited to have an excuse to get started.

Here it was before!!

We flipped it on it’s side and boxed in the drawers and side first. The hardest part with this project was finding doors that would be the right width for the back. One was too skinny, two were too wide. So we had  to try to find three matching old solid wood doors. That’s no easy task. usually you can find two matching, but three… not so much. Well, the third and middle door doesn’t exactly match but we trimmed it up so you wouldn’t even be able to tell.

Up next, we painted everything using Benjamin Moore’s Simply Irresistible 205. Then I slightly distressed it and sealed it with a protective clear coat. We added a wood shelf and the corner brackets.

I CAN NOT WAIT to show you the after pictures. I want one of these myself!! If you’d like one, we can custom build something similar for you. Just use our Contact Us form to let us know what size you’re looking for and I’ll get you a quote. 

Happy redesigns everyone,
Sarah

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Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. We create custom furniture and will deliver for customers in upstate NY and will also 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 furniture for sale page.

 

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Grey and Hot Pink Secretary Desk – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi All!

It’s been such a fun week here!! Yesterday was my 30th birthday and if you follow our facebook page you’ve seen some of the random acts of kindness that we did throughout the day. I’ll be doing a blog post soon about all of them in case you’d like to try it for yourself. It was an amazing experience!! My favorite random act of kindness was giving a stranger on the street a bouquet of flowers. Such an incredible experience!!

On to the furniture!! Amy reached out to me about redoing this secretary desk for her daughters room. John was a little hesitant to paint this one because of the beautiful oak, but I could see it coming together with colors.

I painted the outside using Benjamin Moore’s Cheating Heart that I turned into chalk paint, distressed and sealed it. We actually sprayed into the inside using Benjamin Moore’s Crushed Berries. We bought the hardware from Hobby Lobby and I spray painted all of it with Valspar’s Pink Burst. So so adorable, right??

Thank you so much for the custom order Amy!

Happy redesigns everyone,
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. There is a box at the top right of this page to enter your email address in to receive notifications by email when I post something new on this blog. Please sign up today!

Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. We create custom furniture and will deliver for customers in upstate NY and will also 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 furniture for sale page.

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From An Old Oak Dresser to a Modern Eye Catcher – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi All! It’s been a wonderful, wonderful week here!!! My very dear friend Marcie planned a surprise 30th birthday party for me this past weekend. Don’t worry I’m still in my 20’s until next week, she had to do it early to surprise me! ;) Thank you so much, Marcie!!!

Marcie knows me better than most so she gets that the best birthday present I could ever have is not something you could buy, it’s quality time with the people I love. So, here we are… 15 of some of my very favorite people. Thanks so much for coming to make it such a special night everyone!

On Sunday, I had a little accident and cut my thumb to the bone while trying to remove a crystal knob.  It broke in my  hand -Ouch!! So, no lifting or painting much this week. I thought I would seize the moment and go on a day trip to Hudson, NY. My friend Jamie and I were supposed to be antique shopping, but she had to cancel due to the sudden illness of a couple of her close friends. I was thinking of canceling but my friend Sarah wanted to go enjoy the day with me, which worked out well since I am out of commission in the furniture department. She made the day amazing… a kindred spirit for sure.

If you haven’t been to Hudson, you must go! It was such a fun day of antique shopping, enjoying the architecture of the buildings, tasting AMAZING lavender ice cream, and walking along the river.  Here are some highlights in photos. :)

A waffle cone in honor of you Sarah Sprague! :)

OK, you’re here for the furniture, right?? I have to keep reminding myself of that. lol ! Here’s a dresser that we bought from Chris, who’s my friend Jo Ann’s friend. This was her late husband’s dresser and it traveled all around the country and as far as the Bahama’s. It was in great shape and Marian saw it on our Upcoming Projects page and asked us to customize it. I love how she saw an old piece with the right lines and knew we could make it modern. She picked out quite a few hardware pieces that she liked and then let me choose from there. She had a great eye so it was an easy choice. Here it was before.

 

We sanded and painted with chalk paint made from Benjamin Moore’s Van Courtland Blue HC-145. Then we very lightly glazed it and added new the new hardware. Always remember that if you paint anything with chalk paint, you have to seal it after. Whether it is with wax or a water based poly, seal it because it’s porous.

Here it is after!

I really couldn’t love this one more. I hope we did you proud Chris! Marian!!

And thanks to you, our readers, for your support and encouragement this week. The care and concern about my hand was overwhelming to me. You humble me with your kindness every time there is a struggle here at FunCycled.

Happy redesigns everyone,
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. There is a box at the top right of this page to enter your email address in to receive notifications by email when I post something new on this blog. Please sign up today!

Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. We create custom furniture and will deliver for customers in upstate NY and will also 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 furniture for sale page.


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Yellow Painted Dresser – Tuesday’s Treasures

Happy Tuesday everyone!! We’re all about change here at FunCycled… making the old new again with repair, color or classic styles. Sometimes I look at a piece and think that’s not too bad looking. Should I change it?? But then I make some adjustments whether that be color or hardware and wonder why I ever even thought about not changing it. It seems so much better. Sometimes I get that way in life, too. Since we are now official full time entrepreneurs, most people think I must love change. Nope, not true at all! John loves change. I eat the same things at the same restaurants, I have no desire to rearrange furniture,  I like little risk. That’s why we’re a great team.

That being said, this month has been a bit of a change for us. Our babies both started school full time Monday-Friday 8-3. That may not seem like much, but when I’ve had them with me every day for the last 5 years, it takes some getting use to. This month I also found out that my two very very dear friends, Marcie and Sarah were planning to move out of state. Sarah’s already gone and Marcie will be in about a month. It’s definitely sad to see them go. That being said, I’m reminded that God so often has to force changes in our lives for great reasons. School has been wonderful for the kids. They’re already writing much better, memorizing Bible verses and singing all about God’s grace. Sweetie wrote her own song this week and it went something like this, “Lord, please help me not say bad words or hit anyone. And make me happy! Teach me your ways”. lol! Apparently she has inner struggles with wanting to say bad words. I confidently believe that God is moving Marcie and her family to Florida and Sarah and her family to Michigan for wonderful reasons. I guess I say all this to remind you all that if you’re anything like me and if change isn’t easy, God wants to move and transform us into something beautiful. His kind of beauty… “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” Galations 5:22-23a ESV

When you see our furniture transformations, I hope that you’re reminded that God makes beauty from ashes. This week’s piece wasn’t necessarily ashes, but definitely needed some beauty. Here she was before! My mom bought this one for me and even fit it in her Subaru! Love you mom. ;)

I loved the little tiny top drawers and the knobs. Brenda (who’s already bought pieces from us) saw this on our Upcoming Projects page and asked to have it custom painted. We repaired the veneer damage here and there and painted it all using chalk paint that I  made from Benjamin Moore’s Province Creme which is a buttery yellow. Then I distressed it a bit and sealed with a clear water based poly.

Could there be a cuter little dresser? I’m not sure! Love, love this one!!

Have a great week and we’ll see you in October!! I can’t believe September is almost over… wowzer! :)

Happy redesigns everyone,
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. There is a box at the top right of this page to enter your email address in to receive notifications by email when I post something new on this blog. Please sign up today!

Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. We create custom furniture and will deliver for customers in upstate NY and will also 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 furniture for sale page.

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Art Deco Retro Dresser Set – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi All!

How’s it going?? We had a great weekend here full of happy and bitter sweet moments. Our little sweetie turned 4 this week!! How did she get this big??

And, John and I went on a double date with our friends Sarah and Aaron. For all you married couples out there with kids, I highly recommend going on a double date.  We laughed all night !! I felt like we were still in the dating days hanging out with friends. So! Much! Fun!!

Enough with all that, you’re here for the furniture aren’t you? Courtney reached out to us, wanting a dresser set for her bedroom.  We didn’t have a full set that matched, but Courtney had seen two pieces on our Upcoming Projects page and asked if we could make them a set.

She wanted an Art Deco 1950’s color but also wanted the set to have a vintage feel. So here they are before…

We liked the original hardware on the dresser with the drop down front, but decided to switch the hardware on the other piece. We painted both using Benjamin Moore’s Cool Aqua. Then we distressed and glazed both pieces to give a vintage feel. Are you ready for the afters??

The knobs are from Anthropologie… love love them!

Oh and a quick update on the kids. They still love everything about school! They are having a blast and actually cried the other day because they didn’t want me to pick them up. Well… that didn’t sting at all!! Ouch!!  At least I know they are happy. :)
Have a great week!!Happy redesigns everyone,
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. There is a box at the top right of this page to enter your email address in to receive notifications by email when I post something new on this blog. Please sign up today!

Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. We create custom furniture and will deliver for customers in upstate NY and will also 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 furniture for sale page.

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Bistro Set and Bird & Tree Coffee Table – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi All!

How was the first week of school for most of you in upstate NY??? It was our first year for both our Little Man who started kindergarten and for Sweetie going into Pre-K. If you want to see some pictures of their first day and have a chance to get a coupon for $50 your own photo shoot check out the Kid’s First Day of School post.

Here are some fun before and afters of pieces that have been done for awhile, but somehow I missed writing a blog post about them. I don’t know how because I really, really like both of them.

This little bistro set was on my front porch for years until I recently Revamped My Front Porch and added a new burlap bistro set. I don’t know why I didn’t redo it sooner because if I had, I probably wouldn’t have wanted to replace it. 

Brenda was looking for a bistro set and is a self proclaimed FunCycled addict. When she saw this on our Upcoming Projects page, she jumped on it.

Painting outdoor furniture is similar to indoor except you want to use an exterior paint and an exterior sealer and do a couple extra coats of sealer on top to make sure it can handle the sun and rain. The whole set was painted Benjamin Moore’s Meridian Blue. Then I lightly distressed it and sealed it.

It just couldn’t be any cuter now, could it??

Second up but definitely loved to pieces is an amazing bird and tree coffee table. Colleen contacted us to redo her coffee table to incorporate sage brown and cream. When she came to drop it off, she found out that her parents live on my street. Small world!!!

Here is was before. Colleen liked the stain of the wood, but wanted the top to have a tree design.

We sanded and re-stained the entire base with Minwax ebony. Then we painted the top Benjamin Moore’s Carlisle Cream and distressed it. We’re always asked if we use stencils for our designs. No, I almost always hand draw the tree and paint it by hand. That’s what we did in this case. Here’s the after!

 Thanks so much for the custom orders Brenda and Colleen!!! It was such a pleasure working with you both. 

Happy redesigns everyone,
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. There is a box at the top right of this page to enter your email address in to receive notifications by email when I post something new on this blog. Please sign up today!

Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. We create custom furniture and will deliver for customers in upstate NY and will also 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 furniture for sale page.

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The Kiddo’s First Day of School

It doesn’t even seem possible that our little kiddos are old enough to be in school. Hearing people tell me not to wish the baby days away seems to hit home on a week like last week. Half of their days are going to be with someone else now. John and I are so thankful that God has provided which has allowed us to put the kids in a private Christian school this year. It’s not right for everyone but it has been our hearts desire since day one and we feel humbled that God has blessed us in a way we never thought would be possible.

They both love school so far!! The first day we had just a little bit of tears (all of us) but like our little 5 year old man said, “I’m nervous, but God made me brave”. They are little troopers- loving being around people and getting to learn and play every day. On the first day of school, my friend Chelsea from Chelsea Boss Photography came over and took some OUT OF THIS WORLD first day of school photos for us! The kids had a blast, and if you’ve ever taken your kids to a photo session you’ll know how much that means! We barely had to ask them to smile!

I had to share some of the photo’s with you!  Love them, right?? Well, I also have some great news!! Chelsea also hooked us up with ten $50 off coupons for her 1-2 hour sessions!!! If you’d like one, just email me at sarah@funcycled.com. There is a limited amount so it will be on a first come first serve basis. Also, do me a favor and like Chelsea’s facebook page. That way you’ll see other specials she may be having. 

I have to share a couple more with you because they are just too stinkin’ cute!!! 

It’s not too late to get your school photo’s done with Chelsea!! You can even use this desk if you’d like! :) I’ll let you borrow it. ;)

Thanks to all who prayed for their first day of school! Your prayers were answered! 

Have a blessed week!!
Sarah  

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Burbank Blue and White Dresser Set – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi Friends! If you’re one of our Facebook fans, you’ll see that I’ve been a little MIA this week. I’ve been fighting a nasty cold. It’s still going strong over 10 days later. I’m going to give in and medicate soon, don’t you worry. That being said, I’m sleepy and coughing up a lung so I’m going to try to keep this one on the shorter side. What??? Two weeks in a row?? I’m sorry, but I promise there will be a nice, fun post next week.

Adrienne contacted me and wanted a dresser set for her bedroom. We didn’t have a matching set, but we painted a set to match and it worked great in her bedroom. Here’s the before pictures. This long dresser was on our upcoming projects page for what seemed like forever. It was huge and sturdy. The only thing was that every drawer slide was broken so we had to replace all of them.

Adrienne bought the other dresser online and had us redo it in a different color but with the same distressing and glazing to make them look like they were meant to be together.

The long dresser was painted Benjamin Moore’s Burbank Blue 732. We primed, painted, distressed and glazed it.
Oh… and added new hardware. :)

Totally different looking right?? I love the antiqued copper hardware with the aqua color!
We used the same hardware for both to help tie the two pieces together as well.

Thank you so much for the business Adrienne and Dana! We can’t wait to get started on your kitchen soon. :)

Oh, and if you think of it… say a prayer for us on Wednesday. I’ll be sending both kids to school for a full days, Monday-Friday and Wednesday is their first day. Pray that they love it and do really well. I’m used to them being home with us all of the time so it will be an adjustment for sure.  Thanks friends!

Happy redesigns everyone,
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. There is a box at the top right of this page to enter your email address in to receive notifications by email when I post something new on this blog. Please sign up today!

Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. We create custom furniture and will deliver for customers in upstate NY and will also 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 furniture for sale page.

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Grey French Provincial Dresser – Tuesday’s Treasures

Hi All! I’m enjoying some family time this week before school starts next week. That means I’m keeping today’s Tuesday’s Treasures on the kind of short and sweet side. :)

I loved the lines and quality workmanship with this piece. I had to buy it as soon as I saw it. We even fit this monster in the back of my van with two little kids. :) It’s super heavy and worth every muscle used to lug it around.

Here it is before: 

I used Benjamin Moore’s Asphalt grey and turned it into chalk paint to paint the dresser and then glazed it using Valspar’s Antiquing Glaze. I also did a secret technique to make the paint crack in little spots and give it an authentically aged look. I can’t tell you ALL my secrets now can I?? ;) 

 We took hardware from another piece and painted it hammered black using spray paint. Also, we sealed it with a water based poly. This one went to Amanda in South Carolina with this Grey and Cream Hutch.  Amanda and I are working on another shipment now, too. :) Thank you so much Amanda!! It’s been a blast working with you.

Ready for the rest of the pictures?

 

Happy redesigns everyone,
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. There is a box at the top right of this page to enter your email address in to receive notifications by email when I post something new on this blog. Please sign up today!

Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. We create custom furniture and will deliver for customers in upstate NY and will also 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 furniture for sale page.

 

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Small White Dresser Set

One more quick makeover today… my pal Lara went to a yard sale and saw these dressers for sale. She sent them to me in a text to see if I’d like her to pick them up for me. I thought they were big from the picture and told her to go ahead and buy them! When she brought them I was surprised at how tiny they were. She thought for sure I was disappointed, but I wasn’t. Just surprised. They were more like large end stands. I put them up on our Upcoming Projects Page and they were sold in under 4 hours. Now that’s fast!! Thank you for the dressers Lara! You’re the best!!!  

The top was leather. You can sand the top if leather lightly, prime and paint it and that’s just what we did here. We kept the hardware all original, just cleaned it up a bit. Are you ready for these cute little ones??

If you want to see how to repaint furniture see our How To Paint Furniture post. Here’s the after for you!

Super cute, right?? Thank you so much for the custom order McKenzie!! I hope you enjoy them for a long, long time!

Happy redesigns everyone,
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. There is a box at the top right of this page to enter your email address in to receive notifications by email when I post something new on this blog. Please sign up today!

Last but not least, let us customize a furniture piece for you. We create custom furniture and will deliver for customers in upstate NY and will also 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 furniture for sale page.