Category: Before and After

Hi Friends, Let's talk furniture painting dilemmas for a moment, shall we? So often people come into our store or comment online or recognize me on the street, you get the point, to tell me how terrible it is of…

Hi Friends!! This is your lucky day!! I'm showing you not just one but TWO makeovers! If that's not good news enough, both are teal hutch makeovers. I love nothing more than hutch makeovers and then you add my favorite…

Hi Friends! How's your week? We had a busy one! Took a long weekend to escape to one of my favorite places - Ocean City! We had a wonderful time soaking up the sun and enjoying some much needed family…

Hi Friends, How's it going? We have had a great week! My kiddos spent a few days at my brother Jesse and his wife Jessica's house for "cousins camp" this past week. They learned screen printing, how to make candles, and recorded…

Hi All! How are you? I hope you had a great weekend! We had a busy one thanks to all of you! Troy's 13th River Festival was this past Saturday and the store was packed! We had a great time…

Hi Friends, This week John and I celebrate 13 years of marriage! Wowzer! I can't even believe how old that makes me sound... er, I mean, how quickly time flew by! I'm so thankful for all we've been through together. John…

Hi Friends!! How are you all? This has been another fast forward style week. Jam packed with catch up work as a result of last weeks funeral planning and services. My best friend from high school, Theresa, and her family…

Hi All! How's your week going? It's been a long week here. On May 15th, we were woken up by a call that I had dreaded since I first met my husband. His grandmother had passed away suddenly that evening.…

Hi Friends!! How are you? We are finally over the flu and feeling much better! Being home with the kids for a week gave me time to get some much needed home projects done! I painted the cement on our…

Hi Friends! How are you? My kids are fighting off the flu here this week and as I type this, I feel like my head is a giant bubble and my ears are clogging so I'm going to keep today's Tuesday's…

Hi Friends! How are you? We had a wonderful week away on vacation! When we first started FunCycled, I read an article about how to successfully stay in business for yourself. One of the things mentioned was traveling often. Weekend…

Hi Friends! How are you? I hope you're enjoying a great week! We are enjoying some much needed family time this week. Taking a quick break before the hectic (yet fun) summer begins!! I can't wait to share this transformation…

Hi Friends! How are you?? If you follow us on Facebook, you know that two weeks ago was rough, but this week was much better. Thanks to all of you who took time to send me encouraging notes, texts and…

Hi Friends! How are you? I can't wait to share this week's furniture makeover with you! Not because it's a one of a kind piece, but because we took something ordinary and made it anything but ordinary!! This set was a…

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…

Hi All!! Did you all have a wonderful Easter? I get so excited at Easter! As a Christian, I believe if Christ didn't have power over death, He wouldn't have the power to forgive our sins and his teachings would't be…

Hi Friends!! How was your week? I was talking to a friend today who was sad about the cold temperatures in the northeast this week. Are you feeling the same way? Just remember it's mid-March! That means we're almost done…

Hi Friends, How was your week? We had a good one! Last week was the first week since early January that I didn't feel sick and man oh man was that nice!! I could breath, not cough, not puke. Win,…

Hi Friends! How was your week?? It was a fun week for me!! In addition to repurposing furniture, I had a few interior design consultations, spoke at the Clifton Park Library, and taught a class on painting furniture at the Art…

Hi Friends!! Did all of my friends who juggle full time jobs and being a mom make it through winter break ok?? Typically this time of the year is our slowest, but we've been running on all cylinders this year!…

Hi Friends! How are you? Did you have a fun Valentines Day? I posted this on our social media sites and I hope you know how true it is... I wanted to remind those of you who struggle with Valentine's Day because you…

Hi Friends! Happy Tuesday! I hope you had a fun weekend! We had a house full and enjoyed a Super Bowl party at our house. My very favorite way to spend a weekend is by filling the house with friends…

Hi Friends!! How are you? Our family has had a week of catching horrific colds, but also catching up on projects around the house while we've been homebound. You know life giving us lemons and we're making lemonade and all.…

Hi Friends! It's been a rollercoaster of a week! Remember how I mentioned that we wanted to give our kids experience gifts rather than just tangible gifts for Christmas? Josh's experience gift was to go see his friend Carter in…

Hi Friends! If you  missed last week's post about 2015 Most Popular Furniture Makeovers, it's definitely worth checking out! I promised in that post that I would also share some of my favorite furniture projects this year. Some may be…