Category: DIY

Hi! We're into February... ahh! Where did January go? Well, what better way to start the month of love then with a pink dresser turned red!! Jamie had ordered a couple of pieces from us towards the end of last…

Happy Tuesday everyone! This Tuesday's Treasures is a piece that I would love to keep for myself, if I had room. Thankfully, I own a small house so I can't fit much more of anything in it. :) I just…

If you're a fan of FunCycled's Facebook page, I teased you with a sneak peak of this beautiful Fuchsia dresser that we delivered this weekend. I was going to make you wait until tomorrow for Tuesday's Treasures, but decided I…

Happy New Year!!! I'm so thankful for all the changes that happened in 2012 and I'm even more excited about what's ahead in 2013! We were blessed in so many ways in 2012. Thank you for your support, positive feedback,…

Hi All! If you're anything like me this week you MAY start thinking about wrapping the presents. Maybe, just maybe... or you may wait until the night before and put everything into bags instead. I highly recommend wrapping your gifts while "watching"…

Are you all ready for Christmas yet? I know, I know, it's early December. How could you be ready yet? I feel the same way! Thankfully, my mom is taking the kiddos this Friday so I can get some shopping…

A HUGE thanks to all of you who stopped to see us at the Troy Victorian Stroll on December 2nd. It was so nice meeting you. This week I thought I would show you the before and after of a…

Hi All! It's our family tradition to decorate for Christmas the weekend after Thanksgiving so we've been spending all of our time the last two days making the house look festive as can be. This is our favorite holiday!! I've…

Hi All! Happy Thanksgiving a few days early! I hope you all have a wonderful week, take time to thank God for the many blessing He has given to you, and enjoy laughing until it hurts with your family. If…

Happy Tuesday everyone!! This weekend I was able to be a part of a Craft4Love day. A group of 60 ladies came together to craft all day and raise $3,680 for Love146. LOVE146 is a non profit organization that is working to…

To all of our readers who have experienced the devastation of hurricane Sandy. You are in our prayers today!! We still have power and our house fared very well last night. Thanks to all of the kindness we received through emails and blog posts from…

Hello All!  Do you remember this boring old bedroom set on our Upcoming Projects page?? You don't? I don't see how you could have forgotten about it. ;) Well, my mom and I went to pick this set up and…

Hello friends! Since last week's Tuesday's Treasures, I became another year older. I now have only one more year to enjoy the times that I can say, "Yeah, I'm in my 20's!".  It was a fun filled weekend with my…

Happy Tuesday everyone! Before I get to the coveted before and after pictures for all the pieces on display this month, I have to share the exciting news of this week. We were featured on Domino Magazine's facebook page this…

Happy Tuesday! So, if you haven't heard me say it before, of all the things I love about redoing furniture, my favorite is doing custom orders. Both of these buffets were custom orders from a couple who just moved to…

Happy Tuesday everyone! My little sweetie will turn 3 before I say Happy Tuesday's Treasures again. So sad! I can't believe how fast she's growing up. This week, I thought I would show you two before and after's of recently…

It's a rainy day here in NY so I thought I'd share the before and after pictures of this primitive red hutch that we recently finished. Here it is before- definitely in need of some color... if you ask me.…

A custom furniture request came in from our fan, Theresa, who was looking for something special for her nursery decor. Theresa and her husband are keeping the gender of their soon-to-be-arriving miracle a surprise so she wanted to go with something…

Have any of you readers with little ones been out and about this weekend buying school supplies, clothes and shoes? Even though my little monkeys aren't school age yet, I feel like that has been the resounding chatter I hear…

Note: I originally saw this design on Pinterest and something like it at a local restaurant near our house. The pin I saw did not direct me to the originator so I didn't know who to give credit to.  Thankfully,…

I am so excited about this week's Tuesday's Treasures. Do I say that too often? Not only was this a really fun and different redesign, it went to an amazing couple and their two beautiful little girls. (Who both of…

Hello Friends! This week's Tuesday's Treasures brings you another piece that went to my friend Tiffany... this baby was what started the entire process and led to Dining Room Chairs, that led to a Red Chandelier, that led to a vintage…

Here's another makeover for you. I found these beauties along side the road for free. Who throws something like this out?? Ahhh... ! Want a quick history lesson about them? No... yeah sure you do. :) They are called Panton…

Tomorrow is the 4th of July! I hope you all have some fun plans for the day. We are planning to take the kids to the roof top of a parking garage in downtown Albany to watch the fireworks. We…

Hope you all had a great weekend! This week's redesign was a lot of fun! It was one of those project where everything went RIGHT for once. :) Gotta love those! My friend Jo Ann and I went shopping at…