Category: DIY

Hi Friends, How was your week? We were blessed with another  busy work weekend with the Victorian Stroll happening in downtown Troy. The streets were filled and our store followed suite. So much fun! Thanks again to all of you…

Hi Friends! How was last week? This is my busy season with furniture, interior design and running a retail store. That being said, I don't remember much about last week and I'm pretty sure I don't have any cute pictures…

Hi Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. John and I had a wonderful time enjoying Historic Williamsburg, VA thanks to the generosity of our friends Jim and Christine.  We had never been there and loved seeing…

Hi Friends! How was your weekend? I hope it was restful and fun! I can't wait to share today's story with you because stories like this don't happen every day in my profession. Michael emailed me asking to set up…

Hi Friends! How was your week and weekend? We had an epic week, redoing about 20 furniture pieces. Man oh man was that a good thing, but by Friday night we were definitely ready to collapse! Thankfully we were able…

Hi Friends: Remember a couple of weeks ago when I posted about going to help my friend Marcie who's in Atlanta taking care of her 3 year old son Asher after his liver transplant? Well, I didn't actually go that…

Hi Friends! How's your week going? It's a good week here! Keeping busy with interior design jobs and custom furniture orders - loving every minute of it! This weeks makeover is a fun one because this dresser was SO ugly…

Hi Friends! How are you? I'm out of town spending some time with my friend Marcie. Her son Asher has liver cancer and is in a transplant center getting his new liver so I flew into Atlanta to see if…

Hi Friends! I'm sooooooooo excited to share our first ever kitchen makeover with you!! Do you like Fixer Upper? If so, you'll probably enjoy this kitchen makeover. It started back in June with the Interior Design phase. Ann hired me to…

Hi Friends! How was your holiday weekend? My amazing friends Chrisie, Dione and Bethany came for a girls weekend and we had a blast! It was so nice to get time to laugh, have fun, not work and feel like…

Hi Friends, How's your week going? We are knee deep in a kitchen remodel project while getting goods restocked at FunCycled and getting the kiddos ready to start school next week. This is the time of year that I feel…

Hi Friends! How was your week? Last week felt like the busiest week of our summer as far as work goes. John was working on a kitchen cabinet painting project. It rained quite a bit last week and that slows…

Hi Friends, How was your week? We have been busier and busier with interior design (which I love by the way)! Two weeks ago we set the upcoming 5 weeks aside for interior design jobs. Starting with designing offices for the Troy Innovation Garage, then…

Hi Friends, How's your week going? Sometimes in the summer I get so busy with places to go, things to see, sunshine to enjoy that I forget to make time to have friends over for dinner and just relax. This…

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! How's your week going? We had another busy one! My kiddos finished 1st and 2nd grade last week. I'm so proud of how well they did!! Both made high honor roll all  4 quarters! Josh won the highest academic…

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!! 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,…