Category: DIY

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!! 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…

Hi Friends! How was your Christmas? We had a house full! This year, having the new house, we had room for my big family and hosted Christmas. It was the best. I loved filling both tables with people I adore,…

Hi Friends! It's the week of Christmas!!! We are so excited to celebrate our Savior's birth! I can't wait to spend Christmas singing about Him, sharing gifts that reflect the gift we were given when God sent Jesus to earth, and…

Hi Friends! How are you? We've had back to back busy weekends at the store so thank you very, very much to all who came out and shopped so far this holiday season!!! I don't  know about you but I…

Hi Friends! It's been such an exciting busy week here! This past Sunday was the annual Victorian Stroll in downtown Troy. It's takes a lot of time to prepare for, but I enjoy the event so very very much! I…

Hi Friends! How are you? These couple of weeks are some of the busiest of the year for retail shops.  We barely got a chance to take a breath after Thanksgiving before we were thrown into Black Friday and Shop…

Hi Friends, How are you? We are living in what feels like a bed and breakfast... our new 1805 dream house! We have been arms deep in paint and light demo. It's been long days but we've been loving every…

Hi Friends! It's an exciting week! The highly anticipated week that we move into our new home is happening now!! I can't even explain how excited we are! I honestly never thought we would own a house like this. All…

Hi Friends! How are you? We moved out of our house this weekend and oh my word, I don't want to move ever again. We are living with my parents for a week while we wait to close on our…

Hi Friends, I hope you're having a great day! This week we pack up and move out of our current house. I can't believe how quickly all of this has happened. We weren't even looking for a house! At the end…

Hi Friends! I hope you're having a great week! Thanks so much to all of you who came out to our moving sale. It was great catching up with you. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking…

Hi Friends! Hope you're having a good week. It's getting colder here in upstate NY which  means the fall foliage is coming soon. I adore fall... its crisp evenings and the amazing vibrant colors of the trees. This weekend we…

Hi Friends! I hope you're all having a great week! School started here last week and boy oh boy do I feel like my kids have changed so much since last year. I'm loving driving the kids to school this year!…

Hi Friends! How are you? We just got home from an amazing vacation with most of my family at Ocean City, NJ! It was HOT last week and that's exactly what I love. It made the salty ocean warm enough…

Hi Friends, I hope you had a great week!!  Another hectic week here at FunCycled with lots of pieces selling and expanding the business by adding some new aspects. I'll tell you more about those soon! This week's transformation was a custom order…

Hi Friends! Can you believe school is starting in two weeks? For many of you, it's already started. I can't believe summer break is almost over. This summer has not been what I expected it to be, but I not saying…

Hi Friends! I'm coming to you today with a fun transformation in a finish that I've wanted to try for a very long time! Saying that a painting technique is a first for me after painting furniture for about 4 years…

Hi Friends! The weather has been amazing hasn't it? We've been soaking up the sun while creating so many new furniture pieces for the store. We are ALMOST restocked and I'm more excited than ever about the design of the new…