Category: Projects

Hi Friends! Why would we redo a newer piece of furniture? Well, even if furniture isn't old, if it doesn't work stylistically anymore, I'd rather have a client redo it instead of just buying new piece whenever possible. This is…

Hi Friends! I hope you had a nice weekend and are trying to find fun things to distract you from the many days of rain ahead. Actually, I hope this post brings some sunshine to your rainy day! Last week,…

Hi Friends! You may have noticed that a big trend lately is to have thin wood strips on the fronts of dressers, bars, or reception desks. If you haven't noticed, that's ok. My days are filled with looking at designs…

Hi Friends! If you live in upstate with younger kids, last week was spring break. We usually travel to Florida on spring break, but decided to stay home this year, and do a couple of day trips instead. I thought…

Hi Friends,  If you missed our prior post or are new to the FunCycled blog, we started specialty finishes on furniture inspired by old doors. This dresser was inspired by another door from our Paris trip and will be part of our specialty…

Hi Friends! I hope you're having a great start to your week! We had a nice weekend, and the highlight of the weekend was going to HVCC's garden show. I picked up these beautiful plants in pots for my porch.…

Hi Friends! I hope you had a nice weekend! We had a jam packed weekend with Harmony playing Grace in the musical Annie Jr at school! She did such an amazing job! We are so proud of her. 💕 I…

Hi Friends! My friend, Carrie, hired us to paint her kitchen cabinets a few years ago and since then she's been planning out her next project; a beautiful sunroom addition. She loves plants and wanted to enjoy all of the…

Hi Friends! How are you? If your kids are in school or you are a teacher, I hope you were able to enjoy last week off. We went south to get some much needed sunshine and friend time, but I'll…

Hi Friends! How was your weekend? I hope you enjoyed the warmer temperatures! We are hard at work on our Trolley House flip and are so happy to have warmer temps while we are working in a house with no…

Hi Friends! How was your weekend? We had a great weekend at home and I was able to check off the list another one of my 40 new experiences before I turn 40! I went to a ring making class…

Hi Friends! How was your holiday weekend? We spent it on our friends small homestead/farm. We try to go once a year to catch up on life. Chrisie and I have been dear friends for over 16 year. We even…

Hi Friends! I hope you had a beautiful weekend! If you didn't see it already, I'm planing to do 40 new experiences in the that I turn 40, and I'm sharing the adventures along the way! The next one to…

Hi Friends! Happy 2023!!! This month marks our 11th year in business! I can barely believe it and want to say thank you so much to each of you for sharing our business with your friends, buying our furniture, hiring…

Hi Friends! We pray you had a wonderful Christmas last weekend! We hosted Christmas and it was a day filled with family, reading through Luke 2; celebrating our Savior's birth, singing Christmas carols around the piano, laughing until it hurts,…

Hi Friends! I hope you had a nice weekend! It was a rough one here with a surprise root canal on Friday morning and the flu the next day. The kids and I are hacking our days away on the…

Hi Friends! How was your weekend? We had a festive weekend with the Saratoga Victorian Walk and the Troy Victorian Stroll! It was so much fun! I'm really excited to share this week's kitchen makeover with you! One thing that…

Hi Friends, How are you? I hope you're back into the routine of normal schedules after a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend and that your hearts are full from the practice of giving thanks. It's such a good discipline in the valleys…

Hi Friends! How's your week going? We had a nice, low key weekend. Still working through some health issues, and are hoping for answers this week. Check out this beautiful shot of our Repurposed Idea House from our Open House!…

Hi Friends! How's your week going? We've been dealing with some health issues on the home front, but doing well other than that. My son, Josh, and I were able to go on a day trip to NYC on Saturday…

Hi Friends! How are you? I hope you're all enjoyed the last few weeks of fall in upstate! Remember the lake house I’ve been working on designing for the last 2 years? Well, today is the day that I get…

Hi Friends! How are you? I hope you enjoyed the last peak weekend in Upstate Ny! We had a beautiful weekend opening our home for the first time for tours at our Repurposed Idea House. We had such a blast!…

Hi Friends, How was your weekend! Autumn in NY is my favorite and the leaves are just starting to change. I went on a ladies retreat in the Adirondacks last weekend, and to say it was beautiful is an under…

Hi Friends! I hope you all had a great weekend! We enjoyed a weekend with some church and fall festivities and, of course, enjoyed our new puppy, June! For this week's makeover, I wanted to share a dining room design…

Hi Friends, I hope you had a nice weekend! I feel like the rhythms of normal life are back into full swing over here and I'm really enjoying it. I always crave travel and adventures, but I also love rhythms…