Hi Friends! How are you? I hope you're all having a great week and are excited about the upcoming holiday weekend! We've been busy getting the flower gardens up to par and the lawn mowed - which feels like every…

Hi Friends, How was your weekend? I hope all of the mom's out there were spoiled on Mother's Day! I was out of town for my sister in laws graduation but got home just in time for Mother's Day; midnight…

Hi Friends! How are you? I've been waiting, beyond excited, to share one of my all time favorite kitchen makeovers with you! When Kim sent me a picture of her kitchen for a quote on getting her cabinets painted, my first thought…

Hi Friends! Welcome to FunCycled! I'm Sarah Trop, an interior designer in Upstate NY who loves to share travel tips. Especially to places with great designs. On our recent visit to Magnolia Market, the Silos, Waco and Magnolia Table, I compiled a list…

Hi Friends, I just came home from an amazing weekend away with a small group of girlfriends and thought I'd share some tips on how to enjoy Waco, Tx and some hidden gems you may not have read about before.…

Hi Friends! How's it going? I hope all is well! We've been creating some one of a kind repurposed furniture and designing away while also keeping up on kitchen cabinet painting. Thanks to all of you who entrust us with…

Hi Friends, How are you? Did you all survive spring break? My favorite quote of the week is:       "Spring break is like a trailer for a scary movie (summer break) that I don't want to see but…

Hi Friends, How are you? I hope all is well and that you enjoyed our bonus post last week about the Architectural Digest Design Show. This week, I wanted to share a before and after from a recent dresser project…

Hi Friends, As promised, I'm here to share with you some of our favorite items and designs from the Architectural Digest Design Show last weekend. John and I pursued through hundreds of booths, products, and new designs while we were there…

Hi Friends, How are you today? I hope you had a great week! John and I went away to the Architectural Digests Designer Show in NYC and I'll be sharing more about my favorite finds on the blog soon. Stay…

Hi Friends! How's your week going? I hope all is going well! We've been busy building barn doors, redoing kitchens and restocking our store with amazing new furniture! One of the new pieces that we just brought into FunCycled is…

Hi Friends! How are you all? Are you ready for our third snow storm in a month! We can do this! Spring is just around the corner. :) I'm trying to convince you just as much as I'm trying to…

Hi Friends, How are you? I hope you're having a great week and that power is back to everyone who was affected by the northeaster last week. My kiddos loved having a snow day with snow that was actually fun…

Hi Friends! How's your week going? Was your kids week off relaxing or chaotuc? :) I can't wait to share this week's furniture makeover! We took an outdated mirrored cabinet and turned it into a farmhouse chic cabinet. With shiplap…

Hi Friends! How are you? I hope you're having a great week off with your kids (if this is  your school break). We are visiting friends and getting some valuable (and fun) family time in! With this week's furniture makeover,…

Hi Friends, How are you? I hope you had a great weekend! We were busy, busy! We even did a pop up shop with a bunch of other downtown Troy shop owners at Colonie Center this weekend. A big welcome…

Hi Friends! How are you? I hope your week is going well! Everything is going really well around here. I can't take professional pictures of our most recent basement project until all of the accents are installed, but I wanted to share…

Hi Friends, How was your week? We started a mid-century modern basement renovation project so that has been a dream come true for me. I love mid century designs and it's not every day that someone is willing to go…

Hi Friends, How are you? I hope you're having a good week so far! I'm excited to show you this week's makeover. This kitchen project is different because I thought the kitchen was pretty to begin with! The painted cabinets only…

Hi Friends! How was your week? We had a nice one and the boys even went camping... in a cabin! :) I was happy to stay home in the warmth and hold down the fort until they came back! For…

Hi Friends! How was your first week in the 2018? If you're not from upstate NY you may not know that we've had record cold temperatures this week! Cold temperature and paint don't like either other too much. So we…

Hi Friends!! The time has come to share our most popular posts in 2017! These are chosen from the Tuesdays Treasures posts of 2017 not all of our posts. This is one of my favorite things to look back on and…

Hi Friends, How are you? We had an amazing weekend thanks to so many blessings! We were given ticket to see Disney on Ice this weekend and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the Cohoes music hall! Both were awesome…

Hi Friends, How was your week? We had our first snowfall of the season here in upstate NY this week and the kids loved sled riding and even tried out new snowboards! I can't believe how big they are getting…

Hi Friends, How are you? We've had our busiest week of the year with Small Business Saturday and then the Troy's Victorian Stroll. If you missed it, we were on WNYT News about the stroll and had a quick family…