Hi Friends! I just wanted to remind you that tomorrow, we will be starting a 2 day auction for this dresser. We're partnering with Hope International to raise money to help people in need like Ms. Chiang. Ms. Chiang: the…

Hi Family, Friends and Local Customers! We are here to announce (after months of keeping it a secret) that we will be opening a store front in downtown Troy next month!! Ahhh... I feel like words can't explain how excited…

Hi Friends! Today is a balmy 68 degree day here in NY. We are loving it! This past week we have been beeeyond busy and so excited to be able to announce that we will be opening a store front…

Hi Friends! I hope you're having a great week so far. Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I mean it. It means so much to me that you guys take the time to read about our life week…

Hi Friends, Do I have any baseball fans out there? Red Socks?? Yankees?? Insert your favorite team here? Even though I am not a huge baseball fan (don't hurt me), I do enjoy going to watch baseball games in person.…

Hi Friends! Today I'm doing a two posts Tuesday. One's this furniture makeover and the other is a big announcement called 31 Dreams. It's my birthday wish for this year and I would love for you all to go check…

Friends, today is my 31st birthday! Every year on this day, I take hard look at my life. I long for every year that the Lord gives me to bring hope and joy to the people around me. Thus, each year…

Lady in teal... is dancing with me. Cheek to cheek. Seems appropriate for this makeover... a retro design cheek to cheek with a fancy little lady in teal. We have been busy... a word that seems like an understatement. We…

Hello friends!  Last week this girl turned 5. I can't believe it!! I really, really can't. She's a quality time little girl (I don't know where she got that from??). ;) I love spending time with her. For realz. She…

Have you ever walked into someone's house or a restaurant and thought... man, I'm out of my league? Should I take my shoes off or do they not want my sweaty feet on their cow hide rug? Which fork am…

It's been a great week here at our house. The best kind of week! Some may want their kids to be rich and live a care free life, others want them to be cute, popular and good in sports. I…

Happy day after Labor Day and day before school starts for many of us here in upstate NY. I don't know about you, but I love hanging out with my kids. Sure they can be naughty sometimes (but so am…

Hi Friends! This is the last full week without school and I can't even believe it!! We had a great weekend trying to savor the last bit of summer time with the kids. Our church reserves part of a camp…

Hi Friends! This mid August week in upstate NY has felt more like autumn than summer. It's been great sleeping and working weather. Perfect for meeting friends for a bonfire or enjoying a walk at the park. We seized those…

Hi Friends! How was your first full week of August? And when I say that, I really want to know. ;) Leave me a comment if you have a second so I can keep up with you all, like you…

Hi Friends! Happy August! Say what? Yeah, I blinked and there went July. We had a busy final week of July working on creating a farmhouse table for our home.  We plan to start offering custom made farmhouse tables on…

 Hi Friends!  Once upon a time there was a lady named Jessica, Jessica with the curly auburn hair.  She came to my house for the first time to look at customizing the Teal Mid Century Library that we had on our Upcoming…

Hi Friends! How's it going? We're enjoying such beautiful weather here in upstate NY! It's been great to work in the sunshine and have very few rainy days causing paint dripping and long drying times. If you missed our mid week post…

Often when we go to clients'  homes to deliver furniture or when we meet new people, they will ask what our business is. When we tell them refinishing and painting furniture, color consults, design and interior painting. They are usually surprised, especially…

Hi Friends! If you've been on Pinterest or googled "porch swing images", you've probably seen beds turned into a porch swing. I saw one years ago and fell in love. I wanted a porch swing made from an old bed…

Hi Friends!! Around this time last year, I did a post about Red, White and Blue Furniture. So I thought today might be a good day to do another Red, White and Blue post - take 2! It's fun looking back to see…

Hi Friends! Summer colds... that's the banner that we're raising this week and it may not be a banner... it may be the red flag of defeat.  Why does it seem like summer colds never end? That being said, a…

Hi Friends! How's it going? It's been quite the week over here! We've survived our first week of no school for my kids and still running a business full time. Last year at this time FunCycled was just part time…

It's graduation season for everyone, right? From college graduations (congrats John Kersey) to high school graduation (congrats Kailah Hill) to kindergarten graduations; it seems like everyone knows someone who's celebrating. We have quite a bit to celebrate here in the…

Hi Friends! It's been such an awesome week here! We were just given the a-ok to fill you in on a little bit of the excitement around here. Back in the spring, we were selected to be on the HGTV show…