Hi Friends!
How are you all doing? No really… How are you? I ask that because I would love for you to comment below and let me know. We are based in upstate NY and our state has been heavily affected by the coronavirus this week. For many of us, our days this week will look nothing like past days. We have a mandatory state PAUSE which means we are suppose to all stay home as much as possible. Our schools are closed so we are a homeschooling family now. Here’s a picture of our first homeschooling day:
The PAUSE also required us to lay off much of our staff, close our retail store, and adjust our business in many ways. There are so many other small business in our area taking a huge hit and my heart goes out to them. Many small businesses don’t have the extra to survive for a long time without business and as of right now there’s very little governmental help for small businesses. If we close, we don’t get unemployment. If we can’t make our bills, there’s not much more than offers for loans with more interest for small businesses. If you’re a small business who’s struggling, trying move your products online, and create new avenues of income, feel free to share a link in the comments below.
On the bright side, hard times can cause us to try new things, change the scope of our business, or see where there is excess. It can end up being a good thing in the end even when it doesn’t feel like it while it’s happening! We have definitely been trying new things already and it’s only been one week. So I wanted to share some of the changes as of right now… stay tuned because I’m sure there will be more changes in the weeks and months ahead.
1st… we were required to close our storefront for now. We will reopen one we get the ok to do so! If you have custom orders with us, we can still meet you to give back your finished furniture by appointment. We will finalize the payment online before we meet and have the furniture ready and waiting for you at our home shop instead of at our storefront in Troy.
2nd change… We added some of our most popular custom made signs to our shop page on the website. The good news? We can now ship the signs all over the country! If you’d like to help our small business, but don’t live around here, head to our Home Decor section and order a sweet sign for your home! It would mean so much to us! Here are just a few for you to take a look at:
3rd change… I now offer online one on one design consults through FaceTime or Skype. You can do this from wherever you live!! This is an exciting change and I’m offering it at a discounted rate until 5/1! Use our Contact Us form to schedule your consult.
We also just finished up a dresser set that is absolutely beautiful! I wanted to share the before and after pictures with you here. Remember that now through 5/1 we will delivery any of the furniture on our online shop for free if you live less than 30 minutes from our store ($75 value).
Here’s the dresser set before:
We painted the set with Benjamin Hale Navy on the outside and Simply White on the drawer fronts. We also sprayed it with a protective clear coat. We painted the original a sweet brushed nickel. This set is solid mahogany and so well made! It would be an awesome heirloom quality piece for your home.
If you want to see how we paint furniture, check out our How to Paint Furniture post.
Here are the after pictures:
This set is available on our website now or you can check out other available furniture on our For Sale page, too:
Tall Geometric Dresser 
Tall Blue Mid Century Dresser 
Long Geometric Mid Century Dresser 
Navy Mid Century Long Dresser 
Custom Built Barn Doors 
Kitchen Cabinet Painting
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Happy FunCycling Friends,
Sarah ;)
If you like what you see, please like FunCycled’s Facebook page to keep up to date on the newest finds, vote on colors and give your input on our creativity. We also offer interior design, kitchen cabinet painting, and custom built tables, barn doors, and furniture. We can deliver for customers in upstate NY and also help you ship throughout the US. Send us a note with what you would like using our contact page. Or buy something that we’ve already designed from our online shop.
