My Own One Room Challenge

I told you a few weeks ago that several blogger/designers were doing a ORC and I decided to do my own along side of them. That way I could get my rear in gear to finish up a bed and bath that I had started in the basement and get to another bed and bath that have been torn up for a while, both in my own home.

Before - bedroom 1 in the basement

Who could forget the main water-line cover-ups eyesore?

After

paint - SW Crushed Ice

fabric covered frame to cover water line holes

custom pillows

West Elm - headboard, duvet, sheets and curtains

Artwork done by my eldest son his senior year in high school.

Mirror - Ballards

lavender - love the fragrance

Bath in basement - before

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After

paint- SW Oyster White

custom painted shelf

mirror- HomeGoods

new fixture

Now -  to what needed the whole challenge to get myself off my duff.

Bath - before

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paint - SW Oyster White

new fixture

custom framed the mirror and painted

painted the vanity

I love a small lamp in all my baths, this one is reminiscent of my 'cello playing days.

Since this bath is quite small, I kept the shower curtain neutral to not make it seem smaller. 

So blessed to have Grandma's furniture with beautiful wood carvings, just needed a bit of an update.

I had an ikat pillow for inspiration initially but changed my mind.  Imagine that?

I changed it several times before I finally landed on what would be.

I tried putting the bed on the wall between the windows but ultimately put it back against the back wall.  One dresser removed from the room to open the space. 

paint - SW Crushed Ice

matlesse - Garnet Hill

euros - Pottery Barn

pillows - custom (still waiting on one)

curtains - custom

lamps - HomeGoods

My budget on this room got a wee bit out of hand as we had to replace the box-spring and mattress.  There was quite a 'dip' in the old set.

Painted table, will feature on Project Monday

next week.

Attached mirror removed, this one found at World Market.

Ultimate goal is to have a piece of granite or silestone cut for the top of this dresser which one day be used in a powder bath.

I am glad these two projects are finished, next will be my office. :)

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My Own One Room Challenge

'One room' that really was a finish up of one guest bedroom and bath and the absolute challenge off another guest room and bath. You know how I like to do my Project Mondays, well this week the project has been pulling the bath together of my bed/bath challenge. (Posting on my iPad, so the pictures will follow the text.)

I purchased some moulding with the intent of getting the MR (my handyman) cutting it to make a frame for the mirror. No project is complete without having to purchase a new tool. :) In this case a new mitre box! He cut and glued with wood glue and then after drying I had to see how it would look. In the meantime, I got started painting the vanity, straight over the melamine finish, 3 coats did a nice job, in the first image is what it looks like after one coat. I painted the frame while I was taking on the phone so I got no pix of the process. Primed with white chalk paint, 'rub "n buff' gold on the raised edges and then I diluted a a bit of the black paint with water making a wash and painted over. It really gave it a nice patina, looks old and 'grainy'. So it"s been busy around 'Casa de Moore'. More to come!

My Own One-Room Challenge

Last week I told you a couple of my design bloggy friends Sherry Hart of Design Indulgence and Mary Ann Pickett of classic•casual•home and 18 other bloggy designers are doing a One-Room Challenge. I decided to do challenge myself along side of them and do my own, two guest bedrooms and baths in my own home.

Remember this bathroom finished by previous owner of the house? No place at all for guests to put their 'things except on back of the toilet, and never fond of mirror and fixture both of which went to the Habitat Resale store.

Lightened up the walls, found the mirror and shelf at Home Goods. The shelf was black and I painted it to blend with the mirror. Also changed out the fixture. The towel rack I swear was glued on the wall, didn't feel like doing major wall repair so I left it where it was. Don't ya just know someone that had no sense of dripping water from the sink to get to the towel?  I'm not fond of towel racks in the first place.

You can see the reflection in the mirror of the door painted black, one of 31 I did in the entire house. Go here to see my tutorial.

This was a 'dead' space as you walk into the bathroom. I put things on the étegére that guests may need away from home.

Still have much more to do in the bedroom and other bath.  Wheels turning!

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My Own One-Room Challenge(s)

A couple of my design bloggy friends 

Sherry Hart of Design Indulgence

and Mary Ann Pickett of classic•casual•home 

are part of a group of 20 other bloggy designers 

across the US by the invitation of 

Linda of My Crafty Homelife 

to do a One-Room-Challenge.  Be sure and pop over and see what these talented girls are up to.

I decided I would do my own along side them.

You know how we have rooms that are 'out of sight, out of mind'?  Well that's the way it has been for me with two of my guest rooms.

For some crazy reason when we moved in I decided I wanted some sort of Bohemian look.  Really?  I HAVE NO CLUE where that came from because I am NOT Boho!  

I inherited the 'brown bag' color on the wall.  This room is in the basement of our home and these two lovely 'things' are the cover-ups of the main water line faucets to the house.  I am not sure who finished the basement but this was definitely an after-thought.

In the opposite corner is a cable and plug for a television to be mounted on the wall.  The former owners had a thing for this as there is another around the corner in the game room.  Appropriate for a room with a pool table.

The stone wall is the side of the shower which is actually pretty nice. 

 Wall color now is creamy white. 

I have already gotten a start in here. 

First thing to go was the color on the walls. 

Brown Bag to SW Crushed Ice, my new fave neutral of which I have painted almost my whole house.  I painted over the plates as I have not had the electrician in yet to lower these to floor level.

Here's a sneak peak of what I have done already.

I tried various sizes of art to cover the plugs over the faucets but balance was never right, so I made a frame out of 1"x2"'s and then covered with fabric.  The headboard, linen window panels and duvet are from West Elm, one of my favorite places to shop, the euros are custom.  

Still thinking about another pillow or two or three. :)

Of course, they usually end up on the floor.

There are a few finishing touches to the styling and it will be ready for guests, although my son considers this his room.  I wonder how he likes the pink?

This is where my One-Room Challenge begins.

I have my grandmother's bed and 2 dressers and the brown bag wall color, which has now been painted Crushed Ice. 

Nothing was ever really done in here. 

I have taken the mirror off the dresser with the thought of hanging the mirror on the wall BUT it may pose a problem.  There is really no place on the backside to attach anything so it can be hung.  I have a bit of investigating to do.

I have gone round and round with myself about painting this furniture and if not the dresser,  (moved the tall one out) the bed.  Thoughts?

Green in here has already been painted out in a creamy white.

I put these hotel type rods in this bath and another. While they are great for keeping the shower curtain from 'grabbing' whoever is in there, it keeps me from hanging the decorative curtain high as it would be too close to the toilet. I'm not changing it now.

Don't ya just love this fixture?  Not. Already gone.

I thought I might like the bed in front of the windows but have decided that a better use of space is to keep the bed opposite the dresser.

I was in World Market and saw this pillow and knew this would be the inspiration for the room.  I LOVE neutrals but I like color too.  With the old furniture I decided I wanted the room to be happy.  I also realized I am liking pink, orange and gray. Themes of the room downstairs.  They will have a different vibe though!

I was at Pottery Barn the other day looking at their frames with large mats and smaller opening for the picture.  I just didn't want to spend that many $$$ for a few frames.  Here in Canton there is a store called "Canton Closeouts" that is the craziest place I've seen.  It has a variety of merchandise from candy to lighting, mattresses to laundry soap. If you DIG you can find some interesting things.  The MR loves to go on Saturday mornings and has found some great tools.  Anyway...they are going out of business and we went last night.  I found these Burnes frames and bought all they had.  At 50% off $15, I stole them.

I went to Michael's Craft store in search of interesting scrap book paper. I think it will be nice art at a good price for a room I rarely go in.

It is crazy to be able to make decisions easily for clients I work with but for myself it is extremely difficult, I like too many different styles and colors. 

Not everything has to be custom, mix some in with ready made and it makes it more affordable.  

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