Linda {Calling it Home} 10/23/13 Linda {Calling it Home} 10/23/13

One Room Challenge - Week 4

Welcome back to the One Room Challenge. This is the fourth week of a six week room makeover challenge. If you are new here, thanks for the visit. You can start the challenge here.

Tomorrow is link up day for those of you playing along.

The weeks are flying by and things are flying around. My week started off super exciting when my Rejuvenation hardware arrived. I chose the Large Oval Latch for the doors, and although I loved the brass, I decided to go with the Burnished Antique finish.

For the drawers I went with the Rejuvenation Plain Bin Pulls in the same Burnished Antique finish.

Let me remind you of what my sad credenza looked like with the dated and tired knobs.

This was the easiest furniture transformation I have ever done.

Isn't it amazing what some new hardware can do? I love how the hardware looks as though it was original to the piece.

I was also able to make a decision on the art above the credenza. I think four large graphic prints will fill the space and cast a beautiful reflection in the mirror on the opposing wall.

And speaking of the mirror on the opposing wall, I can't decide if I should paint the frame around it. Here is a quick mock-up...what do you think? Do you like the frame a color or do you prefer white?

You may have noticed that the sconces have been removed. Those needed a fresh coat of paint, too.

Finally, at the last minute yesterday, this was delivered.

I'm feeling optimistic even though I have a lot more to do.

Now let's go see how the other's made out this week.

**Update, for week 5 go here**

The Green Room Interiors

Linda {Calling it Home} 5/13/13 Linda {Calling it Home} 5/13/13

And The Gift Certificate Goes to...

Thanks everyone for entering the Rejuvenation Gift Certificate giveaway. The lucky winner of the $100 is

Rene @ Cottage and Vine!

Congratulations, Rene. I know you will have a great time spending it.

Linda {Calling it Home} 5/6/13 Linda {Calling it Home} 5/6/13

One Light, Four Ways Giveaway!

Hello, and thanks for coming back to see my custom

Rejuvenation light fixture

. In case you missed it, there are four of us

designing our own light fixture

. Here is my custom light.

It is lit with

this LED bulb

. That means the kids can forget to turn it off, and I won't get mad. #teenagers

Remember how the space started.

You can read about my

pillow puzzle here

and you can find my

rug and Kantha quilt sources here

For the fixture, I chose the large

Merchant shade in unlacquered brass

. That way, she can age gracefully...wish I could say the same for moi.

I wrapped the cord with a nautical twisted rope. I bought it at a boating store, but I am sure you can find this stuff at a big hardware store.

The tutorial for this toggle

can be found here

The view from my entry feels connected.

The pretty flower shot.

And now for the GIVEAWAY!!

Rejuvenation

is giving away a $100. gift certificate to one lucky reader.

You can use it for anything Rejuvenation sells. I am sure my savvy readers checked out the site last week.....and even practiced

custom designing a fixture

of your own. I am guessing you know how you would use this if you win?

If it were me, I would definitely consider

these brass locks

for my windows.

My husband would love a pair of

these hooks

in his closet.

Or a couple of

wire baskets

so the kids could throw their shoes in it.

Now for the rules:

If you are a GFC follower or a

Bloglovin'

follower of my blog,

you have

3 chances to enter

Please make sure I have your email!

Rejuvenation on Pinterest

(one entry)

me on Pinterest

(one entry)

Pin something that you like from the

Rejuvenation site

. (include the pin in your entry)

This giveaway will end Sunday, May 12th at midnight (EST). The winner will be announced on Monday, May 13th. The gift certificate will be mailed directly to you from Rejuvenation.

There is also a coupon code for today only! You can get a

15% discount site-wide by using "MONDAY15"!

This is an on-line only discount code.

Now let's go see what the other ladies designed, and of course

enter their giveaway too!

Design Chic

Design Indulgence

Design Manifest

Good luck!

Linda {Calling it Home} 4/29/13 Linda {Calling it Home} 4/29/13

One Light, Four Ways

About a month ago, I was contacted by Rejuvenation. They wanted to know if I would be interested in putting a group of bloggers together for a fun project. The project was for each of us to take one of their light fixtures and custom design it to fit into our homes. Pretty cool, right?
If you are not familiar with Rejuvenation, they are part of the Williams-Sonoma family. Yup, it just keeps getting better! Forming the group was fun, but the real fun was designing the light.
Here is the space in my home I am working with. This is my living room and it is open to other rooms in my home.

This room is really boring, and the vintage gilt fixture needs to be relocated to my guest room.
I love this light, it was my grandmother's.

It's just not right for this space. You can see it from my entry.

First, I'll give you a quick tutorial on custom designing a light, and then I'll tell you my plan.
I need to warn you, this is so fun, and addicting....you may want to get a cup of coffee and a snack before you start....or wine and cheese .

Start on the Rejuvenation lighting page and then select the category that fits your need. We are all designing plug-in fixtures. In fact, I can tell you that we are all using the Baltimore Plug-In light for our custom designs.
There are three ways to custom design your light. 1.The finish. 2. The shade (see all) will give you the full selection. 3. The cord.

Here is where the numbers are on the fixture.

For the Baltimore there are (13) finishes, (38) shades, and (5) cord options. If I did my Algebra correctly, the possible combinations look like this
13 x 38 x 5 = 2,470 fixtures
Now for my plan. Let's face it, this room could use some "freshening up". I am so over this sectional.

Since I can't replace it at the moment, new pillows are in order. I am also tired of the wall color. The rooms that open to this one are both White Dove, so new paint is also on the list. In fact, by the time you read this the painter should be here. Of course I didn't bother to tell my husband. Does he need to know? Like I always say, what's he going to do.....break up with me?
As for the light, I'm thinking clean, shiny, vintage, modern. I fell in love with this line, but the dimensions are too small for this space.

Did I also mention that I would eventually like to relocate it to my son's room? That's the beauty of a plug-in...totally transportable. I think this shape would fit all my needs better.

I'll be working on this space all week. If you follow me on Instagram, you may get a sneaky peaky.
Next Monday, I will show you my design. You may want to take a moment and
Like Rejuvenation on Facebook (hint) Follow Rejuvenation on Pinterest (hint, hint) Follow Rejuvenation on Twitter (OK, there's going to be a giveaway)
Actually, there are four giveaways coming up! If you want to be prepared, go see what you would buy if you had a gift certificate. #ILoveAGiveaway
Now let's go see what spaces the others are working with.

Design Chic

Design Indulgence

Design Manifest