Linda {Calling it Home} 10/30/13 Linda {Calling it Home} 10/30/13

One Room Challenge - Week 5

Hi and thanks for coming back. This is week five of the One Room Challenge.

Tomorrow is link up day for those of you playing along. If you want to see some sneak peaks, go on Instagram and put in #1roomchallenge or #OneRoomChallenge....there is an abundance of talent and inspiration out there.

I think I may be in denial that next Wednesday is the last post. I have a lot more work to do between now and then. My UPS man, Steve (yes, I know his name), was busy with deliveries this week.

Let me show you what arrived.

Leslie at Pillow Love did an amazing job with the Thibaut fabric. The quality of her work is perfect and her prices are reasonable. As you can see, she will work with your own fabric, too.

My window seat cushions were sent out and have returned. I love the crisp clean white. The blue piping is the same fabric used on the love seats.

When I sell my home, do I need to leave the cushions?

The talents of my friend Jennifer never cease to amaze me. In the last challenge, she designed this custom fabric for me. This time she made four original prints that look like hand painted watercolors.

I know!!! The Talent Fairy gave her an extra sprinkle...and I was clearly absent that day. She hasn't decided if she will sell them in her store. I think she definitely should, but feel free to visit her and leave a comment telling her what you think.

I have added to my blue and white ~~obsession~~ collection with a few more pieces from Jennifer's store. I don't think she makes these, but with that much talent, you never know.

A pair of Beaker Vases.

A happy Ginger Jar.

And just to prove that I have been doing more than opening boxes...my window treatment is almost finished.

This is an Ikea hack using the Lenda curtains and my chopped up fabric. If all goes well, I'll have a tutorial up on Monday...no promises.

Now let's go see how the others are doing. I hope I am not the only one a little nervous about finishing.

**Update, for the final reveal, go here**

The Green Room Interiors

Linda {Calling it Home} 10/9/13 Linda {Calling it Home} 10/9/13

One Room Challenge - Week 2

Nothing makes the weeks fly by faster than a challenge. If you are returning from last week, thanks for coming back. If you are new here, you can start at the beginning of the One Room Challenge here.

Also, tomorrow is link up day for all of you playing along. There are over 70 of you!

This week was all about fabric. I know I have told you many times that I am obsessed with Meg Braff. I love this sofa so much....

Meg Braff via TPP

I am having my love seats reupholstered to look just like it. You can read about that crazy story here.

Finding the perfect shades of blue was not going to be easy. I did a bit of running around on my own and got really frustrated. I enlisted the help of Jennifer, a woman that knows her shades of blue better than anyone else. She found them....of course.

The fabric is by a company called Outdura. It's an indoor-outdoor fabric. It is also hard to find. For that, I enlisted the help of my super fun and funny designer friend, Sherry. She was quite reassuring when she said she had never heard of this company. After a bit of research, her sources said six week delay!

Since that was not an option, I started an online hunt. Luckily for me, I found a place that had it in stock. Next up, was this fabulous stripe

Available Here

Layer them together, and you have this

I really wanted a large scale floral. I fell in love with this Thibaut fabric.

Thibaut, Dorchester in Blue

Back to Sherry, man that woman must be sick of me...... but she came trough. Thanks Sherry! And when everything is together, you now have this

The final fabric is my custom Spoonflower fabric, and that is in the mail.

The love seats were picked up on Monday, and the floral was put in the mail to Leslie, my favorite pillow maker. That's it for me this week......

**Update, for week 3, go here**

Now let's go see how everyone else did