One Room Challenge, Week 5
Welcome back to week five of the One Room Challenge. I am transforming my mudroom into a functional and pretty space in six weeks. If you are new here, thanks for coming by. You can start at the beginning, here.
This was a crazy and wild week. My kids had Spring Break....yes, we are late. Spoiler alert, our school year ends the last week in June....late, again. Anyway, we took a trip down to Florida to do a little house hunting, school shopping, and R&R. I don't do R&R well will this much on my plate.
A quick glance at our trip
The Hyatt @ Bonita Springs has two Newfoundland dogs that visit with the guests.
Unfortunately, we did not find a house that we fell in love with. I did enjoy the warm weather.
Yesterday, it was 47 degrees in New Jersey. Seriously? Even the guy at Home Depot said, "enough already".
I came home to an email from Jennifer letting me know that her prints were in the mail! She sent this sneak peak.
It reminds me of the amazing fabric she designed for me. These prints are not for sale in her store. Hopefully, they will be....very soon.
Did I show you my bench? I found it in a flea market in London, fifteen years ago. Supposedly, it was a former Church bench...you know how people can exaggerate. I just like it.
Not much more to report this week, just waiting impatiently for my deliveries...and then the stress of photographing begins.
Let's go visit the others and see their rooms.
One Room Challenge, Week 4
This is week four of the One Room Challenge where I am transforming my mudroom into a functionally pretty space. You can start at the beginning, here. I say it all the time....week four is the toughest. It is the moment of truth for being realistic with what can actually get accomplished over the next two remaining weeks.
I am feeling slightly optimistic with my mudroom, although UPS is going to play a major role in the ultimate outcome...so I won't be popping the champagne cork just yet, as Beth might say.
This week was all about coordinating the art for my space. Minted has generously provided me with a limited edition art print. My wall space is small, and I have additional pieces that I needed to consider when shopping the Minted site. Here are some of my favorites.
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| Lights on the Lake / Peonies in Vase / Peach Blossoms / Scribbles in Blue |
All of the prints have a framing option so it's fun to click on the various colors to see how the frame changes the feel of the piece. In this room, I am sticking to black frames. In addition, some prints come in several colors.
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| Variegated Plant by Faye Femister |
Taking all of my needs into consideration, I ended up with a square print, framed in black, that would compliment all of the other elements in the room.
I have tall ceiling envy in an eight foot high ceiling space. One of the ways I like to create the feeling of taller ceilings is by hanging the art above my wall treatment.
I can't wait to see what Jennifer has created for these frames. Now let's go see how the rest of the group is doing.
I can't wait to see what Jennifer has created for these frames. Now let's go see how the rest of the group is doing.
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One Room Challenge, Week 3
Well here we are already, at week three of the One Room Challenge. If you are visiting for the first time, I am transforming my mudroom into a pretty and functional space. You can start at the beginning, here.
This week flew by. The progress on my wall treatment is slow and steady. Vinney and his crew are here painting away. Since outdoor painting season has begun, I won't let him leave until he has painted a few other rooms for me, too.
Finding the perfect pillow(s) for my bench was becoming an impossible task....definitely a version of the Three Bears...too small, too big....and noting was just right.
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I decided to go custom with a Dash & Albert rug fabricated into a pillow. I am working with my favorite pillow designer and home stager, Leslie. You may remember that Leslie made the beautiful pillows in my family room. I love working with her because she is always up for whatever crazy ideas that come to mind.
I am using one of these rugs.
I also wanted a ceramic garden stool in my mudroom. Lamps Plus has an amazing selection and was kind enough to provide me with one. I think this was the toughest decision, to date. I could not believe the selection. Here are some of my favorites that are available.
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| Available at Lamps Plus |
Do you have a favorite? The one I picked is even more beautiful in person.
That's it for this week, now let's go see what the other's accomplished. I saw a slab of marble and a few other goodies on Instagram #OneRoomChallenge.
Thank you One Room Challenge Sponsors;
And I'll see you back here tomorrow for the Linking Event.
One Room Challenge, Week 2
Hello, and welcome back. This is the second week of the One Room Challenge. I am transforming my mudroom into a functional and pretty space. You can start at the beginning, here.
This week was all about the wall treatment. I decided to have Joe and Mike fabricate the entire wall while I supervised. Mike doesn't hate me as much as he did before....I think it is because he knows I'm moving.
The top board is a 1 x 6 made of real wood. The remainder of the treatment is MDF. This board was set at a 60" height.
I had the difference split for the next two horizontal rows of 4.5" wide MDF. The bottom piece is wider to keep the same reveal.
I decided that a simple board and batten treatment would be best for the mudroom. Deciding on the vertical spacing took a few tries.....yeah, they are sick of me.
Here is the finished treatment. It was no accident that the electrical outlets were not in the way.
Of course each corner was not the same :-/ so I just went with what looked right.
I'll do the prep work and then call in my painter, Vinney, to give it a professional finish. Hopefully that will happen this week. Once the room is painted, I plan on having these hooks installed.
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That's all I have this week, now let's go see what everyone else has accomplished.
Thank you One Room Challenge Sponsors;
And I'll see you back here tomorrow for the Linking Event.
One Room Challenge, Week 1
Hello, and welcome. This is the first week of the One Room Challenge. If you are not familiar with the challenge, it's a room makeover event where I challenge 20 home-design bloggers to make over a space and show the process over six weeks.
There will be a lot of great information, inspiration, and definitely some laughs along the way. I hope you check back each week to see our progress. And if this seems like fun, you can play along and link your room up every Thursday.
Here we go......If you are new to my blog, thank you for dropping by. Since we are moving to Florida this summer, I have one area of my home that must have a makeover before I list this place.
My mudroom, I know I am lucky enough to have a mudroom, but dumb enough not to have finished it for my family.
We don't crate Buster (our dog) anymore, and use it as a place for junk to pile up.
The floor has radiant heat, so winter coats and boots dry faster when left on the ground......that's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
Who was I kidding? That bulletin board has never functioned the way that it should.
All that closet space, and nothing gets hung up or put away.
Alright, you get the idea.....it's hardly functioning as it should, and looks really ugly!
Here are my BIG plans for my small space. This wall needs a treatment, some custom art, and definitely hooks.
This is the art from my last One Room Challenge, available here. New pieces are in the works and I have no idea what Jennifer is creating.
I'm thinking a version of this room would be great.
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Mixed with this.
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That's all I've got for you this week. Now let's go see what the others are working on.
Thank you One Room Challenge Sponsors;