one room challenge week 5 - coming together

Things are starting to look up after a discouraging week 4! The more I see the headboard the more I like it, and now that I've found new bedding I'm feeling better about my decision to keep it. I also finished painting the crown moulding, so all that I have left are a few finishing touches!

I have these two framed photos that I'd like to use in the room, but I can't decide where I want them. I had originally planned to place them above the nightstands, but I didn't like that once I put up the sconces. For now they will likely go over the bed, but I've also been contemplating a juju hat... this one is going to be a last minute decision.

I'm totally loving the new throw blanket, and I found these marble and brass hooks for a steal at Target. I'm not exactly sure where I'm going to use them, but they matched the room perfectly, so they came home with me. I'm still undecided on that clock. 

After looking at what felt like hundreds of white duvets, I finally decided on this pretty fringe duvet from Anthropologie. I'm crossing my fingers that it makes it before next week along with the new bed frame!

My to-do list for the next week:

• paint walls (finished!)
• paint baseboards and trim that I never finished (from two years ago!)
• touch up closet doors
• hem curtains
• install crown moulding (finished!)
• clean out closet, rearrange shelving, add shelves to the right side (finished!)
• fill gap at top of the closet doors
• finalize design plan (finished!)
• order new headboard (finished!)
• mount new tv (finished!)
• add accessories and finishing touches

As always, a big thank you to Linda from Calling it Home for hosting this challenge. There is major progress with the Wednesday participants, and don't forget to check in on the progress of the Thursday participants as well!

one room challenge: headboard dilemma + surviving week 4

Darn you, week four! Everything has been going relatively smoothly, but the week four wall is hitting hard.  The first problem is that our white linen headboard turned out to be not so white.

It's way more beige/cream so it doesn't pop against the walls like I wanted. I've gone back and forth a hundred times on whether or not I'm going to keep, but I really love the shape and after seeing this photo, I think I can still find a way to make it work.

I apologize in advance for the bad photos. They were all taken on my phone and at different points during the day, so the color is different in every single one! 

After getting it away from the beige carpet I liked it a little more, but my main issue is that it is very similar in color and texture to the fabric on the dresser. It's too close without being the same and it bothers me because it looks like a mistake. I really want some more contrast between the two, which I'm hoping will be solved by changing to an all-white bedding.

You can see the fabric on the dresser in the photo below. I'm also debating about losing the guitars and putting some artwork above the dresser, because the more I stare at the guitars, the more they look too out of place. This art is too small, but I have another piece in mind that may work.

The second problem was the difficulty we had with the crown moulding. Both rooms that we've installed crown moulding in previously were recently remodeled, so everything was relatively square. This room is original, and when you combine walls that are almost 50 years old with a foundation on clay soil nothing is square. We didn't really think too much about it until we started putting it up and realized we should have measured the angle of each corner before cutting! I wasn't about to take down and completely redo everything, so I'm using a lot of wood filler to disguise our bad cuts. It looks pretty terrible right now, but you won't be able to tell once I've caulked, sanded, and painted everything. 

The third problem I encountered this week was with accessories. The planter I really wanted was sold out, so I went with this option from Anthropologie. I knew it was going to be small, but it was laughably small. It was smaller than my hand and there is no way anything but an air plant could fit in there, so back to the store it's going.

I also ordered this clock under the impression that it would be white with gold hands, but it's straight up beige with beige hands. I still think it's kind of cute, so it may stay. I'm not sure on this one.

I did manage to get the shelves on this side of the closet installed. I have both my printer and paper shredder plugged into a power strip that can easily be plugged into the outlet next to the closet door. I love how they're hidden away, but still convenient. I also made some room for guests to hang clothes or put away their suitcase. When we move I plan to rearrange the shelves so it functions better as a bedroom closet, but for now this setup works great for us.

I feel a little bummed about my progress this week, but hopefully it's nothing a little trip to HomeGoods and some online shopping can't fix! 

My to-do list for the next two weeks:

• paint walls (finished!)
• paint baseboards and trim that I never finished (from two years ago!)
• touch up closet doors
• hem curtains
• install crown moulding (finished!)
• clean out closet, rearrange shelving, add shelves to the right side (finished!)
• fill gap at top of the closet doors
• finalize design plan (finished!)
• order new headboard (finished!)
• mount new tv (finished!)
• add accessories and finishing touches

As always, a big thank you to Linda from Calling it Home for hosting this challenge. There is major progress with the Wednesday participants, and don't forget to check in on the progress of the Thursday participants as well!

one room challenge: week 3 progress

I was able to take a short break from working to get some bigs things accomplished this week! l finished painting the walls, trim (hallelujah!), mounted the tv, purchased and painted the crown moulding, and made all of the final purchases for the room. What do you think of the new lavender walls?

We mounted a 24" tv in the corner that can be pulled out and rotated when we have guests. Otherwise it'll stay flat against the wall. 

This is what the tv will look like when we don't have guests – I still need to paint that cord cover.

Since I'd like to reuse as much as possible from the old room, I'm debating about using these two leftover tables for the nightstands. They're the same height, but I don't love how unbalanced they feel. I plan to switch them to help balance out the visual weight of the room, but I'll need to see what they look like once the headboard arrives (hopefully next week!) before I make a final decision about them.

I spent many hours cleaning out tons of things from this closet. It has all of my office and etsy shop supplies, and I've made room for guests to hang their clothes. I used these acrylic file containers that are much easier to access than my previous file boxes. I also ordered these brass labels for each drawer. I still need to go through those two large containers (hopefully getting rid of almost everything in them) and Charlie is hanging two more shelves for me this weekend.

My plan for this week is to get the crown moulding up, patched, and caulked, and get the remainder of the closet shelves up.

My to-do list for the next three weeks:

• paint walls (finished!)
• paint baseboards and trim that I never finished (from two years ago!)
• touch up closet doors
• hem curtains
• install crown moulding
• clean out closet, rearrange shelving (finished!), add shelves to right side
• fill gap at top of the closet doors
• finalize design plan (finished!)
• order new headboard (finished!)
• mount new tv (finished!)
• add accessories and finishing touches

As always, a big thank you to Linda from Calling It Home for hosting this challenge. The Wednesday participants  have some gorgeous things happening, as do the whopping 229 Thursday participants!!