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One Room Challenge Week 6 ~ Backyard Makeover Still In Progress
Well y’all it’s week 6 of the One Room Challenge and all over the web, lifestyle & design bloggers have completed 1 room in their homes! It has been fun & a true challenge for many of us. Pop over to Calling it Home & check out some of the amazing transformations. We did not make the 6 weeks, but I hinted in week 4 that our’s might end up being an 8-10 week challenge. There are several reasons but mainly my broken foot & patiently waiting for HOA approval for the patio extension – they have taken over 3 weeks for a fairly simple improvement. Rather than talk about what…
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One Room Challenge ~ Week 3~ Creating Outdoor Rooms
Our yard is not huge – it’s about 24′ x 75′ not including the existing patio. It’s still plenty of space for creating outdoor rooms & still have play space. It almost looks like there is not much going on this week. There’s only a few physical changes, but there is plenty going on behind the scenes. Planning & Progress – Creating Outdoor Rooms Room #1 – The Garden The garden will be the first outdoor room. I want it to be a destination, similar to when you walk into a home & make your way to the living room or kitchen, then you discover other “rooms” along the way. We want…
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One Room Challenge ~ Week 2 ~ DIY Elevated Garden Beds
In week 1 of the One Room Challenge, I mentioned that our backyard makeover needed to be done in stages in a specific order. Last week, we completed the 1st part of our DIY elevated garden beds. We started out with the garden so that we can start planting & hopefully have some veggies to harvest & flowers to enjoy by the time we get the rest of the project done. I just started gardening last year when my DH was compelled (by lots of begging) to build a raised planter box. I am definitely a gardening newbie but I have the best mentor, Grandmother. She’s 90 & she’s lucky enough to…
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One Room Challenge Week 6 | Master Bedroom Reveal!
Well y’all, it’s week 6 of the ORC and that means it’s time for… Our Master Bedroom REVEAL! I have vacuumed my bedroom for the first time in 3 weeks and I never knew it could feel so good! No we are not lazy or dirty, there was just no reason to do it until I was done with all the dirty work – literally. In case you missed it & want to catch up from the beginning, here’s what I tackled week by week: Week 1 | Week 2| Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 This officially falls under the category of a room remix! Some things…
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One Room Challenge Week 5 | Master Bedroom Teaser
Here we are in week 5 of the One Room Challenge & I have to say that there is pure madness and mayhem in this final stretch. I’ve done so much, but there is still so much to do. With just 1 week until the final reveal, I can give you a sneak peek of some of the things going on in our master bedroom. ORC Master Bedroom Sneak Peek Last week I showed you how I changed out the light kit on our ceiling fan. I know this is something that is all over Pinterest BUT those are mostly the standard 3 or 4 arm light kits that a drum shade…
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One Room Challenge Week 4 | The Ceiling Fan & Lighting Design
Week 4 of the One Room Challenge was really hard for me for 1 reason alone… incorporating the ceiling fan into my lighting design. Specifically the light kit on our ceiling fan. There is technically nothing wrong with our ceiling fan, it’s a standard fan with a glass bowl fixture. The fan itself is not the problem, I would just prefer a drum shade in our master bedroom to fit in more with the lighting design and the overall look & feel. They are more modern, flexible enough to fit practically any decor style, and can be customized to the hilt with fabric, paint, cutouts – imagination is the only…
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One Room Challenge Week 2 | Color, Clarity & A Stripped Down Dresser
I am slowly working my way through the One Room Challenge. My goal for this week is deciding on paint colors. If you’ve started following along, thanks for checking in. First time here, big thanks for that too – find out what room I’m doing & why and check out some of the ORC plans going on at Calling it Home. I say I am slowly working through my plans because even though I still haven’t decided on a layout, I did decide and start a few other things. I’ve decided on what items will not make the cut to stay in our bedroom, my base colors, & I have a…
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One Room Challenge Week 1 | Pick A Room, Any Room!
For a few years now, I have been following the One Room Challenge hosted by Linda over at Calling It Home. It has such a great following and some really gorgeous spaces have come out of the challenge. But what I like about it most is: The diversity of the participants and their rooms, and Accountability. I have thought about joining in for a while and since we moved last year and have still not “finished” things in our new home, I figured this would be the perfect time to come out of “lurkdom”. So I am stepping out of my comfort zone and joining the One Room Challenge!!! And…
