Hey everyone, we are quickly approaching the finish line of The One Room Challenge. A lot of progress was made in the past week. Packages are piling up in my living room, and two more sponsors added to my toddler room design, Lalo and Clare Paint. So let’s dig into the progress report and loose ends that need to get resolved ASAP, or they need to be eliminated from the design if I want to complete this room in 8 weeks.
Progress Report
I received my mural from Photowall, and it’s the jumping-off point for my entire design. When I initially started daydreaming about this space, I fell in love with this mural as a former New Yorker. I wanted my son’s room to have a taste of city life in the suburbs. I also was enticed by the color palette with shades of brown, cream, green, and blue that I could use for other design elements in the room. This mural gets installed next week, and I’ll share some sneak peeks.
The estimates to install a ship lap on the ceiling of this tiny room have come back, and they’re all out of my budget. And time wise, I’m not sure I can pull off the DIY ship lap ceiling and complete everything else. So, just in case, I’m getting the ceiling repaired and re-painted, so regardless of the timeline, it’ll look pulled together.
I ordered a wall-to-wall carpet from Home Depot, and now I’m just double-crossing my fingers it’ll be installed before the end of the month. Lastly, Clare paint should arrive any day now, and I can begin to paint the entire room, which will make a HUGE impact on the design.
LOOSE ENDS
II still have not confirmed a vendor for a closet system, and the space is just shy of four feet, so it limits my design options of what will fit and look good too. So my focus this week is to button this part of the design up and then begin to focus on the best part—accessories, and styling.
Next Week
I’m going all in with set-up to finish strong for The Room Challenge and will most likely be pulling in friends and family to finish it all up. I also foresee a last-minute trip to Home Goods and/or IKEA because something is always missing or needs just one more finishing touch. So stay tuned!