There was a lot that happened this past week! It feels kinda the opposite since there isn’t any fun stuff happening in the room yet, BUT I can see the light and more importantly so can my Little. Let’s get to it then!!

GAHHHH!!! I can’t believe the week AND the weekend sped by! We have been at the point in the renovation of the gaming room where the details take time and it seems like it has been moving slowly. BUT, that is the way it is with all good things in construction!

Last week I was honestly a little worried we would not get done with the massive amount of carpentry we had taken on. Now, if I was smart I guess I would have hired one of my crews to come in and build everything in a couple of days, but what FUN would that have been!? And it would have been pricey …… and we have the skills between John and I to pull off what I wanted to do in this room. Our friend Kenny with Interior Woods, helped immensely with the cubbies and the snack station cabinets! SUPER talented guy that one!

This past week has been SLOW, painfully slow without a lot to show. I know this next few weeks things will really progress, but a week like this is honestly a little scary! Halfway thorugh the with so much left to do! The red oak plywood from ITC Millwork, for the TV platform is arriving TODAY!! AND, the custom stain I am having mixed to match the red oak and the birch plywood should be ready today to pick up as well! WOOHOO!! Fingers crossed that they look close … I guess there is always the paint option, AM I RIGHT?

Hey there! Before I jump into sharing some fun details about our design, if you are just joining in, you can catch Week One where I shared the room we are working on and Week Two to see all of the design boards and some struggles! We actually got a lot done this past week; most of it was getting supplies, new tools and working out details, so it didn’t end up looking like we got a lot done. I don’t have a lot of photos to share this week, but we did make good progress as you can see.

Gosh!! The week has flown by and while we have done a lot we have had some obstacles to overcome! The good news is, boxes have been arriving from sponsors! Such a relief to know that we may have a completed room by the reveal date! You know I would love to talk about construction and the problems I’m dealing with, but I know we all want to see the plans so I’ll show you the plans and get into the struggles a bit later! If you are just joining in, you can catch up on who I am here and Week 1 here.

Today's the day! I'm beyond thrilled to be joining the other featured designers participating in the Spring 2021 One Room Challenge(ORC)! I was completely surprised over our winter vacation while we were in the middle of the woods with little cell reception when I found out that I had been selected as a featured designer for this Spring ORC! You know the saying: if a little jumping happens in the forest and no one is around to see it, did it really happen? There may or may not have been any jumping, only the forest creatures and my family know! If you're not familiar with the ORC, it is a six-week (eight-weeks due to Covid) event that fosters creativity and inspiration and provides a network of support, encouragement and community while participants transform a room from top to bottom. I’m hoping you’ll follow along over the next eight weeks and get some inspiration to tackle your own re-dos!

Well believe it or not, we actually made it through our second One Room Challenge and finished the office of my daughter’s dreams in six (seven!) weeks. Almost on time even though I didn’t have a lot of time throughout the ORC due to work projects and had to make a huge push to finish, but we are done!! My daughter has moved back in and it is much brighter, lighter and fun for her to work from that space. It’s sexy according to several people in the know; both my photographer Erin Comerford and my stylist Kendra Surface were on the sexy train and I had to agree with them!!

If you know me, it isn’t like me not to keep up with things. Honestly, I thought I would have time to at least get work done on our ORC room and put together a quick blog post, but ……. I literally have not had time to do any work at all on the room myself until this weekend and I’ll have to share that with you next week for the final week. For now, I’m going to do a quick recap of what happened (which, believe me, wasn’t much).

Before we take a look at the completed room, let’s take a look back to remember what I started with! My poor kiddo had been living with a mix up of two different aesthetics; walls and curtains from her little girl room, and bedding from her pre-teen room along with nails from fairy artwork I had removed!! It’s been quite a transformation and I need a reminder of how not to drag my feet completing my own projects!

It’s Week 6 of the One Room Challenge friends and I’m working overtime to get Sophia’s bedroom completed! My nerves are a bit wracked due to some pieces being back-ordered even longer than they initially were, so …….. we will be waiting until SEPTEMBER for her desk chair to arrive and in the meantime, I’ll have to make something else work! Ugh